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The Romanian Ministry of Energy has announced a new round of financing from the Modernization Fund, intended for battery energy storage systems. January 21, 2025 Marija Maisch Minister Burduja during his recent visit to Romania’s largest operational BESS project with an installed capacity of 24 MWh Image: Monsson By ESS news Romania has launched a new non-refundable financing program for battery energy storage systems amounting to €150 million ($158 million), this time earmarked for standalone facilities. The Energy Ministry said on Friday that the program will take the form of a competitive bidding process, with a single criterion for ranking…
The Romanian Ministry of Energy has announced a new round of financing from the Modernization Fund, intended for battery energy storage systems. January 21, 2025 Marija Maisch Minister Burduja during his recent visit to Romania’s largest operational BESS project with an installed capacity of 24 MWh Image: Monsson By ESS news Romania has launched a new non-refundable financing program for battery energy storage systems amounting to €150 million ($158 million), this time earmarked for standalone facilities. The Energy Ministry said on Friday that the program will take the form of a competitive bidding process, with a single criterion for ranking…
The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association predicts that deployment will accelerate as a strong pipeline of private and public utility-scale projects offsets the decline in installations from 2023 levels. January 20, 2025 Patrick Jowett South Africa According to figures from the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA), approximately 1.1 GW of solar energy will have been added by 2024. This figure is lower than the 2.6 GW of new capacity installed in 2023, but still represents the lion’s share of the additional capacity added throughout Africa last year. Dr. Rethabile Melamu, CEO of SAPVIA, said pv magazine The evolution of…
Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover high-purity silicon from discarded solar panels, which they used to make functionalized silica nanoparticles. Tests on the incorporated nanoparticles in anti-corrosion coatings showed a corrosion protection efficiency of 99.5%, which they claimed was a 200 times lower corrosion rate compared to uncoated silica nanoparticles. January 20, 2025 Valerie Thompson Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover silicon material from dismantled solar panels at the end of their life. To validate the usefulness of the recovered silicon, the scientists produced functionalized silica nanoparticles, which were then…
The researchers conducted a case study on a solid oxide fuel cell system deployed in a nearly zero-energy single-storey, 80 m2 villa in southern Italy. They discovered that, under certain conditions of photovoltaic production, the system is able not only to meet the electrical needs of the house, but also to inject excess energy into the network. January 20, 2025 Emiliano Bellini An Italian research team has designed a 1 kW solid oxide fuel cell cogeneration (SOFC) for residential applications. The researchers explained that compared to proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems, SOFC systems offer higher operating temperatures, making…
Construction of the project, which will be located near the former West Burton Power Station, is expected to represent an investment of £224 million and create 400 jobs over the 24-month construction programme. Image: RES. Renewable energy company RES has opened a second round of consultation for its Steeple Renewables Project at Sturton-le-Steeple in Nottinghamshire. RES has a grid connection agreement for up to 600 MW of combined solar and battery energy storage, but distribution between solar and associated battery components has not yet been completed. RES says it currently expects a configuration of around 75% solar and 25% battery…
A consortium is installing an experimental linear shade-house solar farm in Vaucluse, southern France, using high-voltage DC architecture to reduce electricity losses. January 20, 2025 François Puthod By pv magazine France A nearly kilometer-long high-voltage direct current PV project will be tested along the ViaRhôna cycle route in the Rhône Valley, a first for France. The Ophélia project, supported by the French environmental agency Ademe under the ‘France 2030’ programme, involves Nexans, Schneider Electric, SNCF, the SuperGrid Institute and Compagnie nationale du Rhone (CNR). Construction recently started in Caderousse, Vaucluse, on six shade structures consisting of two-inclined arrays with three…
Large BESS battery energy storage systems (BESS) are on the rise in Australia, with almost 5GW of projects under construction last year, according to Rystad Energy. Although encouraging, the report reports that the volume remains insufficient to overcome the increasing pace of renewable energy curtailment. January 20, 2025 Jonathan Gifford By ESS news With construction starting in December two new utility-scale battery projects in Queensland and New South Wales, 2024 set new records for the construction of BESS projects in the country. The two projects brought the total of new large batteries breaking ground in 2024 to 4.9 GW/13 GWh.…
Brazil’s national accreditation body, Inmetro, has authorized six laboratories across the country to test solar panels. January 20, 2025 Livia Neves By pv magazine Brazil Brazil main national accreditation bodyInmetro, has published a list of laboratories authorized for testing PV modules in the country’s official gazette. The recognized labs meet the requirements included in the provisions, which were published in 2022. Inmetro reported no expansion of accredited laboratory infrastructure for testing photovoltaic modules in Brazil. The authorized laboratories include: Green/PUC mines (Belo Horizon/Mato Grosso)Labsolar/UFBA (Salvador/Bahia)Labsol/UFRGS (Porto Alegre/Rio Grande do Sul)Lase/CPqD (Campinas/Sao Paulo)LES/Gedae/UFPA (Belém/Paraná)Lesf/Unicamp (Campinas/Sao Paulo) In November 2024, in response…
Door Brad Kramer 20 januari 2025 EDF Renewables en Enbridge werkten samen om het grootste zonnecomplex van Ohio te bouwen. Savion herontwikkelde een voormalige kolenmijn in Kentucky om een zonneproject van 111 MW te bouwen. Een zonneproject voor een stortplaats in Connecticut wordt mogelijk geannuleerd vanwege de kosten voor de interconnectie van het elektriciteitsnet ter waarde van 26 miljoen dollar. Lees meer over deze projecten en meer in het laatste nieuws Projecten wekelijks. EDF Hernieuwbare energiebronnen Noord-Amerika en Enbridge Inc hebben de bouw voltooid en de volledige operationele status bereikt van het Amazon Solar Farm Ohio – Fox Squirrel Solar-project…