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By Charles W. Thurston November 21, 2024 A growing number of the 350 victims of landslides left without electricity or natural gas in Southern California’s Rancho Palos Verdes after the July 2024 event are being rescued with backup solar + storage + generator systems researched by ABC Solar of Torrance, California. Within days of the landslide, Bradley Bartz, founder and CEO of ABC Solar, and his team of five installers have so far managed to deliver new energy systems to 29 area residents, who at one point were ordered to evacuate. “One day I did six systems,” Bartz said in…
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting says weekly average electricity prices exceeded €100 per MWh in most major European markets last week, largely driven by rising gas and CO2 prices. December 31, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: AleaSoft Energy forecast According to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, most major European electricity markets recorded price increases in the fourth week of December. It said average weekly prices rose in the Belgian, British, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish markets. In each of these markets, weekly averages exceeded €100/MWh, with the Italian market recording the highest at €121.55/MWh. The exception was the Scandinavian market, where the weekly…
A call for cooperation in meteorological research in the field of solar energy Solar energy has become a leading renewable energy source, known for its efficiency and cost-effectiveness in reducing dependence on fossil fuels. However, optimizing solar energy production poses challenges that extend beyond traditional engineering solutions, giving rise to the emergence of a specialized field known as solar energy meteorology. This interdisciplinary field focuses on evaluating the long-term availability of solar energy resources to build efficient solar farms, and addressing short-term energy fluctuations caused by weather variations. Solar energy forecasting, a critical component, helps energy providers effectively balance their…
By pv magazine 24/12-25/01 pv magazine: How did you start with Origami Solar? Greg Patterson: The only thing in a PV system that has not changed or seen any real innovation in the more than sixty years that solar energy has been around is the module frame. It is the only component in an entire PV project that has not seen radical improvements or innovation, and cost cutting has only led to significant performance losses. We saw a great opportunity here. For many reasons, which we have shown, steel is simply a better solution for module frames in general. But…
As of December 2022, there were 12 planned nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs), with only two having gained a development consent order (DCO) from the energy secretary. That is a state of play hard to imagine now, particularly since Ed Miliband, in his role as secretary of state for energy security and net zero, consented another three major NSIPs within a few days being in power, and many more being planned. With a government more closely aligned with the needs of the solar industry and an objective of reaching 45GW-47GW solar generation capacity by 2030, large-scale solar development is pegged…
Scientists have developed a multiphysics thermal model for panels with a natural convective cooling loop and tested it against experimental data. They also experimented with varying the thickness of the cooling channel and different coolants. The highest measured electrical efficiency reached 15.45%. December 31, 2024 Lior Kahana An international research team, led by the University of Manchester, studied the thermal modeling of floating photovoltaic (FPV) panels with a natural convective cooling loop (NCCL). The researchers created a new 2D multi-physics numerical model to evaluate the system using varying coolant channel thicknesses and nanofluids. “The NCCL is a passive cooling system…
By SB staff November 21, 2024 Renewable properties has completed construction of a 3.5 MW solar project that will serve a small town in upstate New York. The community solar project on Clemons Road in Minoa, New York, consists of 6,427 solar panels and is the company’s seventh operational community solar project in the region. In collaboration with the village and Ampionthe subscription manager of Renewable Properties, nearly 100 Minoa residents have subscribed to the program, accounting for 20% of the community solar project’s subscribers. In addition to their savings accounts, Minoa residents’ portion of the array will generate 878,702…
DRI has signed Romania’s largest ever power purchase agreement (PPA) with OMV Petrom, which includes three solar projects and annual generation of 100 GWh. December 30, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Kay Dittner, Unsplash Amsterdam-based DRI, a sustainable subsidiary of Ukraine DTEKhas signed a PPA with the Romanian energy producer OMV Petrom in Romania. Under the terms of the agreement, OMV Petrom will purchase 62% of the electricity generated by DRI’s Glodeni I and Glodeni II solar projects. The arrays will have a combined capacity of 113 MW from January 2026. The agreement also includes the sale of 50% of the…
By SB staff December 3, 2024 Renewable energy company RWE has collaborated Peabody reuses land previously used for mining to develop sustainable energy projects. This global partnership brings together RWE’s expertise in developing and operating clean energy projects and Peabody’s significant land resources, particularly in the Midwest, as well as its reclamation capabilities. RWE acquires a majority stake in the… R3 Renewable Energy LLC ownership group along with founding partner Peabody. R3 is a joint venture launched by Peabody (which will retain a 25% equity stake), along with Summit Partners Credit Advisors and Riverstone Credit Partners. The joint venture repurposes…
China Power Construction Corp. (PowerChina) will develop 530 MW of solar energy in Panama after winning an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from local company Sajalices Energy Co. December 30, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Luis González, Unsplash PowerChina has signed an EPC contract for the construction of 530 MW of solar energy in Panama. Sajalices Energy awarded the contract and signed it at PowerChina’s regional headquarters in Panama. The agreement includes the design, construction, installation, commissioning, pilot operation, handover and testing of the Sajalices photovoltaic project in Cermeno, Panama Oeste province. Zhang Guolai, general manager of PowerChina Americas, said…