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Acciona Energía has just launched its second hybrid wind-solar project in Spain, in Villalba del Rey and Tinajas. A new 19.7 MWp solar field has been added to a 26 MW wind farm. October 3, 2024 Pilar Sanchez Molina Acciona Energía’s 19.7 MW solar power plant hybridizes the Peralejo wind farm in the municipalities of Villalba del Rey and Tinajas, in CuencaImage: Acciona EnergiaBy pv magazine SpainMadrid-based Acciona Energía has completed its second hybrid renewable energy plant in Spain with the construction of a 19.7 MWp photovoltaic plant on the site of the 26 MW Peralejo wind farm, in the…

Canadian-based underground heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer MacLean will supply 30 electric-powered graders to Australian resources giant Fortescue’s Western Australian mining operations, towards a shared target of Real Zero emissions by 2040. October 3, 2024 Ev FoleyBy pv magazine AustraliaCanadian-based underground mining equipment manufacturer MacLean will supply 30 units battery electric vehicle (BEV)’s mine graders for surface operations to giant Fortescue’s Western Australian mining sites.The BEV graders will be powered by Fortescue Zero’s battery power system, making them one of the first battery-electric surface mining graders, with the first expected to be delivered in 2026 and the full fleet expected to be…

This summer, Rhode Island joined its New England neighbors in passing legislation specifically aimed at developing energy storage. The state has an aggressive clean energy goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2033, and the Energy Storage Systems Act will contribute to that effort. With most parts of the country still working toward positive solar legislation, energy storage efforts in New England seem almost futuristic. Rhode Island’s latest legislation establishes storage programs, deployment targets, utility procurement and rules for connecting batteries to the electric grid. World of solar energy spoke with Kat Burnham, senior director at the National Business Association Advanced…

Photo by Stetson Tchividjian, D3Energy, on LinkedIn Ameresco celebrated the completion of Utah’s first floating solar array in late September, developed in partnership with Mountain Regional Water Special Service District. The floating solar project, located on a pond at the Signal Hill Water Treatment Plant, was commemorated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by representatives from Ameresco, Mountain Regional Water and Rocky Mountain Power. Ameresco partnered with D3Energy to develop the 587.5 kW floating solar panels, supported by a $400,000 grant from Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky Award program. By supplying electricity directly to the water treatment plant, the system will…

France-based Solarcloth tested and compared three colored solutions: MorphoColor interference sheets from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute; ColorQuant interference encapsulants from the German company Lenzing Plastics; and diffuser films from Swiss-based Solaxess. October 3, 2024 Marie BeijerBy pv magazine FranceFrench CIGS specialist Solarcloth wants to integrate color into its flexible CIGS photovoltaic modules.The company tested and compared three colored solutions: MorphoColor interference sheets from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute; ColorQuant interference encapsulants from the German company Lenzing Plastics; and diffuser films from Swiss-based Solaxess.The company’s CEO, Alain Janet, said this pv magazine France that the tested technologies were selected based on seven main criteria,…

After a challenging but record-breaking year in 2023 for U.S. residential solar installations, the first six months of 2024 were characterized by near-record-low solar prices, persistently high interest rates, surging homeowner demand for storage and shifting shopper motivations. These factors, along with recent interest rate cuts, suggest the industry is at a turning point, with the potential for lower solar and storage pricing, higher-quality equipment, and better financing options in the second half of the year. This is according to EnergySage, which today released its 19th “Solar & Storage Marketplace Report.” This semiannual report analyzes homeowner shopping transactions on the…

Once completed, Sheaf Energy Park will complement the 100MW/100MWh Richborough Energy Park. Image: Pacific Green Pacific Green has achieved major milestones in the construction of its 373.5 MWh Sheaf Energy Park in Kent, England. The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, developed on the brownfield site of the former Richborough coal-fired power station, will serve as a vital asset for energy storage and transmission, supporting the Nemo Link interconnector with Belgium and the nearby Thanet Offshore Wind Farm. The Sheaf Energy Park is a partnership between Pacific Green and Sosteneo, the asset owner. Once completed, the park will complement the…

The new heat pump concept should enable ready-made energy storage, even in existing installations. It features capabilities that easily detect self-consumption of PV energy, maximizing the amount of energy that can be produced and consumed on site October 3, 2024 Emiliano BelliniPanasonic Marketing Europe GmbH, part of the Japanese conglomerate Panasonic, announced this week that it is part of a consortium currently developing a multi-source heat pump in combination with phase change material (PCM), optimized by new control algorithms.PCMs can do that absorb, store and release large amounts of latent heat within defined temperature ranges. They are often used at…

Nautilus Solar Energy is no stranger to building solar panels on covered landfills. The New Jersey-based solar developer has completed many solar projects in the Northeast, but building a ballast array at the former Schenectady Army Depot in Albany County, New York, was an entirely new experience. The community solar project at the former Schenectady Army Depot was built within narrow stretches of capped landfills surrounded by a series of obstacles. Nautilus Solar The 2.8 MW Altamont solar project is the first community solar project on a previously used defense site (FUDS) in the United States, and Nautilus had to…

The first phase of the rollout is underway, with Zestec and its supply partner Custom Solar identifying approximately 25 initial locations to deploy the first 1MW of solar PV. Image: Chris Bull/UNP Zestec Renewable Energy, a power purchase agreement (PPA) provider, has announced a partnership with UK retailer Co-op to deploy up to 30 MW of rooftop solar installations. Solar installations across Co-op’s 700 UK locations will be part of the retailer’s efforts to achieve its net zero ambition by 2035. Under the PPA model, Zestec will design, develop, finance and actively manage rooftop solar PV systems. op does not…