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Vaisala launched today Vaisala compassa weather-based decision-making platform for the sustainable energy sector. Ultimately, the Vaisala Compass platform provides a comprehensive set of tools to optimize the entire lifecycle of wind and solar projects, from initial site assessment through operation. Vaisala Compass enables developers and operators to mitigate challenges associated with weather variability and uncertainty, such as collecting reliable data in increasingly complex site conditions, accurately evaluating weather data to assess revenue sources, securing project financing and optimizing of wind and solar park activities. The digital platform organizes, connects and simplifies access to the largest portfolio of weather solutions, combining…
Maxeon has challenged Nasdaq’s decision to potentially delist from the Global Select Market and is now implementing a reverse stock split to raise the offering price above the required threshold. A hearing on the case is pending. September 24, 2024 Lior Kahana Image: Luca Marfé, Wikimedia CommonsThe Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department said it will delist Maxeon Solar Technologies from its top-tier Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Singapore-based PV module maker has responded by filing a hearing request, which will automatically halt the removal process until the hearing takes place.According to a company statement, Nasdaq made this decision because Maxeon’s securities…
The German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) is developing “easy-to-use and reproducible” propane heat pumps to replace fossil fuel systems in multi-family homes, while simultaneously exploring modernization options for different types of residential buildings. September 24, 2024 Emiliano BelliniThe German Fraunhofer ISE leads a consortium of twenty companies from the heating and housing construction sector to optimize propane (R290) heat pump systems for existing multi-family homes.The LC R290 project plans to implement several heat pump pilot projects in residential buildings currently using gas or oil heating, proposing three conceptual approaches.Fraunhofer ISE noted that the heating load of…
China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) has launched a new 376 kW/752 kWh product, expanding its TENER energy storage range in response to logistical and geospatial challenges facing energy storage products in Europe. The new solution can be integrated with both string and central inverters and meets the needs of large-scale commercial and industrial as well as distributed generation applications. September 24, 2024 Marija Maisch TENER Flex will be shown at Solar & Storage Live Birmingham 2024Image: pv magazineBy ESS newsBattery industry heavyweight CATL has unveiled its latest innovation in energy storage system design, developed for a wide range of…
The KGAL ESPF 6 Energy Transition Fund says it will invest in a 1,050 MW green hydrogen hub in Lubmin, a port on the Baltic Sea in Germany. September 24, 2024 Sergio MatalucciThe KGAL ESPF 6 Energy Transition Fund invests in a green hydrogen project in Lubmin, a port on the Baltic Sea in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It will be Germany’s largest planned hydrogen hub with a capacity of up to 1,050 MW. Working with PtX Development GmbH and GP Joule, KGAL plans to install approximately 210 MW of electrolysis capacity in the first phase, expected to be completed in 2028, followed…
The BESS will provide grid stabilizing functions. Image: Balance power. Energy developer Balance Power has today (September 24) received planning permission for a 99MW/99MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Iron Acton, south Gloucestershire. Balance Power is still finalizing the construction timeline for the 1-hour BESS, but stressed that the company has ongoing discussions with National Grid to extend the date for connection to the 100MW grid, which is currently set for June 2036. to advance. The BESS, located approximately ten miles northeast of Bristol, will ensure stability to the electricity grid by supplying energy during periods of peak demand.…
Trina Solar claims it has developed the world’s first “fully recyclable” 645W PV module with an efficiency of 20.7%. The panel was made with interlayer separation reagents, chemical etching technology and wet chemical silver extraction technology. September 24, 2024 Lior Kahana Chinese PV manufacturer Trina Solar has unveiled what it claims is “the world’s first fully recycled” crystalline silicon module. The panel has an efficiency of 20.7% and a power of more than 645 W.“The recycled PV module uses n-type TOPCon technology and has a gold design,” the company said in a statement. “[We] made the breakthrough with its innovative,…
Construction has begun on a new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), which will host a 13,000-panel solar array on its roof. The Terminal One solar array will be the largest in New York City and likely the largest at any airport terminal in the country. The new all-international terminal is a key component of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $19 billion transformation of JFK. In total, there will be two new terminals, two expanded and modernized terminals and a new roadway network. The 6.63-MW solar array on the terminal’s roof is part of a 12-MW…
Permitting and transmission for utility solar projects has been a challenge for the industry that has only grown as installations grow in size. But a new bipartisan bill in its early stages in the Senate is giving large-scale solar developers hope for a less crowded future. The Energy Permit Reform Act of 2024 (EPRA), introduced by Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), aims to remove roadblocks to efficient permitting and transmission of all types of energy projects, including renewables. Solar developers and other industry leaders have been pushing for these types of changes in recent years. Recently, nearly…
Rendering of what the BESS site at London Gateway will look like. Image: Root force. Root-Power has started construction on a large-scale battery storage project in Essex, the developer’s third project to enter the construction phase since its launch earlier this year. The battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 11 MW and a duration of 2 hours (22 MWh) is located at London Gateway, the deepwater port on the north bank of the River Thames. Root-Power said the site in Corringham, Essex, was selected due to its proximity to the UK Power Networks Coryton substation, from which…