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HEIT’s 98MW/196MWh Pillswood BESS project. Image: Harmony energy. Developers must address key concerns of locals if the battery energy storage industry is to move forward, says Peter Kavanagh, CEO of Harmony Energy. In a blog for our sister site Energy storage.newsKavanagh wrote that while battery energy storage systems (BESS) offer significant national and global benefits, “it is equally important to support the local communities around these locations.” “Initiatives such as improving biodiversity, community funds, charity and event sponsorship and other opportunities introduced by developers can help communities thrive alongside projects.” To make a site financially viable, BESS must be built…
A team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering has reinvented the design of screen-printed contacts to reduce costs and silver consumption, without sacrificing the efficiency of TOPCon (tunnel oxide passivated contact) solar cells. to sacrifice. November 11, 2024 Natalie Filatoff By pv magazine Australia New research from UNSW, published in July 2024, has proposed an existing process to further scale up TOPCon solar. The researchers say their approach to solar cell construction – described in Ultra-lean silver screen printing for sustainable photovoltaics on Terawatt scalepublished in RRL Solar – could reduce…
The work includes extending the busbars, which allow the flow of power from the generation source to the power lines. Image: National Network. National Grid has upgraded its Drax 132kV substation to enable the connection of TagEnergy’s 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). According to the renewable energy developer, the North Yorkshire facility is the largest transmission-linked battery storage system in Britain. National Grid worked with contractor Omexom to safely facilitate the connection to the network. The work includes extending the rails, which allow the flow of power from the generation source to the power lines, upgrading the rail protection…
Researchers in China have proposed a new hybrid transaction model for distributed energy trading. The model encourages the participation of aggregators in distributed resource market transactions and promotes the expansion of distributed energy storage. November 11, 2024 Lior Kahana Researchers from China have proposed a new model for optimizing distributed energy trading markets. Their hybrid transaction model (HTM) works as a two-tiered market. The first level concerns trade between small prosumers and aggregation entities, while the second level involves trade between aggregators and larger industrial and commercial parties. Blockchain technology secures and verifies the transactions. “The development of the distributed…
Energy services provider Elapath Energy and blockchain-based platform RenewableErgon are collaborating on a 150 MW solar project in Chiayi County, Taiwan. November 11, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Jadon Kelly, Unsplash US companies Elapath Energy and RenewableErgon are teaming up to develop a 150 MW solar project in Taiwan. The $250 million project will be built in Budai, Chiayi County. Work on the first phase of the project is expected to start next month, following regulatory coordination with the Taiwan Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), with a target of completion in February 2025. Once completed, the project is expected…
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has proposed anti-dumping duties on imports of solar glass from China and Vietnam. It is said that the land cost of such imports is much lower than the selling prices and production costs of Indian manufacturers. November 11, 2024 Uma Gupta Image: ICAPlants, Wikimedia Commons By pv magazine India India’s DGTR has recommended anti-dumping duties on imports of textured tempered solar glass from China and Vietnam as these imports significantly undermine domestic prices. The recommended duties would be the lesser of the dumping and injury ranges designed to mitigate the impact on Indian…
Chinese manufacturer Deye has launched a new microinverter series with three models, with PV input capacities ranging from 1,320 W to 2,200 W and output capacities between 600 W and 1,000 W. November 11, 2024 Lior Kahana Chinese inverter manufacturer Deye has launched a new series of micro-inverters with energy storage for balcony use. The SUN-BK60/80/100SG01 devices accept up to 2,200 W PV input on the DC side and power up to 1,000 W on the AC side. “This product supports on-grid, off-grid and AC-coupled setups and features battery ports that allow direct connections to compatible batteries, meeting the energy…
Eight new battery projects added 95% more volume than in the third quarter of 2023, according to a quarterly report from the Clean Energy Council (CEC), which also pointed to a boom in renewable energy generation. November 11, 2024 David Caroll By ESS news The latest quarterly review by Australia’s CEC shows investment has been made energy storage projects continued to be progressive between July and September 2024, with eight new battery systems that will deliver a record 1,235 MW/3,862 MWh of storage capacity, reaching a financial commitment. That figure was 95% higher compared to the same period in 2023.…
A case study from kWh Analytics has demonstrated the value of building a resilient, weatherproof solar installation. November 11, 2024 Ryan Kennedy By pv magazine USA Texas is the leader in utility-scale solar energy in the United States, building vast amounts of solar capacity on large swathes of land. However, much of the state experiences heavy hailstorms that can cause widespread solar damage. This has led to an increase in insurance costs for the industry, and so have premiums up no less than 400%. DNV estimates that hail-related losses on PV installations in Texas have exceeded $600 million since 2018…
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Mozambique is accepting bids to install 17 solar energy systems at selected health facilities across the country. The deadline for registration is December 13. November 8, 2024 Patrick Jowett The UNDP has opened a tender for the implementation of solar PV installations at 17 healthcare institutions in Mozambique. The 17 sites are divided into three plots spread across the northern, central and southern regions of the country. The tender details state that the project will improve energy supply to health facilities, which are currently powered by the national electricity grid. It also specifies that…