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Energy-hungry Singapore looks to deserts, forests for renewable energy sources With massive data centers poised to increase its already excessive energy demand, the tiny city-state of Singapore is looking to the deserts of Australia and the rainforests of Malaysia for clean energy. This week, Australia announced a massive solar farm that it hopes will eventually supply two gigawatts (GW) of power to Singapore via submarine cable. Singapore aims to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050, but is heavily dependent on imported oil and gas. The city does not have the conditions to produce wind or…
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says the country has installed 21.05 GW of solar capacity by July 2024, bringing the annual total to 123.53 GW, while China Huadian Group has issued a tender for PV modules of 16.03 GW has launched. August 23, 2024 Vincent Shaw and Valerie Thompson Image: Tony Webster, FlickrThe NEA said newly installed solar capacity reached 21.05 GW in July 2024, down 9.77% from the previous month. From January to July, cumulative new PV installations reached 123.53 GW. At the end of July, the country’s total installed power generation capacity was approximately 3.1 TW, an increase…
EDF Renewables says it has won a tender to build and operate Israel’s largest PV plant, a 300 MW project near Dimona, with a bid of less than $0.019/kWh – the lowest price ever on the Israeli market. August 22, 2024 Lior Kahana Image: Justin LaBerge, FlickrEDF Renewables, a unit of French energy giant EDF, has won the Israeli government’s latest tender to build and operate the country’s largest solar power plant, according to a statement from Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. The 300 MW project will be built near the southern city of Dimona in the Negev Desert.The…
Researchers in Slovenia have built a monitoring system for vehicle-integrated solar photovoltaics, consisting of an IV curve scanner using a MOSFET as a voltage-controlled electronic load. The system also uses an 18-bit analog-to-digital converter and a microchip microcontroller. August 23, 2024 Emiliano BelliniScientists from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia have developed a monitoring system to estimate the effect of energy production on the driving range of vehicles with solar panels.The monitoring system, called PV measurement unit (PVMU), consists of a IV curve scanner that uses a MOSFET as a voltage-controlled electronic load. It uses an 18-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC)…
The news marks the latest in a bumpy approval process for the 500MW solar and storage project. Image: Unsplash. A legal challenge against the development of the 500MW Sunnica Energy Farm solar project has been dropped after two municipalities withdrew from the process. As confirmed on Wednesday (August 21), West Suffolk Council and Cambridgeshire County Council withdrew from the process and as a result, Suffolk County Council and East Cambridgeshire District Council were also forced to abandon the legal challenge. In a statement, Suffolk County Council said it had dropped the challenge due to the “cost of legal fees versus…
Nexamp and TurningPoint Energy recently celebrated the completion of their collaboration on a 9.4 MW solar farm in Warren, Rhode Island. The solar park, which includes two solar panels placed side by side, represents a unique repurposing of an area that was previously developed as a golf course. TPE developed the project and Nexamp built, owns and operates it. Construction started at the end of 2022 and power was supplied to the electricity grid for the first time last month. It is located in Rhode Island Energy’s service area and is part of Rhode Island’s Virtual Net Metering program, which…
HEIT’s 98MW/196MWh Pillswood BESS project. Image: Harmony energy. Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) expects to receive offers for battery storage in its UK portfolio by the end of September. This morning, the investor, launched by battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Harmony Energy, issued an update to its unaudited Net Asset Value (NAV), a portfolio and operational update for the three months ending July 31, 2024. It also provided an update on the asset sale, which was first announced in May. HEIT had scrapped its first-quarter dividend, saying the fund’s shares were undervalued by the markets. This has led to…
The green hydrogen plant, an equal joint venture between ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM, will produce up to 600 tonnes of carbon-free fuel daily when fully operational by the end of 2026. August 23, 2024 Sergio MatalucciNEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has announced a “recruitment drive” for the construction and operation phases of the world’s largest green hydrogen plant in Oxagon, Saudi Arabia. “This initiative aims to build a strong, talented team across functions including Corporate, EHSS, Risk, Operations & Maintenance, Finance, IT & Cyber Security, as the construction of the green hydrogen plant continues to progress on schedule.…
The Leisrue center will also install air source heat pumps to become more energy efficient. Image: Rushcliffe Borough Council. Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) has been awarded £1.2 million to reduce CO2 emissions from the Cotgrave Leisure Centre, with plans to utilize solar PV modules and air source heat pumps. The funding was allocated under the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Public Sector Decarbonization Scheme. RBC also secured £250,000 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through the Swimming Pool Support Fund, managed by Sport England. As part of the initiative, solar panels will be installed on the…
In a new weekly update for pv magazineOPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a brief overview of the major price trends in the global PV industry. August 23, 2024 OPISThe Global Polysilicon Marker (GPM), the OPIS benchmark for polysilicon outside China, was valued at $22,567/kg this week. This is unchanged from the previous week, as the fundamentals of this market segment remain largely stable for now.Wafer factories in Southeast Asia have reportedly ramped up operations recently, with the aim of diverting these wafers to countries in the region beyond the four countries currently under investigation by the US, where they…