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An image of a NextEnergy Capital solar park in Great Britain. Image: NextEnergy Capital. Solar energy and infrastructure investor NextPower UK ESG (NPUK) has powered its third utility-scale solar installation, increasing operational capacity to 139 MW. The 24 MW Pentlow project in Essex became the organisation’s third solar farm to be powered in Britain. NPUK has a portfolio of ten UK utility-scale solar assets with a combined capacity of 497 MW. NPUK’s other operational solar assets include the 75MW Llanwern solar farm in South Wales and the 40MW Strensham project in Worcestershire. The remaining assets in the portfolio are under…

The pipeline of pumped hydro storage projects in the Australian state of Queensland continues to grow, with Victoria-based renewable energy company BE Power announcing plans to develop an 800 MW/9.6 GWh project at Mount Alma near Gladstone. June 11, 2024 David CarollFrom pv magazine ESS news placeBE Power plans to build the 800 MW Big G pumped hydro storage project with a storage life of 12 hours at full capacity. The estimated AUD2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) project will be built at Mount Alma, about 55km south-west of Gladstone, central Queensland.BE Power said it selected the Big G project site because…

French developer Solveo Energies has developed a 247 kW agrivoltaic installation spread over 3,500 m2. The system features trackers powered by the Cultiveo Dynamique algorithm, to protect an apricot farm in Pyrénées-Orientales, France. June 11, 2024 Gwénaëlle DeboutteBy pv magazine FranceSolveo Energies has inaugurated an agrivoltaic demonstration project in Rivesaltes, in Pyrénées-Orientales, in south-west France. The 247 W system is deployed on 3,500 m2 of land. The farm, like everywhere in the region, is experiencing drought and must adapt to climate change.Solveo Energies has equipped the system with the Cultiveo Dynamic algorithm, which allows microclimatic regulation by preferring shade or…

The location of the upcoming Twitch Hill solar farm. Image: Ethical power Solar and battery storage investment company Lynher Energy has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with a major UK company. The off-taker, an undisclosed UK-based FTSE100 company, will receive 100% of the proceeds from the 27MW Twitch Hill Solar Park, which is expected to come online in September 2024. Solar energy giant Ethical Power has been contracted for Twitch Hill’s engineering and procurement and construction (EPC), as well as operations and maintenance. “This CPPA represents a new step in realizing our renewable energy ambition. The agreement provides…

Are you sequestering carbon based on recent changes in your farming practices? If so, news from major players in the carbon market deserves your attention.Both Indigo Ag and Nori recently made the news. Indigo Ag offers a more robust program, which it says is much easier to use. Meanwhile, Nori and Bayer announced a partnership between Nori and the Bayer Carbon Program.Here’s a closer look at these changes:Indigo Ag“There are three key updates to our program that we want farmers to understand,” said Dan Mongeau, vice president of sustainability at Indigo Ag. “The program should be more profitable for farmers…

A recent report from the Swiss Federal Council details the difficult path of efforts to rebuild the domestic PV industry and concludes that plans to create a European supply chain could be too expensive. June 10, 2024 Jochen SiemerBy pv magazine GermanyThe Swiss government has submitted a report reduce the country’s “huge” dependence on China’s solar industry. The Federal Council said the report shows “how Switzerland has so far supported efforts to rebuild a European photovoltaic industry, how this could be done even more in the future and what environmental, economic and social consequences this would have.”The report, which also…

Redwire will develop solar panels for Thales Alenia Space’s new GEO satellites Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) announced that it will develop and supply Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites, its newest product line of geostationary (GEO) telecommunications satellites. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is a leading manufacturer providing space solutions for telecommunications, Earth observation, exploration and navigation. The collaboration between the two companies on this project started last year. “Redwire is proud to be a trusted supplier for Thales Alenia Space’s innovative Space Inspire satellite solution, which…

Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has set a quota of 5,746 MW of rooftop solar power to be deployed between 2024 and 2028. The Jakarta-based Institute for Essential Services Reform expects that rooftop solar will be more widely adopted by commercial and industrial consumers than by consumers. private users, after the abolition of net metering earlier this year. June 11, 2024 Patrick JowettIndonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) has set a quota for the development of rooftop solar energy by state-owned Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) until 2028.The distribution of rooftop solar quotas in Indonesia is based…

The Volkswagen Group has announced its entry into a new business segment with its charging and energy brand Elli. It will develop massive industrial battery energy storage systems, including initial 350 MW/700 MWh projects already in the pipeline. June 11, 2024 Marija Maisch Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg, GermanyImage: Vanellus Photo, Wikimedia CommonsFrom pv magazine ESS news placeWith demand for energy storage systems in Europe expected to soar in the coming years, the Volkswagen Group is diversifying its activities in an effort to secure its share of the fast-growing market.Last week, Europe’s largest automaker announced its entry into the commercial and…

The result is the best efficiency ever measured for a carbon-based PV cell using unconventional hole-transporting materials. The device is built with a transparent holey layer based on electrochemically produced large-area phosphorene flakes, which reportedly enable the required band energy alignment within the cell. June 10, 2024 Emiliano BelliniA research group in Australia has designed a perovskite solar cell using a carbon electrode and a hole transport layer (HTL) made from a special type of 2D material known as phosphorene (eBP).This material consists of a single layer of black phosphorus (BP) and is analogous to graphene. According to the researchers,…