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Energy Charts and Agora Energiewende both report a production of 10.3 TWh of solar energy last month. Of this, almost 9.5 TWh was supplied to the grid. In addition, there were more than 80 hours of negative electricity prices in July. August 2, 2024 Sandra EnkhardtBy pv magazine GermanyWith the significant increase in photovoltaic solar energy in Germany, PV records are being reached faster. In July, installed PV systems produced a record total of 10.3 TWh, according to data from Agora Energiewende and Energy Charts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.According to the Agorameter analysis, PV systems generated…
New study highlights the role of old technology in future clean energy A Bronze Age technology could provide a fast and cost-effective method to meet the United Nations climate goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to recent Stanford-led research published in PNAS Nexus. The technique involves the use of heat-absorbing bricks, also called ‘refractory bricks’, stored in an insulated container to capture the heat generated by solar or wind energy. This heat can later be released by passing air through channels in the rock piles, allowing cement, steel, glass and paper factories to run on renewable energy even when…
An artist’s rendering of the array. Flint Hills Resources has announced it will build its second company-owned solar facility to power its U.S. refinery operations. The new solar facility will provide electricity to the company’s Corpus Christi West refinery, which produces jet fuel, ultra-low sulfur diesel and gasoline, in addition to the chemical building blocks used in thousands of everyday products. The project is believed to be the second-largest utility-scale solar complex in the Corpus Christi area and the first solar project in Texas to deliver on-site self-generated electricity directly to an oil refinery. Under optimal conditions, the solar power…
Between August 19 and 30, the ground-mounted PV tenders will accept up to 925 MW of projects, in parallel with the building-mounted PV tenders, between August 26 and September 6, which aims for a total capacity of 300 MW. The latter marks the end of carbon footprint requirements based on life cycle assessment (LCA) in favor of a ‘country mix’ approach. August 2, 2024 Marie BeijerBy pv magazine FranceAwaiting the new one from France multi-year energy plan (PPE) and the new composition of government, the Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) and the Directorate General for Enterprises (DGE) have…
Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands, has announced investments in solar panel manufacturer Solarge. Solarge plans to increase production capacity at its location in Limburg and also build a new factory. August 2, 2024 Patrick Jowett The Dutch province of Limburg has announced investments in solar panel manufacturer Solarge.Solarge produces lightweight solar panels designed to provide a solution in locations where conventional panels would be too heavy.In April, the company announced that it had raised $3 million in venture capital to increase the production capacity of its production facility in the city of Weert, located in Limburg. It is…
Seneca Environmental, the energy solutions division of Seneca Holdings, the wholly owned investment arm of the Seneca Nation, announced it has won the first-ever invitation for a majority-owned company to sell energy attribute certificates (EACs) to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). ). In April, the GSA announced its intention to purchase the EACs, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House Council on Native American Affairs. EACs are contractual instruments used to track the production and consumption of renewable energy. Each EAC serves as proof that 1 MWh of sustainable energy has been produced…
Bi-annual data from UK certification body MCS shows a major change in the number of heat pump installations by 2024, as well as a record-breaking first six months for battery storage installations. At the current pace, the annual record for heat pump installations will be broken by the end of 2024 August 2, 2024 Matthew LynasBritain is on course to break the annual record for installing heat pumps by 2024 and has already broken the annual record for small-scale battery storage installations, according to the latest data from certification body MCS. The half-year data for 2024 mentions 27,000 certified heat…
While the lucrative tax credits have attracted clean energy manufacturers from around the world to build factories in the US, the fact that many of the new production facilities belong to Chinese companies has created a controversy that this new bill aims to resolve. August 2, 2024 Anne FischerBy pv magazine USAA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act, aiming to prevent Chinese solar panel manufacturers from claiming subsidies for their U.S. factories.The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, provides 45x production tax credits for American-made solar components. While the lucrative tax…
Scientists are calling for policy changes to increase biodiversity on UK solar farms Solar farms in Britain have the potential to benefit nature while providing low-carbon energy, but scientists say current policies could squander these opportunities. A team of researchers and industry experts highlighted in a new paper published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology that solar farms can create vital wildlife habitats if located, built and managed correctly. They argue that policy changes are needed to fully realize these benefits. Currently, UK solar farms produce around 8.6 GW, enough to meet around a sixth of the…
From pv magazine 24/06Distributed generation (DG) solar panels in China have evolved to compete with utility-scale locations. National Energy Administration (NEA) data showed that about 96.3 GW of the 216.3 GW of solar generation capacity added in China in 2023 were commercial and industrial (C&I), residential and other small and medium systems . The 23.8 GW of distributed systems installed in the first quarter of 2024 exceeded the 21.9 GW of ground-mounted project capacity.Where utility-scale solar led, C&I systems followed, with residential PV gaining popularity in recent years. Installations were helped by initiatives such as the Golden Sun Project and…