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The Japanese manufacturer said its latest power semiconductor module is based on a compact insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and is designed for large-capacity industrial power converters with a voltage of 2,300 V. April 8, 2024 Valerie ThompsonJapanese Fuji electric has launched a new high-performance module in its next-core series, based on its latest insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) platform, featuring diodes with a freewheeling diode (FWD) function.The new HPnCPower inverters are used in solar PV inverters and power conditioning systems.The modules measure 100mm x 144mm x 40mm and have a rated current ranging from 1,200 A to 1,800 A depending…
Gordian Energy Systems has completed a 595 kW solar system at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland. New Energy Equity was the project’s development company. The Maryland SoccerPlex features 24 professionally maintained fields and 66,000 feet of terrain2 field house. It is a popular venue for youth and amateur football, as well as other sports such as lacrosse, rugby, hockey and ultimate frisbee. The SoccerPlex is currently home to two professional teams, the Maryland Bobcats of the National Independent Soccer League and Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby. It is renowned for its high-quality facilities and resources, making it…
A rendering of AdventHealth’s new corporate solar portfolio. AdventHealth is taking another step toward reducing its carbon emissions and achieving its environmental sustainability goals with an on-site solar energy installation at its corporate headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The faith-based health system’s corporate headquarters employs nearly 5,000 team members who work to support the system’s operations and care delivery across the country. Starting this week, the Maitland-based national solar developer ESA will begin the work to install more than 7,500 solar panels on top of four buildings and two garages that comprise the corporate campus. Additionally, solar canopies will be…
The recently commissioned 170 MWDC The Bartonsville Energy Facility solar project has been praised by Virignia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as a model of environmental stewardship. This array was able to avoid environmentally disruptive grading of rural areas and use less steel at the structural level Nevados’ All Terrain Tracker, a single-axis solar tracker. Terrain-tracking solar trackers await commissioning at the Bartonsville Energy Facility, a 170 MW solar farm near Winchester, Virginia. Nevados The Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, an annual program administered by the DEQ in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, has recognized Bartonsville Energy Facility…
De beoordelingen van zonnepanelen kunnen een kritische overweging zijn voor kopers van zonne-energie, omdat ze informatie geven over hoeveel elektriciteit het systeem zal genereren. Veel potentiële klanten vinden echter ook de informatie over het wattage, het vermogen en het uitgangsvermogen van zonnepanelen verwarrend. Als een PV-klant biedingen tussen twee zonne-installatiebedrijven vergelijkt, kan men hogere energieschattingen hebben voor een vrijwel identieke array, omdat ze verschillende aannames hebben gebruikt voor schaduw of weersomstandigheden. Het kunnen uitleggen van belangrijke termen en concepten aan potentiële klanten, zoals het vermogen van zonnepanelen, het wattage en de efficiëntie van de modules, is van cruciaal belang om…
A group of researchers in Iran analyzed the coefficient of performance and energy consumption of solar and air source heat pumps and found that three factors are crucial to determine their annual performance: changes in irradiation, ambient temperature, and wind speed. April 24, 2024 Lior KahanaAn international group of scientists conducted a year-long comparative analysis of two types of heat pumps for water heating: solar-assisted direct expansion heat pumps (DX-SAHPWHs) and air source heat pumps (AHPWHs). Both systems were examined via numerical models, assuming they were deployed with identical parameters in Tehran, the capital of Iran.“To make those water heaters…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its first report on the importance of battery energy storage technology in the energy transition. The study found that tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 would require 1,500 GW of battery storage. April 26, 2024 Marija MaischBatteries must lead a sixfold increase in global energy storage capacity to enable the world to meet 2030 targets, after deployment in the energy sector more than doubled last year, the IEA said in its first assessment of the state of affairs of business across the battery ecosystem. In this scenario, battery energy storage systems would account…
An image of the Lower Road battery from Gore Streets. Image: Gore Street. Investment firm Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has detailed that its portfolio generated an average turnover of £16.1/MWh in January and February 2024. Detailed in its Q4 2023 financial results, the fund achieved a net asset value (NAV) of £549.8 million, up from the previously reported £543.3 million at the end of September 2023. Gore Street confirmed that its UK portfolio also generated an estimated 15% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023. The company’s consolidated portfolio is estimated to have generated an average of…
OVO Energy partners with local wind turbines to showcase community-run sustainable projects. Image: NGED Utility company OVO Energy is working with a community-owned wind project in Bristol to highlight the potential of community-driven solar projects. The Ambition Community Energy (ACE) turbine, which OVO is working with, is one such project, wholly owned by the Lawrence Weston community in Bristol. The energy generated by the turbine is sold to the national grid, generating approximately £100,000 per year in income for the local area. OVO now steps in to manage the energy produced and helps residents who are OVO customers to receive…
By SB staff April 16, 2024 Jeff Ellis, president of Seneca Environmental, receives Preferred Provider recognition at the 2024 Tribal Energy Equity Summit.Seneca Environment has been selected as the first Preferred Provider for the Tribal Clean Energy Alliancean Indigenous-led nonprofit organization that provides cost-free capacity building support to tribal nations based on a strong foundation of Native American culture and values.The Alliance advances Native American tribes’ self-determined efforts to transition to clean energy and currently supports more than 75 tribes with nearly 8 GW of clean energy under development. The Alliance’s critical work to propel a tribal movement for clean…