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State Grid Corp. of China says it has completed a pumped hydroelectric storage project consisting of four reversible pump turbine generator units, each with a capacity of 350 MW. It is located near Xiamen, in China’s Fujian province. June 11, 2024 Vincent ShawFujian Xiamen Pumped Storage Co., a unit of State Grid Corp. of China, has commissioned the fourth and final section of its Fujian Xiamen Pumped Storage Power Station, marking the full commissioning of the project. The facility is located close to Wangqian and Wufeng villages, near Xiamen, Fujian province.The first three units were successfully commissioned between October 2023…

Researchers in China have built a tandem perovskite solar cell with a top perovskite device based on an absorber treated with n-butanol, which is said to reduce the harmful effects of moisture in manufacturing processes carried out in air. The result is a tandem cell with improved charge collection. June 11, 2024 Emiliano BelliniA group of researchers led by Nanjing University in China has designed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a new solvent engineering strategy that uses n-butanol (nBA), also called normal butyl alcohol, which is a primary clear, colorless alcohol. used as a cleaning agent in many industries,…

Origis energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have completed construction and achieved commercial operation of Escalante Solar, a 200 MW PV project built on the site of the former 253 MW project.ACthe coal-fired Escalante Station near Grants, New Mexico, which was retired in 2020. The 200 MW Escalante Solar project became commercially operational and began producing power on June 1. Origis Energy “Escalante Solar will help all of our members achieve 50% clean energy by 2025 while meeting New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act requirements five years ahead of schedule,” said Tri-State CEO Duane Highley. “We thank Origis Energy for…

A research group in Canada has optimized the performance of photovoltaic concentrators by using so-called Surface-Mount technology for thermal management. The prototype CPV module uses four non-interconnected III-V germanium cells, a Fresnel lens and a transparent glass circuit board. June 11, 2024 Emiliano BelliniScientists from the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada have fabricated a prototype of a photovoltaic concentrator module (CPV) based on so-called Surface-Mount technology (SMT) – a technique often used to mount electronic components on the surface of a printed circuit board. to assemble. printed circuit board (PCB).The proposed SMT design did not use wire bonding for cell…

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…