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The Indian photovoltaic industry has shown rapid growth in recent years. This rapid development has brought significant economic benefits, but also raised the issue of photovoltaic module waste management. It is estimated that by 2030, India may generate hundreds or thousands of tons of photovoltaic module waste. This data highlights the huge scale of India's photovoltaic industry and the waste ...
EDF & Stornetic Co-operate on a Range of Applications for Short Time Power and Grid Management. EDF is one of the largest utility companies in Europe. At EDF’s invitation, Stornetic installed a DuraStor fast power storage at their R&D site (concept grid) in France. ...
To ensure top performance of solar PV installations, leading irradiance measurement instrumentation is required for both site assessment and resource monitoring. The quality of pyranometers and pyrheliometers is defined by the international standard ISO 9060. Within its highest Class A, OTT HydroMet manufactures three different smart pyranometers under their Kipp & Zonen brand. Below we ...
Off-Taker : Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited. State : Telangana. Project Type : Utility. Technology : Solar PV. Status : Commissioned. ...
Application of DC meters in PV power generation. PV power generation systems convert solar energy into electrical energy by utilizing solar panels. This type of energy is clean and does not rely on conventional energy sources. PV power generation systems comprise solar panels, controllers, inverters, DC power supplies, and energy meters. The use of DC meters in PV power generation is very ...
The inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States sparked auspicious investment into revitalizing renewable energy industries and helping make Americans’ lives more sustainable. That begins with the Inflation Reduction Act and clean energy. This blog will briefly talk about the Inflation Reduction Act, its passage, why it is of such importance for the clean energy sector and ...
EV charging infrastructures are power intensive and accrue lots of electricity costs under the energy bills. Our client in California, US operates an EV charging infrastructure with Level 3 DC EV chargers which has power demands higher than 30 kW and in some cases above 100 ...
Dirty solar panels are a common dilemma for residential and large-scale solar installations of photovoltaic panels (solar panels). Typically, dirt from air pollution, agriculture, construction, and unpaved roads accumulates on the panels. The dirtier the solar panels are —the lower the electricity they will produce. But the question remains, are the benefits of regularly cleaning dirty ...
A primary goal of utility-scale PV power plants is to optimize power production. To achieve that goal, manufacturers are turning to increased module sizes in the hopes of increasing module power. This can bring lower levelized cost of energy, lower balance of system costs, faster installation, and, sometimes, even reduced land costs. With 650W+ modules now available, it appears that large module ...
Extreme weather is a clear enemy of utility-scale photovoltaic power plants. A recent trend of increasingly costly extreme wind and hail disasters reinforces this point, wreaking havoc not only with the actual plants in terms of construction timelines and output, but on the availability and rates of commercial insurance for these properties. ...
Every aspect of the PV solar project plays a part in risk. Plant design, available technology, and risk mitigation features that can be built into a tracker can affect all elements of a solar assets long-term risk profile. Trackers are one of the major inputs of the risk equation. In this final post of our 3-part series on risk mitigation for investors and insurers, we’ll talk about ...
Utility-scale engineering and construction projects are inherently risky. Large numbers of people independently working on a site, out in the weather, around dangerous machinery large and small, racing to finish the project as quickly as possible. Most Engineering, Procurement, and Engineering (EPCs) in the solar industry have the personnel safety issue solved. There are ongoing, sophisticated ...
Throughout Array’s 30-plus years in utility-scale PV, we’ve seen major shifts in the solar energy market. As the market currently expands with utility-scale PV assets, more and more lenders and investors are seeing the potential in funding these projects. Considering that these are multi-million-dollar endeavors, it’s remarkable the amount of guesswork that can still sneak into ...
The key to operating a successful PV power plant is maximizing energy harvest while keeping a vigilant eye on minimizing inefficiencies that lead to reduced profits or even underperformance. Array Technologies’ SmarTrack™ energy optimization software platform is a new offering available to ensure asset owners are using the best tracking strategy possible to optimize energy ...
Operating and maintaining a utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant is a time-consuming and expensive proposition. ...
Enel Green Power, the operator of the Roadrunner solar farm, selected Array Technologies DuraTrack® HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers for their utility-scale photovoltaic solar plant, helping the plant’s incredible number of bifacial solar panels live up to their expansive power-producing potential. ...
U.S. utility-scale solar installations are forecast to hit a record level of 12.6 GW in 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables. ...
BIOSAR is a full EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) contractor offering integrated solutions in the areas of design, supply, construction, operation and maintenance of medium and large-scale PV systems all around the world. Their headquarter is located in Athens, Greece. Three large BIOSAR solar plants in Brazil and Australia have recently been equipped with Lufft weather sensors ...
Fast-growing U.S. solar operators are using automated systems, centralized spare parts networks and advanced monitoring solutions to minimize labor and operations costs, company officials told the PV Operations USA conference. Rapid growth in solar installations and intense price competition is presenting new challenges for fleet operators. Utility-scale installations are forecast to hit a ...
Falling solar, wind costs pressure US coal, nuclear fundamentals Average costs for utility-scale solar plants have fallen by around 7% in the last 12 months, increasing the competitiveness of solar facilities against existing conventional U.S. plants, Lazard consultancy said in its 'Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis Version 13.0' report, published November 7. Lazard estimates ...