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In Complete Charge - skytron`s Plant Controller Integrates PV Power Into the French High-Voltage Grid
For the first time, in March 2012, the power plant controller skycontrol is installed and commissioned in a photovoltaic installation that feeds directly into France's 63 kV high-voltage grid. Drawing from its solid experience in the control of utility-scale PV plants connected to medium-voltage grids, the Berlin-based company skytron® energy GmbH fine tunes the plant controller of the 34 ...
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PXiSE Power Plant Controller Precisely Meets Fast Frequency Response Market Requirements
PXiSE, developer of next-generation grid control technology, announces that the PXiSE Renewable Power Plant Controller (PPC) meets the latest performance requirements for using energy storage resources to provide grid support and ancillary services in Texas. This technical capability distinguishes the PXiSE PPC from all other solution providers in matching new and more demanding control response ...
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New Hydro Power Plant With Horizontal Rake Set Into Operation
Just before the international lockdown a new DIVE power plant has been set into operation. Hydro power plant Touille ist located at the river Salat with a capacity of 600kW at 7m of head. The runner diameter is 1450mm. For fish migration safety a new horizontal rake was installed. The rake is also designed by DIVE Turbinen GmbH & Co. KG. DIVE Turbinen GmbH & Co. KG is a german turbine ...
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SMA Introduces Integrated, Compact DC-to-AC System Solution for Utility-Scale PV Power Plants
SMA has expanded its power plant solutions portfolio with the new Utility Power System. This compact, DC-to-AC system solution for utility-scale PV consists of advanced engineered components, including the new Sunny Central 2000-US inverter, medium-voltage transformer, DC combiners, high-speed plant control and system-wide services. The Utility Power System’s efficient design delivers ...
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SMA’s Sunny Central CP Inverters Upgraded with Better Performance, New Power Classes
SMA has introduced an upgraded, re-branded version of its successful Sunny Central CP utility-scale solar inverter series. The new Sunny Central CP XT series features two new power classes and an extended minimum DC voltage range. The upgraded inverter line expands upon the technology of the award-winning Sunny Central inverter line and now features seven models ranging from 500–900 kVA. ...
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Trina Storage Switches on 50 MW/56.2 MWh Battery Storage System in the UK
Trina Storage, launched in January 2021 as a global energy storage solution provider, announced this week that it has successfully completed the supply of their first 50 MW / 56.2 MWh fully integrated grid-scale battery storage system in Burwell, UK for SMS plc. Now operational, the storage system will support the UK grid to become more flexible & resilient, further readying it for net-zero. ...
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Advanced Energy Economy Recommends Policy Priorities to 116th Congress
The national business group Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) recently (1/24) announced it has released policy recommendations to the 116th Congress outlining four key priority areas and specific policy actions to help achieve the broad goals of economic growth, cost savings, and a reliable grid. The full document can be downloaded here. AEE’s four key priorities include: Remove regulatory ...
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SMA’s New Central Inverter Yields Better Return-on-Investment for Commercial, Utility Solar Projects
The newest inverters in SMA’s Sunny Central family, the Sunny Central 500/630/720/750/800 CP-US, are now available for utility and commercial applications. The UL listed Sunny Central CP-US series is the most cost-effective, efficient inverter line of its kind and reflects SMA’s commitment to developing commercial and utility-scale technology that offers superior performance and ...
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NREL Methods Assist Maui in Approaching 100% Renewable Operations
Maui is not waiting until 2045 to meet Hawaii's clean energy mandates: The island is likely to become the first interconnected electric transmission system anywhere to operate with 100% wind and solar PV power on an instantaneous basis.Through 2024, Maui is scheduled to bring online more than 175 MW of new solar-storage hybrid power plants. This, in addition to the almost 200 MW of wind and solar ...
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Windlab and Vestas Partner On World`s First Utility-Scale Hybrid Integrating Wind, Solar and Storage
A partnership between renewable energy industry leaders has announced the final details of a project that will help accelerate the transition to an energy mix led by renewable energy and aim to provide even more reliable and consistent renewable energy production adapted to energy demand and grid requirements. Developed by Australia's international renewable energy company, Windlab, with support ...
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Wärtsilä to Supply and Maintain Two Major Interconnected Energy Storage Systems for Texas Grid Services
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced energy storage technology for two major projects in southern Texas, USA. The interconnected stand-alone systems will have a combined rated capacity of 200 MW. Wärtsilä has also signed ten-year guaranteed asset performance agreements for the installations. The order was placed by Able Grid Energy Solutions, a utility-scale ...
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Terabase Raises $25M to Accelerate its Digital and Automation Solutions
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, July 19, 2023 - Terabase Energy, the leader in digital and automation solutions for solar power plants, today announced $25 Million in new financing, led by Fifth Wall, the largest asset manager focused on improving, future-proofing, and decarbonizing the built world, with participation from EDP Ventures and existing investors. This financing round will be used to support ...
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Siemens Awarded Multiple Orders in the U.S. for Its Power Plant Automation (SPPA) Controls System
Siemens Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical (IC&E) North American group in Alpharetta, Georgia has been awarded several "first time" key project orders in the areas of alternative fuel generation, migrations of existing traditional generation, and the provision of new innovative technology for machinery vibration monitoring and protection. These U.S. projects will showcase the world ...
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BASF Mercury Sorbent ZX solution for coal-fired power plants
BASF’s Catalysts division will introduce Mercury Sorbent ZX, an innovative mercury adsorbent solution for coal-fired power plants, at the Power Plant Air Pollutant Control “MEGA” Symposium, being held Aug. 30 – Sept. 2, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. The symposium is sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, the U.S. Environmental ...
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Puget Sound Energy to Nearly Double Its Clean Eenergy Portfolio by 2025
Through its early and aggressive acquisition of clean energy resources, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will deliver more clean energy than originally forecasted in its Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP), a course of action for clean electricity programs and investments to align with policies established by Washington's Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA).PSE filed its CEIP update to provide a ...
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B&W Receives Full Notice to Proceed on Waste-to-Energy Plant Project in West Palm Beach, Fla.; $676 Million Included in First Quarter Backlog
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) announced today that its subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG) has received full notice to proceed (FNTP) for the engineering, design, procurement and construction of a waste-to-energy power plant and environmental control equipment for the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of ...
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Clarke Energy partnering with Kalium Lakes to deliver clean and reliable power for Beyondie Sulphate of Potash project, Western Australia
Clarke Energy, a Kohler company, are delighted to have been awarded a $10 million contract from Kalium Lakes to design, supply, install and commission a 7.5MW gas-fuelled power plant in Western Australia. The contract for the Beyodie Sulphate of Potash Project (BSOPP) includes three 2.5MW INNIO Jenbacher 616 gas engines and a Kohler Power KV440C2 black start generator. The Clarke Energy ...
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New IEC Standard to help improve wind turbine quality
Wind power technology has seen remarkable developments in recent years, spurred on by its promise as a dependable source of renewable energy. As a result, it has moved from a niche form of power generation to acquire complete legitimacy in the energy sector. To respond to this rapid evolution in the technology, the IEC has published the second edition of its Standard for measuring the power ...
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Southern Company subsidiary acquires 139-megawatt solar plant and more than doubles solar generating capacity
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) today announced the acquisition of the company's largest solar installation – the 139-megawatt (MW) Campo Verde Solar Project – by subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy from First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR). The Southern Power-Turner Renewable Energy partnership's fifth solar acquisition and its first solar project in California, the ...
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Calpine and GE Renewable Energy Complete Santa Ana Storage Project in Southern California
Calpine and GE Renewable Energy announced this week the completion of the Santa Ana Storage Project (SASP) in Southern California. The project contains a 20MW/80MWh (4hr) standalone battery energy storage system using GE's Reservoir energy storage technology. The system, now in commercial operation, is supported by a 20-year Resource Adequacy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The project will be ...
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