Solar Energy News

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently (1/16) announced a groundbreaking "30-by-30" plan to install more than 30 million solar panels by 2030 and make the state of Florida a world leader in the production of solar energy.FPL has secured solar sites throughout the state, which will enable the company to continue to cost effectively build solar energy centers across Florida. This ...

Jan. 16, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Duke Energy recently (1/8) announced the completion and operation of its new 74.9-megawatt (MW) Hamilton Solar Power Plant in Jasper, Fla.  The plant's carbon-free power is enough to energize more than 20,000 homes at peak production. "Duke Energy solar projects bring the greatest amount of renewable energy on line for customers in the most efficient and economical way," ...

Jan. 9, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Maharishi University of Management's new solar power plant, designed and installed by Ideal Energy, Inc., powered up for the first time Mid-December. The cutting edge facility incorporates both single-axis tracking and vanadium-flow battery energy storage. Designed by Ideal Energy, Inc., it is the first system of its kind in the Midwest and among the most technologically advanced solar ...

Jan. 9, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

A new report commissioned by Community Energy, Inc. finds that replacing Colorado’s aging coal plants with a mix of wind and solar backed by battery storage and natural gas would save Colorado electric customers almost $250 million per year, roughly $2.5 billion in net present value through 2040. The modeling study, prepared by Vibrant Clean Energy, LLC, shows the proposed fleet of new clean ...

Jan. 8, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

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Jan. 2, 2019

By Lubi Solar

The Cradle of Hydropower Nested within the Swiss Alps in the canton of Glarus is one of the world’s most advanced hydropower projects – a variable-speed pump storage plant that leverages the country’s natural terrain and water resources to effectively create a giant battery. Whatever battery you may have just imagined, think much, much bigger. This battery has ...

Jan. 1, 2019

By GE Renewable Energy

GTM Research has raised its outlook for U.S. utility-scale solar installations in 2018-2023 by 1.9 GW after 8.5 GW of projects were announced in the first half of 2018. U.S. developers installed 1.2 GW of utility scale PV in the second quarter of 2018, accounting for 55% of U.S. installed solar capacity, GTM Research said in its latest quarterly market report. A total of 2.7 GW of utility-scale ...

Dec. 25, 2018

By New Energy Update

The Noor Ouarzazate III concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, part of the largest solar complex on Earth, is already in service in Ouarzazate, Morocco, and almost ready to enter commercial operation. Rated at 150 MW, it differs from two adjacent plants, Noor Ouarzazate I and Noor Ouarzazate II, already in operation, thanks to its novel technology: Noor ...

Dec. 18, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Bronzeville, the South Side home of Chicago’s Black Renaissance and the birthplace of Black History Month, hopes to launch its next Golden Age with support from a smart microgrid being installed by utility ComEd. The microgrid will tap green energy to help power the community. Once completed in 2019, the grid will have a load, or active consumption capacity of 7 megawatts, installed over ...

Dec. 16, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

ACWA Power's Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai combines optimized 15-hour CSP storage with demand-focused tariffs and supply chain efficiency to hit the record-low price of $73/MWh, project partners told the CSP Madrid 2018 conference. Last month, Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) agreed to add 250 MW of PV capacity to the 700 MW Noor Energy ...

Dec. 11, 2018

By New Energy Update

ContourGlobal has agreed to sell 49% of 250 MW of Spanish CSP assets to a fund advised by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners (CSEIP), ContourGlobal announced December 6. ContourGlobal purchased the five 50 MW assets from Spain's Acciona earlier this ...

Dec. 11, 2018

By New Energy Update

Minnesota has been ambitious in meeting its renewable energy goals: the state hit its 25 percent renewable energy by 2025 goal early this year using wind, solar, biomass, and hydro power.A report released today finds that Minnesota could achieve 10 percent solar by 2025 at costs comparable to natural gas generation. Further, the report finds that expected cost decreases in solar, wind, and ...

Dec. 11, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The compatibility of the IMEON solar inverters and BYD lithium batteries, certified by both actors, allows Imeon Energy to meet even better the expectations of its customers. Users thus have a reliable and performing solution to aim for energy autonomy and to advance renewable energies.   This compatibility also gives the company the opportunity to strengthen its positions in high potential ...

Dec. 5, 2018

By IMEON Energy

Maintenance windows, system degradation and future upgrade profits are all impacted by dispatch and charge decisions during operations, PV plus storage experts told the PV Operations USA conference. The U.S. PV plus storage market is set to soar in the coming years as falling prices create new market openings. PV plus storage projects are set to spread from Southwest markets ...

Dec. 5, 2018

By New Energy Update

Clean Energy Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Capital Dynamics, has signed an agreement with independent power producer Tenaska to develop 2 GW of solar projects in the U.S. Midwest, the companies announced November 27. The pipeline incorporates 14 solar projects in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market, situated in the states of Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, ...

Dec. 5, 2018

By New Energy Update

Across the United States, at least ten candidates for governor who campaigned on aggressively moving their states away from fossil fuels toward more renewable energy resources, won their races. A new analysis by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables assesses the political landscape of these states ...

Nov. 28, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Technology coupling gains and a favorable development framework could see prices for Morocco’s pioneering Noor Midelt hybrid projects trend towards the lowest global CSP tariffs, experts told the CSP Madrid 2018 conference. Now entering the final stages of tendering, Morocco's Noor Midelt hybrid CSP-PV project is expected to set a benchmark price for combined CSP and PV at scale. ...

Nov. 27, 2018

By New Energy Update

GlassPoint Solar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Occidental of Oman to develop a 2 GW CSP plant for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) at the Mukhaizna oilfield. Preliminary studies have been completed and the partners have started engineering work to define the project scope and field integration plans, the companies said in a joint statement. GlassPoint is already developing the ...

Nov. 27, 2018

By New Energy Update

Flexible energy options, such as energy storage, smart-charging electric vehicles, demand response and interconnectors, are needed to ensure that the energy transition proceeds on an optimal path. Our expensive power system would otherwise be reliant on fossil-fueled backup and installing excess wind and solar capacity.The four types of flexibility mentioned above can accelerate the transition to ...

Nov. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

U.S. utility Duke Energy is deploying AI-supported drones across its growing solar plant fleet in its latest push to raise self-operating efficiency, Jeff Wehner, Vice President of Operations, Renewables at Duke Energy, told the Solar PV Operations USA 2018 conference. Facing intense power market competition, solar fleet operators are increasingly turning to drone technology to minimize ...

Nov. 20, 2018

By New Energy Update