Photovoltaic Installation News
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Transforming old batteries into new resources to improve lives in Africa
IEC’s vision to create a safer, more efficient world gained further momentum recently with the launch of a new project supported by the IEC Global Impact Fund (GIF). Differ Community Power (DCP), an international provider of solar energy services to communities, has been selected to determine the feasibility of using second life lithium batteries to rehabilitate solar PV installations at ...
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Transforming old batteries into new resources to improve lives in Africa
IEC’s vision to create a safer, more efficient world gained further momentum recently with the launch of a new project supported by the IEC Global Impact Fund (GIF). Differ Community Power (DCP), an international provider of solar energy services to communities, has been selected to determine the feasibility of using second life lithium batteries to rehabilitate solar PV installations at ...
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TotalEnergies Starts Up in Texas a 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Power Plant with Battery Storage
TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football fields, Myrtle produces ...
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Discover OTT HydroMet’s Solar Energy Monitoring Solutions at RE+ 2023
Discover OTT HydroMet’s comprehensive, accurate, and reliable PV Plant monitoring portfolio at RE+ 23 in Las Vegas, NV, where North America’s clean energy leaders will meet from 12-14 September. RE+ unites SPI, ESI, and Smart Energy Week.Meet us at booth 4859 (Sands Expo, Level 2)The profitability of your PV plant changes every day – make sure you know why. Easily identify the causes with ...
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IEA Report: Renewable Power on Course to Shatter More Records
Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to jump by a third this year as growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns drive strong deployment of solar PV and wind power, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency. The growth is set to continue next year with the world’s total renewable electricity capacity rising to 4 ...
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NYPA Study Shows Benefits of Solar Forecasting for Maintaining Effective Grid Operations
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and its research partners have completed a multi-year study to help New York State's growing solar industry deploy weather forecasting technology to better anticipate power generation and improve electric grid reliability. The project addresses challenges raised by the uncertainty related to solar output by offering advanced forecasting methods and making a ...
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BSLBATT Shows Ultra-thin (<9cm) 5kWh Battery for Solar Storage
China lithium battery manufacturer BSLBATT shows the Most Trusted Premium-Quality ultra-thin wall-mounted 5kWh lithium-ion batteries for solar storage in the Industry. The thinnest Home ESS Ever built with just 90mm thickness. And up to 3C discharge capability. Up to 81,920 Wh in Low Voltage Connection. Designed for home energy storage. Amenities: Ultra-Thin, Safe, Simple, Strong, Smart, Secure, ...
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Duke Energy to Install Microgrid at Camp Lejeune
Duke Energy has been awarded a $22 million utility energy service contract by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the design and construction of a microgrid at the military base. The innovative microgrid solution includes upgraded electrical infrastructure, 5 megawatts of on-site natural gas-fired generation, a 5.4-MW battery energy storage system, integration of an existing solar photovoltaic ...
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Xendee Adds Inflation Reduction Act Incentives Tools to Microgrid Design Platform
Xendee, a provider of renewable project and microgrid design and decision support software, has launched a series of new features that integrate the latest tax incentives from the new Inflation Reduction Act directly into its platform. This is designed to allow engineers to integrate the benefits of these policies with their projects and see the effects on overall costs or determine the ...
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In a world first, photovoltaic solar panels were installed on protected sites
Integrating photovoltaic solar panels onto historic protected sites has often been a problem without a real solution. However, an important milestone has been reached in the village of Ecuvillens, located in the Swiss canton of Fribourg, where terracotta-red solar panels have been installed on the roof of a farmhouse. Developed by CSEM (Swiss center for microelectronics and microtechnologies) and ...
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50Hertz Increases Investments in Grid Infrastructure to Accelerate Energy Transition
The German electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz wants to boost the connection capacity for offshore wind farms from around 1 GW today to more than 7 GW in 2030. In this way, the company and its employees can make a significant contribution to achieving climate protection targets, maintaining security of supply and strengthening energy sovereignty. "The legislation now initiated by the ...
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TAIWAN : new feed-in tariffs for PV installations to be installed in 2022
The new feed-in tariffs range from NT4.0031 ($0.14) to NT5.8952 ($0.21) per kWh. PV systems of all types will be applied a grid tariff of NT0.0656 ($0.002)/kWh and the funds raised through this fee will be used to set up a PV module recycling scheme. The FIT for ground-mounted projects over 1 MW will be ranging from NT4.0031 ($0.14) and NT3.8680 per kWh and that for floating PV arrays exceeding ...
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New Reports From NREL Document Continuing PV and PV-Plus-Storage Cost Declines
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its annual cost breakdown of installed solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage systems. U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmark: Q1 2021 details installed costs for PV systems as of the first quarter of 2021.Costs continue to fall for residential, commercial rooftop, and utility-scale PV systems—by 3%, 11%, ...
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Nova Sun Power, BCorp and Soon to Complete the Largest PV Installation in NS
As featured in Entrevestor.com: Nova Sun Power, a renewable energy company based in Pictou, N.S., has become the first Canadian solar company to secure BCorp certification and will soon complete the largest photovoltaic solar installation ever in Nova Scotia. “Energy independence is more important now than ever. It’s good for the planet and good for the pocketbook ...
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EU Commission Approves 5.7 Billion French Scheme to Support Production of Electricity From Small Solar Installations on Buildings
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a 5.7 billion French aid scheme to support renewable electricity production from small solar installations located on buildings. The measure will help France achieve its 2030 target of producing 33% of its energy needs from renewable sources and will contribute to the European objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, ...
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JJ PV Solar Completed installation of 160 KW Grid-tied solar power plant at Khedut Feeds & Foods Pvt. Ltd. at Gondal
JJ PV Solar installed 160kw grid-tied solar power plant at Khedut Feeds & Foods Pvt. Ltd., Gondal. This power plant is installed using roof mounted structure with JJ PV Solar polycrystalline JP72F320 (320 Watt) with auto cleaning system for cleaning of modules automatically. The plant is expected to generate 2.6 lacs* units of electricity annually and resulting in SAVING of almost Rs. 20 ...
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Johnson Controls and the City of La Crosse Launch Multi-phase Plan to Generate $11 Million in Cost Savings
Johnson Controls and the City of La Crosse have launched the next phase of the city's sustainability initiative. Building on the significant progress made through their initial sustainability investments, this next phase will deliver solar photovoltaic and energy efficiency installations throughout city fire stations, at community libraries and within several city parks as well as LED upgrades to ...
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Array Technologies Secures Contract for up to 4GW of Trackers
ArrayTechnologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) (“Array”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ground-mounted systems used in solar energy projects, today announced it has been awarded a contract for up to 4GW of trackers from Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ: PRIM), a leading provider of specialty contracting services. The contract includes a commitment to purchase 2.5GW of ...
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MERLIN Properties and Edged Energy partner to Build Four Ultra-Efficient Data Centers across the Iberian Peninsula
MADRID and NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 - MERLIN Properties SOCIMI, S.A. (MC:MRL), the Iberian Peninsula’s largest and most technologically advanced REIT and a leading developer and operator of green assets, announced today a long term, multi-phase strategic partnership with Edged Energy, a subsidiary of Endeavour devoted to net zero digital infrastructure, to build a major network of ...
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Installers Vote WINAICO Top Brand
WINAICO again received the “Top Brand PV” award in the MODULE category in 2021 from the Bonn-based market research company EUPD Research. Every year, EUPD Research conducts surveys among installers in the global core markets as part of the “Global PV Installer Monitor” and produces an independent assessment of the perception of many brands. ...
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