photovoltaic plant Articles
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French Utility EDF new solar plant in California
French Utility, EDF Energies Nouvelles, announced this Monday the implementation of the photovoltaic plant of Catalina through its American branch, EDF Renewable Energy. The construction of the photovoltaic plant started in May 2012 and started to be operational by December 2012. The plant has a 143 MW capacity and is located in the Mojave Desert in California. The solar plant is 360 hectares ...
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Project - Solar Storage Portfolios in Europe
The European largest operational solar farm is Mula Photovoltaic Power Plant in Spain, with a total installed capacity of 494MW, built by ACS, a subsidiary of Cobra, in 2019. However, the title will not last for long as another Spanish solar power plant, the Francisco Pizarro Plant, is under construction with a total installed capacity of 590MW and 1.7 million solar modules, announced by ...
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Investing in Latin America’s Solar Future: What are the greatest risks?
The Latin American utility-scale solar market is one of the largest in the world. To speak more about the region’s robust growth and risks that investors may not be aware of, Cesar Alberte Sendin, Vice President International at Array Technologies, lends his expertise. Latin America was recently announced the #1 market worldwide for solar trackers. To what do you attribute this robust ...
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Helplessly exposed to nature? How lightning storms can be measured
Each day, there occur about 1,000 thunderstorms with 4-10 million lightning bolts worldwide. In average, 700 people per year are hit by such light discharges, of which 75% of the hits result in long-term damages. Between three and seven cases end fatal. The risk is particularly high in the open field and is fortunately decreasing. The reason for this is that we stay more often inside in cars and ...
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BLM issues licenses for two California solar plants
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the construction of two solar power plants in California, the first of nine solar projects that could get the go-ahead to begin construction by the end of the year and thereby qualify for federal tax credits. BLM issued permits for the 709 MW Imperial Valley Solar Project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) plant that Tessara Solar is developing ...
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CSP Thermal Energy Storage vital for utilities and grid operators
The modern age of CSP can arguably be traced back to the 354MW Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) in the Mojave desert, which now make up the oldest operating plant in the world, as well as one of the largest. However, recent developments in the industry will see SEGS eclipsed by 5 projects that are scheduled to come online in 2013-14, with a combined total of 1312MW. The five plants in ...
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Renewable energy technologies and the European industry
The European renewable energy industry has the potential to be a world leader. This has been achieved within the European region for specific technologies, through a set of policy activities at a national and regional level, driven primarily by employment, energy self-sufficiency and industrial competitiveness. Using the experience gained in recent years, European industry has the opportunity to ...
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Rockford Airport Solar Installation Case Study
New Generation Power was proud of the efforts of the Patriot team to find the best solutions for the flood plain and variable soil constraints as well as their expertise to assist in the overall site planning as required to comply with DOE and FAA regulations on this International Airport site.Project Overview Patriot Solar Group (PSG) began working on initial mounting and layout designs ...
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Array Technologies and its Valued Partner, STC Elektronik, Grow Turkish Solar Investments Together
Array Technologies is continuing to expand across the world, with sustainable and robust growth. Most recently, Array Technologies completed new projects with Turkish partner, STC Elektronik. Cesar Alberte, Vice President International at Array Technologies and Vedat Sahin, Head of Business Development and Marketing at STK Elektronik spoke about the growing Turkish market and the new partnership ...
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Questions & Answers: Discovering the New SMP12 Class A Pyranometer
Solar demand is surging. Modern PV plants need fast responding precise solutions that are easy to install and integrate, ones that will last. Our new pyranometer, the Kipp & Zonen SMP12 can help you achieve this. On this page, we present our webinar with Clive Lee - Technical Sales and Service Consultant, Dr. Joop Mes - Senior Scientist, and Brandon Sims - Global Product Manager, who present ...
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All hail the DuraTrack HZ v3: Best-in-class extreme weather mitigation with array technologies
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. In choosing how to fight back, PV plants have two ...
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Flocking to a Utility-Scale PV O&M Solution
Operating and maintaining a utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant is a time-consuming and expensive proposition. However, there’s been a unique innovation in PV plant operation – though it comes from a simple and decidedly old-school source. Sheep’s New Role in Lowering PV Plant Operations and Maintenance Costs You read that correctly. Sheep are now being used for ...
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Whitepaper: How to monitor factors influencing the Performance Ratio - Solar Utility Scale
Simultaneously keep an eye on 10 Solar Performance Factors Many environmental factors influence the performance of solar plants, which can lead to noticeable losses or even damages. The new whitepaper explains why it is important to monitor these factors and gives valuable tips on how to choose the right weather sensor. Free Whitepaper about the observation of factors influencing ...
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Array Technologies and DuraTrack at Roadrunner Solar
With more than 1.2 million solar panels, Texas’s Roadrunner solar plant is one of the largest of its kind in the world. In fact, by the time its second phase of construction is complete later this year, it will be the largest operational solar farm in Texas. The plant has created hundreds of local jobs and become a beacon in the march toward innovation and sustainability, promising to ...
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Innovations in monitoring & field control pave the way for PV plant optimization
PV Insider - hear the latest challenges and solutions for improving monitoring and field control for large scale PV plants With large-scale PV development taking shape in the United States, maximizing the output of utility scale PV plants is vital for developers and utilities alike. The critical drivers for utility scale projects lay in the increasing size of plants, the need to export the ...
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ERCOT steps up capacity to make Texas land of opportunity for PV
An increase in capacity and potentially of reserve margin in Texas shows that the state which traditionally has relied on fossil fuels and natural gas continues to accommodate and look for solar. The Electric Reliability council of Texas recently announced that they are increasing the capacity value for solar to 100 percent capacity for up to 200 megawatts of installed capacity. After that, the ...
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Simultaneously keep an eye on 10 Solar Performance Factors
Many environmental factors influence the performance of solar plants. The new whitepaper explains why it is important to monitor these factors and gives valuable tips on how to choose the right weather sensor. Free Whitepaper about the observation of factors influencing solar plant performances The fastest possible achievement of the break even point of photovoltaic systems require the ...
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“Back on Track”
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of positive news to report from SMA—including the fact that the Managing Board has twice raised the forecast for 2015. Three questions for Pierre-Pascal Urbon, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Pierre, the figures for the current fiscal year have been extremely positive so far. Has SMA achieved a sustainable turnaround? Yes, ...
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Capacity Building and Quality Infrastructure of Rooftop PV Installers in Egypt - Case Study
Rooftop PV Installers in Egypt 2018 - 2019 Programme RENAC is collaborating with the German Development cooperation (GIZ) to provide practical-orientated training courses and capacity building measures focused on solar energy, in order to develop the capacities PV installers in Egypt. The trainings start in July 2018 until February 2019. The training program is sponsored by the GIZ development ...
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PV Balance of Systems holds the key to grid parity in the US
PV Insider reveals the importance of Balance of Systems (BoS) for lowering LCOE and maximizing performance in 2012 In 2011 the solar PV industry in the United States installed 1.86GW of photovoltaic systems and is expected to install a full gigawatt more in 2012, totalling a massive 2.8GW. Simultaneously, prices have also continued to decline since 2009. Average module prices have fallen nearly ...
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