solar energy project Articles
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Utility Companies: Energy Services and Goals 2024
Utilities are a key player with which almost all individuals or companies must interact. Organizations require energy to carry out their business activities, and therefore seek out the utilities that provide the best service. In last week's article, we delved into the context of Energy Service Companies, examining their challenges, priorities, and trends. Today, we shift the focus to utilities. ...
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Solar and Wind Energy Projects - Case Study
AKHELEC supports various renewable energy projects across the world. We are proud to have contributed to major solar and wind power projects in Europe, Australasia, Eurasia, the Middle East and Latin ...
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Project - United Arab Emirates Rooftop Solar and Storage
Type: Large Solar Rooftop System with Energy Storage Location: United Arab Emirates Client: Private Client Rooftop Solar with Lithium-Ion Phosphate Storage, Parallel Inverters, and Remote Monitoring Solar: 305 kWp Mono c-Si Storage: 614 kWh, 414.4 VDC Lithium-Ion Phosphate Inverters: 2 x 200kVA (400kVA total) Genset: 2 x 500 kVA Diesel Backup The client’s industrial ...
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Project - Encouraging Solar Energy in South Africa with Sauran
Six universities from South Africa, and one each from Île de la Réunion (Reunion Island) and Botswana, are cooperating in the Southern African Universities Radiometric Network (SAURAN), to promote the use of solar energy in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries, and to improve the quality of satellite-derived solar data available for the ...
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Economic Recovery & the Rise of DER in a Post-Pandemic World
As the world grapples with the dire consequences of COVID-19, many are trying to assess the impact the global pandemic, ensuing economic downturn, and social inequities, will have on renewables and the overall energy transition to a more sustainable future. Prior to COVID-19, the proliferation of behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DER), including rooftop solar, energy storage, ...
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Quick Guide to Smart Modules
While solar softwares can help design the optimal PV system, the components you select will also make a difference in achieving the desired energy production. One particular component type—the smart module—has been increasing in popularity because of its benefits compared to traditional modules. If you haven’t considered smart modules (also known as DC-optimized modules) ...
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EkonoRack 2.0 is our best-selling mounting system
If you have a commercial flat rooftop and plan to install solar panels, our EkonoRack 2.0 mounting system is perfect for you! EkonoRack 2.0 is our #1 best-selling commercial solar mounting system for flat roofs. The system is a simple non-penetrating solar mounting solution with a single racking component that acts as a ballast tray windshield mount and multiple panel support. The mounting ...
By KB Racking
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Exploring Solar Power Growth in the USA
Industry Data, Trends, and Stats From 2019 and Beyond You probably won’t be surprised to hear that solar energy has experienced drastic growth in recent years. In fact, most of us see it used in our communities every day – from street signs illuminated by solar energy to fields of solar panels used for residential and commercial properties. Many of us consider the measured growth of ...
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WOW: Solar without subsidies now also in Germany!
As announced in my blog of January 21, 2019 "We will abolish the EEG in 2019", the implementation and project planning of large PV systems without subsidies have now been officially announced. A historical development - the third pillar besides EEG and own consumption, "PPA" is the key word. We'll talk about that on February 26, 2019 in Berlin, more here . While around 2 GW of wind energy with ...
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52 kW Fastrack Ballasted Mounting System Madison, WI Case Study
Sollega supplied their FastRack ballasted mounting system to H&H Solar for the installation of a 51.8 kW Alliant Energy Madison headquarters rooftop project, WI. H&H Solar has supported Alliant Energy on a research project at its Madison headquarters. The main goal of the project is to compare solar panels and the efficiency of different solar energy systems. Sollega_Case ...
By Sollega, Inc
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Chile CSP pioneer signs PPA with Copec; Silicon storage to replace Aurora CSP project
Cerro Dominador signs PPA with Copec energy group Cerro Dominador, Latin America's first CSP plant, has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Chilean fuel distributor Copec, Cerro Dominador, a subsidiary of EIG Global Energy Partners, said December 11. Located on a 146-hectare site in the Atacama desert, the 110 MW Cerro Dominador plant will enter commercial operations this ...
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Optimizing Wind and Solar Power in Africa
Editor's Note: The following is a news release authored by Julie Chao and issued by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on April 5, 2017 To meet skyrocketing demand for electricity, African countries may have to triple their energy output by 2030. While hydropower and fossil fuel power plants are favored approaches in some quarters, a new assessment by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence ...
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Home is where the sun is
The numbers stack up nicely: Three Staten Island homes, three rooftops, 62 solar panels and 19,236kW of projected energy generated each year. All three newly-solar-powered homes are neighbors, and they all switched to solar power with NRG Home Solar on the same day. But what do the numbers really mean, and how do they translate into energy savings? We’re glad you asked. (Even ...
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How can we ensure the race for clean energy doesn’t leave the world’s poorest citizens behind?
As in other places around the world, Mexico’s wind boom runs the risk of bypassing the poor, which is why we need new global standards. Wind power is booming in Mexico. With more than 3,200 megawatts in operation, the country is on par with Japan. By 2018 it expects to have 10,000 MW installed as part of the government’s Climate Action Plan. Promising, right? Scratch the surface of ...
By Ensia
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Statoil backs wind storage; LG Chem eyes Australia growth
Battery maker LG Chem plans to expand its footprint in the Australian residential solar and battery storage market, the company announced on March 24, citing the “exponential traction” for its RESU6.4EX residential energy storage system in Australia and the “untapped opportunity” for solar energy storage in the country. LG Chem launched its lithium-ion 6.4 kWh RESU6.4EX ...
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The unconventional wisdom on renewable energy and investment
Over the summer, there has been a loud buzz in the media about the need for research and development that would lead to a breakthrough in the cost of clean energy technologies. Financial Times commentator Martin Wolf called for a “moonshot to save the planet” building on the proposal of noted academics and senior industry executives for an “Apollo mission” to put the ...
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India’s PV-led solar growth casts eyes on performance of CSP projects
India's CSP industry is seeking maximized output from Reliance Power’s 125 MW Fresnel-based plant and progress in four parabolic trough projects to provide competitive cost references in a market pressured by PV growth, industry sources said. It has now been a year since the 125 MW Reliance Areva plant, Asia’s largest Concentrated Solar Power plant, went into operation at Dhursar, ...
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Case study - Bank energy costs
There are many pleasures of living and working in the Cayman Islands. However, paying utility bills for your business on Cayman isn’t one of them. The island territory has particularly high energy costs because Cayman has few domestic energy resources. Most electricity on Cayman is produced from imported diesel fuel, which is very expensive. As a result, businesses on Grand Cayman pay ...
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How do you bring electricity to 620 million people?
Sub-Saharan Africa needs a more reliable energy supply. The way it chooses to meet that need will affect the entire planet. In South Africa, major cities are subject to regular power outages as electric utility Eskom periodically shuts down parts of its distribution system to take the pressure off the aging national grid. Whole areas of Cape Town and Johannesburg are without power for hours at a ...
By Ensia
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DOE announces third round of START program
On February 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the third round of Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Renewable Energy Project Development Assistance that provides tribal governments and entities with support to produce clean and renewable energy. The START program was launched in December 2011 and has helped 21 tribal communities advance solar, wind, ...
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