Utility-scale Photovoltaics News
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U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Geological Survey Release Online Database of Large-Scale Solar
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) released the largest and most comprehensive database to date on large-scale solar energy projects in the United States. The U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) includes the location, size, and other characteristics of large-scale solar projects. This new public ...
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Renewables Competitiveness Accelerates, Despite Cost Inflation
The fossil fuel price crisis has accelerated the competitiveness of renewable power. Around 86 per cent (187 gigawatts) of all the newly commissioned renewable capacity in 2022 had lower costs than fossil fuel-fired electricity. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) this week (Aug 29) shows that the renewable power added in 2022 ...
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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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EIA Expects Record Global Petroleum Consumption in 2024, with Lower Crude Oil Prices
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global consumption of liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, to set new record highs in 2024. According to EIA’s January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), global liquid fuel consumption will exceed 100 million barrels per day, on average, in 2023 for the first time since 2019, then average more than 102 million barrels per day ...
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Ampt Receives Follow-on Order for String Optimizers Totaling 390 MW of Solar+Storage in Chile
Ampt, a DC optimizer company for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, this week announced that it has received an order for Ampt String Optimizers for 210 MW as a follow-on to the company’s successful delivery of 180 MW earlier this year. The combined 390 MW of Ampt optimizers will power Chile’s largest solar plus energy storage power plant initiative. Ampt’s patented optimizer technology plays ...
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ENGIE Commissions Final Project in 2.3 GW U.S. Renewables Portfolio
ENGIE North America Inc., a leader in developing and managing renewable energy projects, and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., a leading investor in climate solutions, this week announced operational completion of their 2.3-gigawatt portfolio of wind and utility-scale solar projects. The final renewable project, a 50 MW solar farm in Virginia, was commissioned and ...
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Westbridge Aquires 236 MW Sunnynook Solar PV Project and 100 MW of Battery Energy Storage System
Westbridge Energy Corporation is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 75% controlling interest in Sunnynook Solar Energy Inc., which is developing a new 236 MWdc solar photovoltaic and 100 MW of Battery Energy Storage System project located in Sunnynook, Alberta, Canada , pursuant to a definitive agreement dated November 30, 2021. The Project has secured site control in the form of a ...
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Majority of New Renewables Undercut Cheapest Fossil Fuel on Cost
The share of renewable energy that achieved lower costs than the most competitive fossil fuel option doubled in 2020, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. 162 gigawatts -- or 62 per cent of total renewable power generation added last year -- had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2020 shows that costs for ...
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Oriden Helps Blue Ridge Energy Reduce Carbon Emissions and Stabilize Rates with Utility-Scale Solar Project
Blue Ridge Energy, a member-owned electric cooperative serving northwest North Carolina, has selected Oriden LLC to develop a utility-scale solar project as part of its Brighter Future initiative. This project will provide a local generation source and allow Blue Ridge Energy to work towards their low cost, low carbon future with two significant carbon reduction targets: to achieve 50 percent ...
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Array Technologies establishes “Array Tech Research Center” to accelerate tracker innovation and strengthen customer collaboration
Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) (“Array”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ground-mounted systems used in solar energy projects, today announced the creation of the Array Tech Research Center, a site dedicated to researching, developing and field testing advanced solar tracker technology. Located in Phoenix, AZ, the Research Center will serve as a proving ground ...
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Lazard Releases Annual Levelized Cost of Energy and Levelized Cost of Storage Analyses
Lazard Ltd has released its annual in-depth studies comparing the costs of energy from various generation technologies and the costs of energy storage technologies for different applications. Lazard's latest annual Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE 14.0) shows that as the cost of renewable energy continues to decline, certain technologies (e.g., onshore wind and utility-scale solar), which ...
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Array Technologies Announces SmarTrack Production Boost of up to 5%
Array Technologies, a market leader in single-axis solar tracking, have made its performance enhancing software SmarTrack even smarter – adding functionality to increase utility-scale energy harvest. Detailed research and projections from independent engineers at DNV GL spotlight the real-world and accurate energy gains now available to Array customers with SmarTrack. During extensive beta ...
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Masdar and Uzbekistan Government sign PPA agreement to develop landmark 500MW wind project
Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan to design, finance, build and operate a 500-megawatt utility-scale wind farm project. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Investment Agreement was signed during a virtual ...
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Renewables Increasingly Beat Even Cheapest Coal Competitors on Cost
Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published this week finds. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019 shows that more than half of the renewable capacity added in 2019 achieved lower power costs than the cheapest new coal plants. The report highlights that new renewable ...
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Field Testing Meets Modeling: Validated Data on Bifacial Solar Performance
Though bifacial solar cell technology is not new to PV, recent advances have made the technology more commercially viable than ever before for PV power plants. Along with that viability, however, come questions about the potential energy yield and best practices when choosing bifacial modules over their monofacial counterparts. In particular, university research and other preliminary studies ...
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Oil group Galp becomes Spanish solar giant; Qatar signs PV contract below $16/MWh
Oil group Galp to buy 2.9 GW of Spanish PV projects Portuguese oil and gas group Galp Energia has agreed to buy stakes in 2.9 GW of Spanish PV capacity, in operation or under development, from ACS Group, Galp announced January 22. Valued at 2.2 billion-euro ($2.4 billion), the portfolio includes 900 MW of operational capacity and 2 GW of projects scheduled to be built by 2023, and will make ...
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Lightsource BP Secures Solar Tracking Equipment from Array Technologies for over 1.5 Gigawatts of Projects Across the U.S.
Lightsource BP, a global solar leader, has announced the purchase of approximately $100 million in equipment from Array Technologies, an industry leader in reliable solar tracking solutions. The investment in single-axis solar tracking equipment was completed in December, and is the first phase in the construction of over 1.5 gigawatts of large-scale solar projects in the U.S. This ...
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Array Technologies selected for one of the largest bifacial solar projects in Australia
Array Technologies today announced that DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers were selected for the 200MW Wellington solar farm, which will utilize cutting-edge bifacial modules. This project is a landmark development for Australia, as it will be one of the first local projects to deploy bifacial solar at utility-scale. Once operational, the solar farm will produce 435,000MWh of clean, ...
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US PV costs drop 13% in a year; Spain set to kickstart solar growth
The mean levelized cost of utility-scale PV projects in the U.S. has fallen by 13% over the last year and costs now range between $36/MWh and $44/MWh on an unsubsidized basis, Lazard consultancy said in a report published November 8. The mean cost of onshore wind has fallen by 7% over the same period and costs are estimated at between $29/MWh and $56/MWh, Lazard said in its annual report, ...
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