Nigeria to deploy 250 MW of distributed solar
Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency is partnering with Husk Power Systems for interconnected minigrids and isolated minigrids, rooftop commercial and industrial (C&I) solar, productive use of...
View ArticleRecurrent Energy secures €1.3 billion financing for European project pipeline
The subsidiary of Chinese-Canadian solar manufacturer Canadian Solar says the financing will go towards developing and constructing solar and battery energy storage projects across Spain, Italy, the...
View ArticleGamesa Electric releases study on losses due to harmonics in PV plants
Gamesa Electric has released a white paper on losses due to harmonics in PV plants, including an independent study that compares the performance of ultra-low total harmonic distortion inverters.It is...
View ArticleBladeless wind energy innovation aims to compete with rooftop solar
A compact, “motionless” wind turbine with a magnetic generator designed for large commercial rooftops provides 5 kW of capacity per unit. Aeromine Technologies secured Series A funding for scaling its...
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California is now a batteries-based rooftop solar market
About 60% of energy customers in California have included battery energy storage with their rooftop solar installations. However, a “sustained downturn” is expected for the market.From pv magazine USA...
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Researchers propose new models for heat pump load forecasting in energy...
Novel research from Germany and the USA has analyzed the impact of heat pump (HP) integration on the ability of day-ahead load forecasting in energy communities. Using different models, the scientists...
View ArticleCoalitional game theory to improve P2P trading in energy communities
An international research group has utilized a newly designed coalitional game system to ensure economic fairness between members of energy communities. The game system considers different types of...
View ArticleMalaysian IPP to expand solar portfolio with new acquisitions
Malakoff Corporation Berhad, a Malaysian independent power producer (IPP), plans to acquire a 51% share in ZEC Solar and a 49% stake in TJZ Suria. It says it has already signed a share sale and...
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French startup offers concrete solar carport
Visionpark said its novel solar carport solution is self-weighted and requires no foundation. It can reportedly host all kinds of solar panels and be installed quickly.From pv magazine France French...
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Policy uncertainty creates ‘gap’ between hydrogen aims and reality, says BNEF
BloombergNEF (BNEF) says in a new study of 1,600 planned hydrogen projects that governments will miss their 2030 hydrogen targets. Analyst Adithya Bhashyam tells pv magazine that most of the announced...
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When is the next Aurora due and what’s the impact on solar generation?
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, explains that the solar cycle does tend to increase the earth's average annual extra-terrestrial irradiance, but only by a very small...
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Photovoltaics for center-pivot irrigation
Developer Loop Energia has built a 1.2 MW offgrid solar plant that now serves a center-pivot irrigation system in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The project reportedly enables local farmers to double...
View ArticleChinese PV Industry Brief: Cumulative PV capacity tops 670 GW
China's cumulative PV capacity has surpassed 670 GW. The nation deployed approximately 60.5 GW of new solar in the first four months of 2024, including 14.37 GW in April alone.The China National Energy...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: Nikola to sell 100 fuel-cell hydrogen trucks to Port of LA
Nikola plans to sell 100 hydrogen fuel-cell trucks for logistic operations in California, Volvo has started developing hydrogen combustion trucks, and Airbus has announced plans to launch a study into...
View ArticleCar park solar roofing system for off-grid solution
The versatility of solar mounting manufacturer and balance-of-system provider Clenergy’s ezShade 2.0 solar shade system has been put to the test with the solution at the core of a standalone power...
View ArticleIreland opens fixed tariff scheme for small-scale solar projects
The second phase of Ireland’s Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (SRESS) is aimed at local communities and small- and medium-sized enterprises that produce their own electricity.The...
View ArticleIndia set to install 21.2 GW of solar in fiscal 2025
JMK Research projects that 21.2 GW of new solar capacity will be installed in India in fiscal 2025. The new additions will include 16.5 GW of utility-scale PV, 4 GW of rooftop solar, and 700 MW of...
View ArticleTender opens for 15 MW ground-mounted solar plant in Uganda
Companies interested in a new engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 15 MW ground-mounted solar plant in western Uganda must request prequalification questionnaires from...
View ArticleEurasian Development Bank to finance 300 MW of solar in Kyrgyzstan
The Eurasian Development Bank has agreed to provide $210 million over 15 years for Bishkek Solar to build a 300 MW solar plant in Kyrgyzstan. National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan will purchase the...
View ArticleChinese scientists apply new models for sustainable wind, solar investments...
To assess renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, considering the limited supply of input materials, researchers from Shenzhen University established novel hybrid multi-criteria decision-making...
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