Germany’s national, federal highways could host 54 GW of PV
A new study by Germany's Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) points to strong potential for solar deployment across the nation's roadways and highways.From pv magazine Germany Germany's BASt has...
View ArticleSerbia moving forward with 9.75 MW solar facility
A 9.75 MW solar plant on a former mining dump in northeastern Serbia is set for completion and grid connection by the first quarter of 2025. It will be the first solar facility operated by state...
View ArticleGabon inaugurates first utility-scale solar plant
Gabon has opened its first utility-scale solar plant – the largest in Central Africa. Developer Solen SA Gabon has said it aims to expand the Ayémé project's capacity to 30 MW to power more than...
View ArticleNew algorithm may help mitigate unequal power curtailment
Developed by researchers in South Africa, the proposed technique is based on the water cycle algorithm (WCA), a population-based metaheuristic optimization algorithm that is inspired by the water cycle...
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Rooftop rollout drives impressive growth for Australian installers
Australia’s record uptake of rooftop solar is delivering significant benefits for some installers, with new analysis by industry consultancy Solar Nerds showing triple-digit percentage point annual...
View ArticleBalloon-integrated PV system for emergency power needs at low altitude
Researchers in China have created a balloon-integrated photovoltaic system that reportedly represents a feasible solution for emergency PV power generation in mid-to-high latitudes. It consists of a...
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A green miracle in the desert
Upon completion, The Red Sea destination will be a role model tourist development with 50 hotels and other amenities powered by 100% renewable energy, thanks to a 400 MW PV power plant supported by a...
View ArticleAzerbaijan awards 100 MW of solar with lowest bid of $0.0354/kWh
China’s Universal International Holding Ltd. has secured a contract to build 100 MW of solar in eastern Azerbaijan, after submitting the lowest bid of $0.0354/kWh in the country’s first renewables...
View ArticlePanasonic releases new R32 heat pumps
Panasonic has launched its new R32 heat pumps, introducing the EXTERIOS Z and ClimaPure XZ series. The models offer heating capacities ranging from 10,900 Btu/h to 28,800 Btu/h, depending on...
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DMEGC Solar energizes 940 MW solar-fishery project
The 940 MW solar installation, deployed above fish ponds to create a complementary fishery-pv project, features over 1.9 million of DMEGC’S infinity series n-type solar modules.DMEGC Solar has...
View ArticleTwo off-grid solar-plus-storage parks inaugurated in Peruvian Amazon
The sites, with a total 9.6 MWp generation capacity and 13.5 MWh of energy storage, were built in the Loreto department by Amazonas Energía Solar for Electro Oriente.From pv magazine Latam Located in...
View ArticleEnvision completes testing of world’s largest grid-forming energy storage...
China-based Envision Energy says that its 5.5 MW /14 MWh grid forming energy storage demonstration platform is the first and biggest single-unit grid-forming energy storage system globally to receive...
View ArticleSolarwatt presents new residential battery
German manufacturer Solarwatt says its new battery can be flexibly configured as an AC or DC system. It also features an emergency power function and can only be combined with Solarwatt inverters.From...
View ArticleSerbia sets maximum solar price of €72/MWh for second renewables auction
Serbia’s upcoming second renewables auction, scheduled for later this month, aims to procure 124.8 MW of solar power with a ceiling price of €72 ($75.30)/MWh. This price is lower than the €90/MWh...
View ArticleAgrivoltaics can improve water conservation in Africa
Research led by the University of Sheffield installed an off-grid agrivoltaic system in Tanzania and a grid-tied agrivoltaic system in Kenya. They found the installations helped boost crop yield and...
View ArticleBrazil’s largest microgrid goes online
Brazil's largest microgrid has gone online at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). The CampusGrid project combines a 565 kW solar system with a 1 MW high-capacity battery energy storage system...
View ArticleItaly approves 6 GW of utility-scale solar in first 10 months of 2024
Italy’s regional governments approved 6 GW of utility-scale solar projects between January and October 2024, according to updates from Terna’s Econnextion map. Most of these projects are concentrated...
View ArticleFunding secured for 237.6 MW merchant solar plant in Bulgaria
Up to €103 million ($107.2 million), from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Raiffeisen Bank International, will support the development of a fully-merchant, 237.6 MW solar...
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First major winter snowfall brings weekend solar generation dip
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that solar production across much of Europe is expected to dip over the weekend as a significant low-pressure system draws polar...
View ArticleImproving solar-air source heat pump performance via heat grid
A scientific group has proposed adding thermal solar panels to air-source heat pumps while also using grid heating to keep temperatures stable at night. The group modeled a system that could reportely...
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