By Molly Lempriere SolarEdge’s Christelle Barnes explained how the company’s optimised PV system differs from traditional string inverters, how that helps tackle some of the challenges with installation and finance models coming “full circle”. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Blogs – Solar Power Portal
By Renewable Energy World This week Ameresco announced a new partnership with Holy Cross Energy (HCE) for a solar and battery energy storage project, which will use land leased from Colorado Mountain College at its Spring Valley Campus. Holy Cross Energy signed a PPA with Ameresco which means Ameresco will design, build, operate and maintain…
By Renewable Energy World Wärtsilä announced that it received a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery (EEQ) of a 40-MW / 80-MWh DC-coupled storage system to the 200-MW Hickory Park Solar project in Georgia, USA. Project owner RWE Renewables said with the addition of the dispatchable storage solution, it will be able to sell…
By Richard Brooks FERC Order 2222-A comes at a critical time; more hybrid resources are coming online that combine PV generation, Battery Storage and DR capabilities that can, and should, be able to participate in wholesale markets.This order gives energy buyers the ability to decide for themselves how their energy capabilities should be used to…
By Jennifer Runyon by Yariv Cohen, Ignite Power Leshan city, in the Sichuan province of southeast China, is an industrial zone, 120 kilometers (75 miles) away from Chengdu. The city boasts a 71-meter (233-feet) high ancient Buddha that was built in the 7th century, and is the largest carved stone sculpture in the country. It…
By Renewable Energy World The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Westchester County under the Community Distributed Generation (CDG) Partnership Program are seeking developers to install solar PV and energy storage systems for more than three dozen municipalities and school districts within the county. Initial analysis shows that the program has the potential to develop…
By Kelsey Misbrener APsmart announced a new Photovoltaic Rapid Shutdown System (PVRSS) certification to the UL 1741 standard with several new inverters from Growatt. Six unique Growatt inverter models, ranging from 3 kW to 6 kW, were tested by CSA and certified for use with APsmart’s Photovoltaic Rapid Shutdown Equipment (PVRSE). Among them is Growatt’s…
By Alice Grundy Aberystwyth University has unveiled its plans for the installation of a ground-mount solar array at a site adjacent to its Fferm Penglais student accommodation. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: News – Solar Power Portal
By Robin Lancaster Lightsource BP inks Pennsylvania PV supply deal Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Billy Ludt Large-format modules are having a major impact on the PV industry, as the increased size makes solar trackers more susceptible to the effects of wind. In this context, PVHardware (PVH) is launching Monoline+, its new solar tracker redesigned specifically to be compatible with large format modules. Its two configurations, in one-in-portrait and…
By Billy Ludt GameChange Solar partnered with Texas-based workforce management service Workrise in supporting free, hands-on training for students interested in joining the growing renewable energy industry. Through people and technology, Workrise matches its workforce with companies who need them to deploy skilled workers at scale. The free, two-day training course will be offered by…
By SPW By Chris Larkin, Asset Management Director, Distributed Solar Development The long-term growth of the solar industry has reached a tipping point. Installed capacity of solar projects, average portfolio size, shared ownership models and average asset age are all increasing. Meanwhile, the cost of PV modules is declining. The challenge now is how to…
By Rao Konidena FERC Order 2222 guided stakeholders, including renewable project developers, to aggregate distributed energy resources (DER) such as PV solar with energy storage. President Biden’s FERC Chairman Commissioner Glick wasted no time closing the loophole in the earlier demand response order from FERC in this new order 2222-A. States with demand response programs…
By Billy Ludt Soltec has launched SolarFighter, a product package designed for photovoltaic distributed generation projects up to 12 MW. SolarFighter comprises all equipment required to build a photovoltaic tracking plant, including solar trackers, modules adapted to specific project requirements, inverters, cabling, the balance of plant systems and communications and the option for batteries in…
By Sara US solar duo switch on 200MW Georgia PV portfolio Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News