The world’s biggest solar PV and storage project is set to get even larger with the Singapore-based Sun Cable announcing it plans to increase the renewable energy generation and storage capacity of the $26 billion Australia-ASEAN Power Link being developed in northern Australia. Sun Cable’s mega project is set to get even larger with the …
Hanwha Solutions Corporation signs an Exclusivity and Put Option Agreement (POA) to acquire 100% of the equity interest of RES Méditerranée SAS, a French renewables development company owned by the RES Group. Q CELLS, a leading total energy solutions provider, has announced that its mother company Hanwha Solutions Corporation (HSC) has signed a POA to …
On July 2, Samsung Electronics and Q CELLS announced a new strategic partnership that will see the two companies combine their technological expertise to provide “zero energy home” solutions. A zero energy home is one that becomes energy self-sufficient by only utilizing energy that is drawn from the home itself. This self-sufficiency is achieved by …
ENERGY STORAGE NEWS – A joint venture (JV) partnership to develop and construct long-duration liquid air energy storage (LAES) projects at scale in Latin America has revealed plans for its first project. Highview Enlasa, formed as a 50:50 owned JV between UK-headquartered LAES technology provider Highview Power and Chilean backup power generation company Energia Latina SA Enlasa …
FORBES – This article is one in a series investigating the importance of modernizing and decarbonizing the electric grid. The company we feature in this article – Wärtsilä – is working on the complex process of allowing various generation sources (e.g., solar, wind, fossil fuels) to function efficiently together in a “hybrid” grid. Executive Summary …
PV MAGAZINE – Denmark’s largest power provider and wind project developer, Ørsted, has completed its Permian Energy Center project, a 460 MW hybrid solar and battery storage facility located in Andrews County, Texas. Permian Energy Center brings Ørsted’s onshore operating capacity to 2.1 GW. The project and its 420 MW of solar PV and 40 MW of …
ENERGY STORAGE NEWS – Germany’s second ‘Innovation Tender’ for clean energy projects combining different technologies has awarded 258MW of capacity to solar-plus-storage across 18 bids. The federal network operator, Bundesnetzagentur, announced the results of its latest tender for large-scale solar, onshore wind, biomass and the newer innovation category last Friday. The bidding window closed for all …
KAIETEUR NEWS – According to the estimations of the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), solar energy has not only become the cheapest form of energy, but is also poised to become king of global electricity markets. The intergovernmental organization which works with countries around the world to shape energy policies for a secure and sustainable future, made …
POPULAR MECHANICS – Picture the street outside your home. Now erase the power lines. Imagine interstate highways without the unsightly cable towers that dot the expansive United States landscape. This could be the wireless future of energy if a partnership between New Zealand’s government and a startup called Emrod works out—and it all dates back to the wildest dreams …
MERCOM INDIA – U-Solar was declared the winner in the ‘Best Off-Grid Solar Project’ category at the Solar Awards 2021 in the recently-held Mercom India Solar Summit 2021. The U-Solar’s micro-grid with storage project and diesel generator backup was developed for retailer Big Basket at its warehouse in Kataria, Gurugram, Haryana. The project is one of the first off-grid solar …
