Serbia announces 1 GW solar, 400 MWh battery storage sites
Six large-scale solar plants colocated with battery energy storage systems should be delivered by mid 2028.
Powerchina switches on 100 MW solar tower in South Africa
Powerchina has switched on a 100 MW solar tower in South Africa. The concentrated solar power (CSP) project will supply 480 GWh of clean energy to the country’s power grid each year. The system’s molten salt storage enables 12 hours of full-load operation.
Array Technologies unveils 77-degree solar tracker stow for hail protection
Array Technologies says it has developed a 77-degree solar tracker stow designed to protect solar assets from hail and high winds by responding to severe weather events.
US government nuclear sites going solar
Hecate Energy is working on a 1 GW solar facility at Hanford, a former US nuclear weapons manufacturing site, while NextEra is negotiating to build solar at a nuclear storage facility in New Mexico.
Rooftop solar surges ahead in Australia with 1.3 GW installed in H1 2024
Australian households and small businesses continue to spearhead the nation’s renewable energy transition with a new report revealing that 1.3 GW of rooftop solar capacity was installed during the first half of 2024.
Semi-online tech for short-term solar irradiance forecast in PV plants
Scientists in Spain have created a semi-online technique to predict solar irradiance at different locations inside a photovoltaic plant. The proposed training approach is described as suitable for highly variable time series forecasting.
ICRA says renewables to reach 35% of India’s power mix by 2030
ICRA, an Indian credit rating agency, says renewable energy will account for 35% of India’s energy mix by 2030 as coal drops to 59%.
Synertics launches PPA evaluation tool for buyers, sellers
The Germany-based consulting company has presented a new online tool for tracking, pricing and analyzing renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs). It is targeted at both buyers and sellers of renewable energy.
EKO unveils new solar monitoring solution
The latest irradiance sensor solution from Japan-based EKO Instruments provides continuous measurements in the field. Well-suited for bifacial PV systems, it supports the measurement of global horizontal irradiance, diffuse horizontal irradiance and direct normal irradiance, even in reflective and cloudy conditions.
U.S. solar industry on track to install 250 GW in five years
According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report, in the two years since passage of the IRA the solar industry has added 75 GW of new capacity to the grid, representing over 36% of all solar capacity built in U.S. history.
