Morocco reveals bidders for 400 MW/400 MWh solar-plus-storage tender
Morocco has announced the pre-qualified bidders for the 400 MW Noor Midelt III solar project, with 400 MWh of battery storage.
Pexapark records slight decrease in European PPA prices for November
Developers announced 24 new power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe in November, for 1,132 MW of capacity.
German installer Eigensonne files for insolvency
Berlin-based Eigensonne, a supplier of rooftop PV systems for purchase and rental, has filed for insolvency. However, rival supplier Calosol is offering Eigensonne’s customers the chance to install their systems at their agreed prices with equivalent components.
Master-slave technique for deploying parallel inverters in PV systems
Scientists in Czechia have proposed to use parallel inverters in PV systems to not only reduce instability, but also to increase power yield. The proposed approach reportedly results in higher maximum power point tracking (MPPT) performance.
pv magazine Awards 2023: The winners
More than 200 entries from across 39 countries made up the field for the pv magazine Awards 2023 and there was genuine innovation on display in all categories. Significant demands have been placed on the solar and energy storage industries in 2023, but that hasn’t stopped the sector from making great leaps in performance. The winners of the pv magazine Awards 2023 serve as shining examples of what can be achieved through a continuous improvement philosophy.
Germany sets new ceiling prices for solar auctions
The German grid agency has set a ceiling price of €0.0737 ($0.081)/kWh for ground-mounted PV and €0.1050/kWh for rooftop solar installations.
Italy-Austria interconnector starts operating
A 28-kilometer underground power cable owned by Italian grid operator Terna started work on Friday, the company announced. The interconnector connects substations in Glorenza northern Italy and Nauders eastern Austria.
Passive solar module cooling tech based on PCM, heat sink fins, water
A global research group has designed a novel PV module cooling system based on multiple cooling sources. The proposed system was able to reduce a PV system temperature by up to 16.7 C and increase power output by over 9%.
Nova Scotia completes province’s largest utility-scale solar facility
Combined production from the Mahone Bay and Berwick solar power plants are moving the Canadian province of Nova Scotia closer to its climate plan goals.
Unprecedented solar and storage growth on horizon with record installations and investments in U.S.
The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mark an epochal shift in the landscape of clean energy policy, heralding a new era for the solar and energy storage sectors in the U.S.
