US system operator has 57 GW of solar in queue
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s renewables mix is set for a shift from wind to solar, if it can confront the challenge of transmission costs.
Australian miner unveils big solar ambitions
Fortescue Metals has revealed ambitious plans to build one of the biggest renewable energy portfolios in the world, with more than 235 GW of capacity, or five times the current capacity of Australia’s National Energy Market.
New approach for convective solar module cooling
A US research team claims to have demonstrated that packing PV modules in close proximity can exponentially increase convective heat transfer of a solar park. The scientists analyzed three different module arrangements and compared them to the common row-organized panel configuration.
Senegal to host 30 MW solar park coupled to 15 MW/45 MWh of storage
The $40 million projects will be the country’s first large scale solar-plus-storage project.
How to minimize grid purchases in storage-integrated PV systems
Scientists in Poland have developed a machine-learning method to help solar+storage system owners manage battery charging and discharging, so they can avoid buying power from the grid.
Toshiba and Siemens Energy pledge to walk away from coal-fired power business
The Japanese tech giant and German power company have followed the lead of General Electric by promising not to take on any new coal power station contracts.
Colombia to hold 5 GW renewables auction in Q1 2021
In addition to the auction, scheduled for the first quarter of 2021, the Latin American country is also defining a green hydrogen roadmap in collaboration with Chile.
Australia puts 255 MW solar park online
The Sunraysia Solar Farm began production this week in New South Wales, after finally securing Australian Energy Market Operator approval. The array had been delayed due to technical issues.
Pension funds and corporates could save the world
The second edition of the clean energy investment report produced by IRENA says the industry needs to unlock the $87 trillion being sat on by the world’s biggest investment houses – ‘greening’ the $100 trillion global bond market would help too.
Esasolar launches solar tracker with four-string configuration
The Spanish tracking system manufacturer said the four-string configuration of the Esatrack M5-2V system allows all the modules of the same string to have the same solar exposure and to avoid losses due to low irradiation in the least exposed modules within the same connection line.
