Unified methodology for PV data processing, quality verification
International researchers have developed data quality routines to ensure data fidelity in O&M practices. They reconstructed invalid data through a sequence of filtering stages and inference techniques.
Floating PV deployed at quarry in France
Sorégies has built a 2.7 MW floating PV array at a quarry in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Tender launched for utility-scale floating PV in Brazil
The state of São Paulo’s energy supplier is seeking proposals for four floating solar projects, ranging in size from 1 MW to 30 MW.
PV-powered reverse osmosis for wastewater treatment
Moroccan scientists have tested reverse osmosis paired with PV generation to maximize chlorophenol rejection in wastewater treatment. They said the tech combination can help to reduce energy consumption.
US tracker supplier Array Technologies to launch IPO
Array Technologies is going public the old-fashioned way by eschewing the SPAC method favored by other renewable companies such as QuantumScape and ChargePoint.
India’s wind-solar hybrid capacity may reach 11.6 GW by 2023
According to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (Ieefa) and JMK Research, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has so far tendered a total of 12,860 MW hybrid capacity.
China will need 1.9 TW of solar by 2060 to hit net zero – WoodMac
The bill for full decarbonization of the economy – which is likely to see the decommissioning of no more than half the current coal fleet, with CCS doing some heavy lifting, according to the US-owned analyst – could come in at more than $5 trillion.
Solar-wind-storage EV fast charging for German highway
Fastned and Tesla have opened what they claim is the largest fast-charging park in Germany. Electric vehicles will be charged with green electricity – some of it from on-site solar and wind generation and the project includes 2 MWh of battery storage.
Schneider Electric launches off-grid-capable solar charge controller
The power electronics company is offering a product which can work on and off the grid and enables the charging of dead batteries using a rooftop solar array.
Agrivoltaic project with vertically mounted bifacial panels goes online in Germany
German developer Next2Sun has completed a 4.1 MW solar plant built with roughly 11,000 bifacial panels provided by Chinese manufacturer Jolywood.
