Edify Energy connects Australia’s largest PV farm to troubled section of grid
The 275 MW (AC)/333 MW (DC) Darlington Point Solar Farm features two synchronous condensers.
Solar-powered hydrogen under $2/kg by 2030
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified sites where hydrogen could be produced via PV electrolysis at prices ranging from $1.90/kg to $4.20/kg in the United States by the end of the decade.
Portugal’s second PV auction draws world record low bid of $0.0132/kWh
According to financial newspaper Expresso, the lowest bid in the exercise was €0.0112/kWh, slightly lower than the $0.0135/kWh submitted by French energy group EDF and China’s JinkoPower in a 2 GW tender held in Abu Dhabi, a price which was confirmed last month.
Unsubsidized 200 MW PV plant under construction in Denmark
Better Energy is building the project on cultivated organic agricultural land in the municipality of Holstebro.
Poland to tender 3.2 GW of solar by end of next year
The government expects to contract 1.5 GW of solar in this year’s two renewables auctions and is estimating a further 1.7 GW in two rounds planned next year.
Australian solar provides cheapest energy, incurs highest frequency ancillary services payments
New research from Cornwall Insight shows that grid-scale solar farms are paying 10% to 20% of the cost of providing frequency ancillary services to Australia’s National Electricity Market, despite currently generating around 3% of energy in the system.
South Korea’s largest floating PV plant now online
Developer Scotra claims that the project is the second-biggest floating PV array outside of China.
Special PV plant design for livestock in Taiwan
Taipower is experimenting with PV installations on grazing land for cattle, with the support of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture. The modules have been installed at a height of 3 meters, so the cows can graze beneath them.
PV plant providing grid ancillary services in Chile
Chile’s National Electric Coordinator has granted approval for a new First Solar PV project to supply auxiliary grid services on a commercial basis. The installation has performed better than gas turbine technologies.
Western Australia’s largest PV project now operational
Risen Energy’s 132 MW Merredin Solar Farm has been connected to the Western Australian grid.
