Work starts on 5 MW of solar in Madagascar
Construction has begun on a 5 MW solar plant with 3.2 MWh of battery storage off Madagascar’s northwestern coast. The project aims to cut local electricity costs and support round-the-clock power supply.
Floating PV systems could increase the climate resilience of lakes
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has conducted new research on the impact of floating PV and water temperature and evaporation.
Greece now interconnected with Crete via 1 GW transmission line
A 1 GW direct current (DC) transmission line linking mainland Greece to Crete has entered trial operation, with full commercial service expected by September to support new green power capacity and future interconnections with Cyprus, Israel and Egypt.
Supercharging pumped-hydro stations with floating PV
Scientists have simulated the addition of floating solar panels to Switzerland’s Etzelwerk, an open-loop pumped-storage hydropower plant. Using 10% of the upper reservoir for the solar panels, the research team was able to add about 20% of the energy output.
The Hydrogen Stream: ZeroAvia to build UK hub for HTPEM fuel cells
ZeroAvia says it will build a hydrogen-electric powertrain factory in Scotland to produce high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HTPEM) fuel cell systems, while Thyssenkrupp Nucera and Fraunhofer IKTS have opened the first solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) pilot plant in Germany to scale green hydrogen stack production.
Kenya opens solar-plus-storage tender
Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen) is searching for up to seven companies to assist with a 42.5 MW solar project with 3 MW/4.5 MWh of accompanying battery energy storage. The deadline for applications is July 29.
Aurora Energy Research launches PPA valuation software in Europe
Aurora Energy Research has rolled out Lumus, a contract valuation tool that helps energy market participants assess long-term risk in power purchase agreements (PPAs) across key parts of Europe.
South Korea launches 1 GW PV tender
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has kicked off a tender for 1 GW of solar and 1.25 GW of wind. The ceiling prices for solar contracts stands at KRW 157,307 ($113.6)/MWh.
U.S. defense research agency achieves optical power beaming record
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said a project team testing new optical wireless energy receiver technology was able to transfer 800 W of power to a receiver 8.6 km away in a 30 second transmission. It claims is a distance and power record amongst optical power beaming demonstration results.
Nigerian utility signs 100 MW solar-plus-storage agreement
Kaduna Electric has signed an agreement to develop a 100 MW solar project with battery storage to strengthen electricity supply across Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states in northern Nigeria.
