ACWA Power lands financing for Central Asia’s biggest battery storage project
The Saudi Arabian developer has reached financial close for the Tashkent Riverside project in Uzbekistan, which includes a 200 MW solar plant and a 500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Australian community microgrid calls on residential solar to support energy security
Construction has begun on a solar and battery-based microgrid that is to provide the northeast Victoria town of Corryong with crucial energy resilience, helping keep the power on during emergencies such as bushfires and storms.
U.S. household energy can wield 15 GW to affordably meet electricity demand
A report from Deloitte showed how distributed energy resources (DER) can help the U.S. meet its climate goals while improving the functionality of the grid.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-May solar curtailment rate hits 3.3%
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says that nationwide solar curtailment reached 3.3% in the January-May period, and 2.5% in May alone.
Spain’s Catalonia region buys solar plants
L’Energética, a regional energy company in Catalonia, Spain, has invested €10 million ($10.7 million) in solar plants with a combined capacity of at least 5 MW.
The Hydrogen Stream: 20 companies ask Europe to protect electrolyzer industry
Twenty companies have signed a letter to the European Commission, calling for a shift in European industry policy and protections for the electrolyzer industry, while Germany and Morocco have signed a declaration to establish a joint climate and energy alliance.
India launches 1.6 GW of hybrid wind-solar tenders
NTPC has started accepting bids from developers to supply 1.2 GW of wind-solar hybrid projects throughout India. Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) is also accepting bids to develop 400 MW of wind-solar hybrid power projects on a build-own-operate basis.
PV market eyes recovery amid falling module prices
Martin Schachinger, founder of pvXchange.com, says that solar module prices are falling across the board, while batteries and inverters are hitting historically low prices due to market oversupply.
World’s largest sodium-ion battery goes into operation
The first phase of Datang Group’s 100 MW/200 MWh sodium-ion energy storage project in Qianjiang, Hubei Province, was connected to the grid.
France’s Carbon choses locations for R&D center
Carbon, a French PV module maker, says it will invests €33 million ($35.4 million) in a new R&D center.
