APA powers up Australia’s largest remote grid solar farm
Gas and electricity company APA Group has launched Australia’s largest remote-grid solar farm, announcing the official opening of the 88 MW Dugald River Solar Farm in outback Queensland.
California cuts interconnection costs for distributed solar developers that agree to export limits
By agreeing to limit exports to the grid at peak generation hours, distributed energy resources like rooftop solar and energy storage can now avoid delays and costly infrastructure upgrades.
BASF, Worldlight release new PV module frame based on polyurethane
BASF and Worldlight have developed a new PV module frame based on polyurethane. The manufacturers claim that the new solution offers superior insulation and a longer lifespan than aluminum frames.
Morocco allocates land for green hydrogen projects
Morocco has allocated 1 million hectares for green hydrogen projects as part of its national energy strategy. The country initially plans to provide 300,000 hectare to private investors, divided into lots of 10,000 to 30,000 hectares.
Engie turns on Latin America’s largest storage battery
Engie has deployed a 139 MW/638 MWh battery in northern Chile. The storage project is connected to the 181.2 MW Coya solar plant in the Antofagasta region.
Fotowatio switches on 99 MW/198 MWh of storage in England
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has activated 99 MW/198 MWh of storage in England. It claims it is Europe’s largest battery storage system by capacity, capable of powering more than 300,000 UK homes for two hours.
India’s cumulative PV waste to soar by 2050
India’s cumulative solar waste will increase to 600 kilotons (kt) by 2030 and 19,000 kt by 2050, according to a new report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).
Romania sets ceiling price of €91/MWh for solar in first renewables auction
Romania has set a ceiling price of €91 ($99.33)/MWh for solar energy in its first renewables auction. A legal analyst tells pv magazine that this strike price is a good level for the nation’s first contract-for-difference (CfD) auction, but warns that certain aspects of the draft legislation could significantly affect the bankability of the scheme.
Perovskite quantum dot solar cell achieves record-breaking efficiency of 12.70%
Conceived by South Korean scientists, the cell was built with an electron transport layer made of tin oxide via a low-temperature process. The device reportedly achieved the highest power conversion efficiency ever reported for flexible quantum dot solar cells.
Japan unveils 2024 feed-in tariff levels for residential, commercial PV
Japan’s feed-in tariffs (FITs) for this year will range from JPY 9.5 ($0.06)/kWh to JPY 16/kWh, depending on system size. The Japanese government also says it will hold four more auctions for solar projects above 250 kW this year.
