Johnson Controls unveils water-to-water screw heat pump
US-based Johnson Controls says its new screw heat pump is able to deliver high-temperature hot water as high as 80 C. The system reportedly has a combined coefficient of performance of 4.1.
Tibo Energy secures funds to expand sales of cloud-based software supporting C&I assets
Netherlands-based Tibo Energy has raised €3 million from European early stage investors. Its software is used by businesses to manage and optimize their renewable energy assets and grid usage.
Investor group warns of revenue risk for PV farms in southwestern Australia
The Clean Energy Investor Group has warned that solar farms in southwestern New South Wales and northwestern Victoria could suffer from “large and unpredictable” swings in revenues due to material changes in marginal loss factors.
Largest US solar-storage project goes online
A new 875 MW solar project in California features nearly 2 million solar panels and offers more than 3 GWh of energy storage.
Germany installed 14.28 GW of solar in 2023
According to new figures from Germany’s network grid operator, the country reached 81.3 GW of installed PV capacity at the end of December.
Clivet presents outdoor residential heat pump
The Italian manufacturer said the heat pump has a seasonal coefficient of performance of 3.80 to 4.80. The new product can reportedly operate from -15 C to 52 C in cooling mode and from -20 C to 30 C in heating mode.
RWE testing agrivoltaics on former opencast mine
The power utility said it is testing three different agrivoltaic concepts at the Garzweiler opencast mine in western Germany.
India’s SECI launches 1.5 GW solar tender
Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) is accepting bids to set up 1.5 GW of solar PV power projects on a build-own-operate basis. The projects can be located anywhere in India and must connect to the interstate transmission system. Bidding closes on Feb. 23.
Puma Energy acquires 49% stake in MBHE
MBHE, a southern African solar company, says the new partnership with global energy business Puma Energy will enable it to maintain an aggressive growth strategy and access a larger network of commercial and industrial clients into Sub-Saharan Africa.
Australian developer to add 80 MW battery to 120 MW solar project
Frontier Energy has revised its strategy for the first stage of the proposed Waroona Renewable Energy Project, now under development in Western Australia, to include a four-hour, 80 MW battery energy storage system, in a move that is expected to offer significantly better economic outcomes than solar alone.
