World has installed 1TW of solar capacity
The world has installed its first terawatt of hardware on Earth to generate electricity directly from the sun.
PV, battery, hydrogen park to replace coal plant in Australia
A multibillion-dollar solar, battery storage, wind and potentially green hydrogen project in the Australian state of Victoria is moving forward after securing backing from the Hostplus superannuation fund. The planned project is owned by Octopus Australia, under its joint venture with Clean Energy Finance Corp.
Paving the way for green hydrogen certification
The International Renewable Energy Agency has outlined a series of technical considerations for green hydrogen tracking systems. According to the document, a degree of flexibility should be taken into account in the short term to ensure that the nascent green hydrogen market can develop.
Rotation heat pump for industrial applications
Austrian tech company ecop has developed a rotation heat pump with a reported coefficient of performance (COP) of 4.0 – 7.0. The 700 kW machine operates under temperatures of 150 degrees Celsius and is based on an anticlockwise running Joule process, during which there is no phase transition of the working medium that always remains gaseous.
India surpasses 50GW of solar
In the fourth quarter of 2021 alone, solar developers added 3.2GW of new PV installations in India.
Italy begins loosening permits for large scale renewables
The Italian government has decided to unlock 1.4GW of new renewable energy projects since the end of 2021.
World’s biggest solar-plus-battery project gets funding boost
Sun Cable’s ambitious plans to build the world’s largest solar PV and battery energy storage project in Australia’s remote far north are a step closer to fruition after two of the nation’s richest men provided support for a AUD 210 million ($152.2 million) capital raise.
California’s solar market is now a battery market
A look at the interconnection queue of California’s grid operator shows that the US state’s market has already shifted to batteries – sometimes with solar, and sometimes without.
New tool for PV plant design on terrains with complex orography
Spanish engineering company Sener has developed a software that analyzes different combinations of panels, trackers or tables, inverters and storage systems, as well as construction costs, depending on the market situation at any given time and the client’s preferences.
The Hydrogen Stream: Metal foam for low-cost green hydrogen generation
Researchers from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have presented the results of a low-cost method of generating carbon-free hydrogen. In other news, Norwegian fuel cell producer Nel ASA said it was ready to increase its electrolyzer production capacity to meet the European Union’s raised ambitions for renewable hydrogen, while oil giant Petronas Eneos announced plans to set up a hydrogen production plant in Indonesia.
