PV powered desalination is “the most competitive design”
Scientists in France conducted an analysis on the competitiveness of water desalination, taking a large scale project planned for Morocco as a case study. The research concludes that PV without storage is the cheapest option to power desalinators, and will likely remain so until at least 2030.
Unsubsidized PV plant goes online in Portugal
Hyperion Renewables continues to expand its PV plant portfolio and is now working on green hydrogen production and distributed generation projects.
Thermodynamics-inspired model for microgrid feasibility
Researchers in the U.S. have deployed a phase model, inspired by thermodynamics, to total system costs and technology choices of power grids. Doing so allowed the group to make assumptions for when all renewables powered microgrids become the most economically viable option.
Construction begins on 41 MW solar project in Mozambique
French independent power producer Neoen is developing the facility, which will be the Sub-Saharan nation’s largest PV plant upon completion.
SunPower raises guidance after solid Q3 driven by energy storage
It took a pandemic, but the U.S. residential solar and storage industry has finally figured out how to lower customer acquisition costs.
Netherlands wants to create hydrogen trade platform
The Dutch government is planning to initially create local trading points, a system for guarantees of origin, and a hydrogen price index.
Solar, other renewables heading for new record in Germany
Figures from Energy Charts show that 52.4% of the German electricity mix this year has been covered by renewables. Clean energy is on track to account for more than 50% of generation in 2020, for the first time ever.
German PV tender concludes with lowest price of €0.0498/kWh
The country’s latest tech-specific PV tender was oversubscribed. The final average prices are slightly higher than those recorded in the last procurement round.
Malian gold mine to be powered by 3.9 MW/2.6 MWh solar-plus-storage plant
The solar-plus-storage facility will be linked to the mine’s existing thermal power plant and is expected to reduce the cost of the kilowatts currently consumed by its operations by $0.04. The project developer is British oil provider Vivo Energy.
Australian green hydrogen project secures first commercial offtaker
BOC will compress green hydrogen produced at HyP SA, which taps South Australian solar generation.
