The Hydrogen Stream: Australia takes the spotlight with 1.7 GW project in Tasmania and new tech to produce hydrogen from rooftop PV
Elsewhere, Portugal’s EDP has unveiled plans to deploy 1.5 GW of green hydrogen capacity and, in Spain, several projects have been announced by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), Iberdrola, Solaria Energía and Enagás.
RWE reportedly considering sale of Belectric
According to media reports, the separation from the photovoltaic project developer is said to be part of the energy company’s plans to streamline its renewables business.
High PV system prices, falling FITs make small solar unviable in Germany
The payback time in Germany for new solar systems below 10 kW is increasing. According to EUPD Research, it could be almost 22 years by as early as 2023.
Adani Green targets 45 GW of renewables capacity by 2030
Indian renewable energy developer Adani Green had an operational capacity of 5.4 GW – including 4.76 GW of solar and 647 MW of wind – as of Sept. 30.
Novel way to calculate levelized cost of hydrogen generated by offgrid PV
French energy giant Engie has developed a transfer function method based on a model used to assess PV plant variability. Its researchers claim that the new approach does not overestimate the levelized cost of hydrogen of an alkaline electrolyzer powered by offgrid solar.
DC Solar owner sentenced to 30 years for Ponzi scheme
DC Solar Co-owner Jeff Carpoff has been sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, in what the Department of Justice has described as “the largest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of California.”
Land-constrained Japan sees utility scale solar reach 1,185m altitude
A 37 MW solar plant was built in Japan’s mountainous eastern Nagano prefecture. The project was developed by Singapore-based Vena Energy and constructed by Japanese contractor Airu.
Bahraini aluminum producer launches tender for solar park
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. is seeking developers for a 5 MW solar facility.
Indian government may offer extensions for PV projects due before April
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has asked the dispute resolution committee to look into commissioning extension requests for solar projects that are due for delivery before April 1, 2022.
Imagine a nationwide energy system relying solely on distributed PV and V2G-equipped electric vehicles
Norwegian researchers have sought to assess the theoretical technical feasibility of a country-level energy system based exclusively on distributed solar, electric vehicles, and vehicle-to-grid technologies. They applied the model to sunny Spain and found that 3.45 billion m2 of PV systems would be necessary to build a 100% self-reliant energy system.
