Juno Solar starts operations with 418 MW of capacity
Juno Solar is one of five projects that SB Energy is building this year, with an additional 1.3 GW scheduled to go online over the next seven months.
Uzbekistan flicks switch on 100 MW Nur Navoi solar plant
The new facility is the first of almost 1 GW of solar generation capacity Emirati developer Masdar is working on bringing to fruition in the Central Asian nation.
Work begins on 100 MW/500 MWh vanadium flow battery in China
The storage project is linked to a 1 GW wind and solar project portfolio, 500 MW of solar distributed generation, and the construction of a gigafactory for vanadium redox flow batteries in China.
Measuring impacts, whatever the weather
Scientists in the United States used machine learning to analyze maintenance reports, performance data and weather records from more than 800 solar farms located across the country. The analysis allowed them to determine which weather conditions have the biggest impact on PV generation, and to suggest the most effective ways to boost the resilience of PV installations to extreme weather events.
Sudan plans to deploy solar irrigation pumps
More than a thousand units will be installed on farms in two Sudanese states under a program financed by the African Development Bank. Consultants interested in organizing the program have less than two weeks to declare their interest.
Goldi Solar unveils M10 modules
Indian manufacturer Goldi Solar has introduced the HELOC̣ Pro series, featuring mono-facial and bifacial modules based on M10 wafers.
Romanian energy company wants to build 111 MW solar park
The €103.5 million project is expected to be built by OMV Petrom with 175,214 solar panels with a power output of 485 W each, and 424 string inverters with a capacity of 185 kVA.
Storing wind, solar power with silica sands
NREL researchers developed a system that uses heated silica particles for thermal energy storage. The baseline technology is designed for a storage capacity of up to 26,000 MWh and is claimed to have a cost of of between $2 and $4 per kWh.
Indian manufacturer unveils new string inverters
Pyramid Electronics has released three-phase string solar inverters based on silicon carbide power devices. The inverters are available in power ratings ranging from 5 kW to 15 kW, including models with three maximum power point trackers.
Australia could install another 8.9 GW of PV by 2025
Solar could supply 77% of Australia’s electricity demand by 2026, according to a new report by the Australian Electricity Market Operator.
