Cyprus: Construction begins on five PV plants; storage to emerge
Cyprus’ once dormant large-scale PV plant sector appears to be awakening, while even more positive is a growing energy storage trend, which under the current circumstances seems irreversible.
Alice Springs: Solar city at centre of a fossil fuel controversy
Renewables have been erroneously blamed for a number of blackouts in Australia, which were actually the result of failing network equipment and fossil fuel generators.
Senate passes energy bill with benefits for solar and renewable energy integration
Solar is not a main feature of the bill that passed the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, but the legislation does contain perks for solar, as well as measures to study grid modernization and energy storage.
Leclanché picks up USD28.9 million order for 53 MWh Ontario storage project
Swiss-based lithium ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA has booked a $28.9 million order for a 13 MW/53 MWh storage project in Ontario. The company says the battery project will be one of the largest stationary battery arrays when completed.
Australia: Network business to trial suburban solar+storage mini grid
An Australian electricity network owner will trial the provision of solar+storage in a suburban setting to see whether 14 homes can form a mini grid, to deliver grid and savings on customer utility bills. AusNet is running the trial in the city of Melbourne that will see one street become a self-sufficient mini grid.
Germany: Solarwatt acquires storage specialist e-Wolf
The German battery technology start-up boasts the storage experts behind Formula 1 team Toyota Racing’s kinetic energy recovery system (KERS). Solarwatt expects the acquisition to reduce storage system costs over the long run.
Solar Impulse 2 ready to resume its round-the-world mission
The solar-powered aircraft is back in mission mode after a 9-month hiatus, with more motivation within the team to demonstrate that modern clean technologies can achieve the impossible.
Two-thirds of US solar installers do not offer storage, study finds
A study by EuPD Research shows just 34% of PV installers in the U.S. offer storage solutions to customers, with those reluctant to do so citing cost concerns. However, 26% that currently do not offer storage hope to include it in their portfolios this year.
Two innovative residential solar+storage projects in Western Australia
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched two innovative solar+storage projects, aimed at the residential sector, in Western Australia today. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Alkimos Beach suburban central battery system, and a truly groundbreaking solar+storage project for an apartment development was launched.
Sonnedix launches 1.25 MWh Aquion battery project in Puerto Rico
The independent power producer commissions grid-scale, 1.25 MWh Aquion Aqueous Hybrid Ion Battery to provide power to 16 MW solar plant in Puerto Rico.
