Greencoat Renewables acquires Irish solar farm, enters long-term PPA
Irish investment company Greencoat Renewables has acquired a 80.5 MW solar farm in eastern Ireland. It has also entered into a long-term power purchase agreement for 100% of the energy produced.
Amea Power begins construction of 24 MW plant in Uganda
Construction of a 24 MW solar plant is underway in northwestern Uganda. Once commissioned, it will be the first solar asset in the region and Amea Power’s first operational asset in the country.
U.S. startup develops 28%-efficient perovskite-silicon tandem solar module
U.S.-based PeroNova is specialized in metal halide perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells made with its novel stability-enhancing interfacial treatment. It is targeting a range of applications including space and rooftop markets.
Floating photovoltaics for hydrogen generation, storage
New research from the UK shows that Oman could utilize a floating PV farm at the Wadi Dayqah Dam for hydrogen generation. The scientist said the project is technical viabile, although only with advancements in hydrogen energy storage technology could make it economically feasible.
Aerosols from wildfires slash North American solar production
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that, throughout July, smoke from wildfires in Canada and the US West Coast significantly impacted irradiance across North America, while Hurricane Beryl and upper atmospheric conditions delivered unstable cloud cover across the central and eastern United States.
New battery sizing approach for virtual synchronous generators, control-based grid-forming inverters
A group of researchers in Australia has outlined a new methodology to determine the minimum power rating of energy storage systems (ESSs) used for emergency under-frequency response. The ESS size must be calculated to maintain the frequency within the standard operating range.
Solar-plus-storage systems inaugurated at two Ukrainian hospitals
Two Ukrainian hospitals recently hosted inauguration ceremonies for hybrid solar and storage systems that have been installed through an initiative spearheaded by the RePower Ukraine Charitable Foundation.
New deterioration diagnosis tech for individual modules in PV panel strings
Conceived by scientists in Japan, the system consists of a a xenon flash lighting system and a detector capacitor. It can reportedly examine solar modules and find the degraded ones without disconnecting the string’s electrical wiring.
India launches 2 GW solar, storage tender
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) is accepting bids to set up 2 GW of solar PV power projects with 1 GW/4 GWh energy storage systems on a build-own-operate basis. The projects can be located anywhere in India and must be connected to the interstate transmission system.
UK installs 647 MW of solar in H1
The UK government’s quarterly energy report finds solar leading the pack in new capacity terms. Meanwhile, provisional data to the end of June 2024 reveals the United Kingdom is on course to comfortably exceed 17 GW of recorded capacity during summer months.
