Solar Power Plants Articles & Analysis

Nextracker and the University of California Berkeley Engineering announce a strategic partnership aimed at advancing solar power plant technology to meet rising global energy demand. The collaboration will establish the CAL-NEXT Center for Solar Energy Research that will drive a leading-edge research program and a planned state-of-the-art solar test field. Nextracker has contributed a $6.5 ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to €105 million ($109.5 million) in a large-scale solar-thermal plant in Novi Sad, Serbia. The project is expected to reduce the district heating agency’s natural gas consumption by around ...

By pv magazine

Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities has launched commercial operations at its 588 MW solar plant in Oman more than four months ahead of schedule. The project operates under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nama Power and Water Procurement Co. ...

By pv magazine

Zanzibar’s state-owned utility is holding a tender for the development of an 18 MW solar project on the southern end of the archipelago off Tanzania’s coast. The application deadline is Jan. 31, 2025. ...

By pv magazine

GlassPoint, the leader in decarbonizing industrial process heat, today unveiled the next phase of development for the GlassPoint Ma'aden Technology Showcase (GMTS) in partnership with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA). In addition, GlassPoint has partnered with Cox as its technical and delivery partner to build the GMTS, as well as several additional solar thermal projects ...

By GlassPoint Solar Inc.

Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) announced on Thursday that it has secured an agreement to supply solar power to Italian steel products manufacturer Acciaierie Venete SpA from a 12-MW photovoltaic (PV) park in Italy. The companies have entered into a 10-year off-site power purchase agreement (PPA), which will provide Acciaierie Venete with 230 GWh of green energy over the duration of the ...

By IBERDROLA Engineering and Construction

Due to supportive policies and favourable economics, the world’s renewable power capacity is expected to surge over the rest of this decade, with global additions on course to roughly equal the current power capacity of China, the European Union, India and the United States combined, according to a new IEA report out this week.The Renewables 2024 report, the IEA’s flagship annual publication on ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Standard Solar, a commercial and community solar developer and asset owner, announced this week the acquisition of a 5.7 megawatt (MW) solar project on a landfill in Pennsville, New Jersey, in partnership with Trinasolar Development Solutions LLC, Trinasolar International System Business Unit’s (‘ISBU’) American entity. This initiative leverages innovative solar solutions to ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The team at OTT HydroMet is excited to announce that our Class A irradiance sensor, the Kipp & Zonen SMP12 won an Innovation Award at the inaugural Veralto Innovation Conference (VIC). Held in Waltham, Massachusetts at Veralto headquarters, over 80 engineering and product management leaders came together for three days of discussions and knowledge exchange focused on “Powering Growth ...

By OTT HydroMet - Veralto

In anticipation of the increasing digitalisation of the energy sector, SolarPower Europe have published a new position paper on cybersecurity (here). Alongside the position paper, SolarPower Europe has issued an accompanying statement. Dries Acke, Deputy CEO of SolarPower Europe (he/him): “The digitalisation of the energy sector is a no-brainer. It increases power plant efficiency and ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Who doesn’t want to save 100% on their electricity bill? Everyone does, but how? Generating electricity through alternate ways like solar PV system can ultimately reduce the electricity bill by up to 90%. But what Solar components like solar inverters and batters should common man select? This is a commonly asked question. And we have come up with the solution. FoxEss Pakistan ...

By Alpha Solar

EnBW has begun construction on the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea. The project, set to comprise 64 Vestas turbines, is being built roughly 85 km northwest of Borkum. Sixty ships are slated to be involved in construction. The floating crane Thialf, is expected to install the first foundations in the seabed. A monopile will be used, upon which a transition ...

By North American Windpower

Lower-income communities across the United States have long been much slower to adopt solar power than their affluent neighbors, even when local and federal agencies offer tax breaks and other financial incentives.But, commercial and industrial rooftops, such as those atop retail buildings and factories, offer a big opportunity to reduce what researchers call the “solar equity gap,” according to ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Salt River Project (SRP) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, this week announced Arizona’s largest operational battery energy storage system is now online. Sonoran Solar Energy Center is a 260-megawatt solar facility with the ability to charge a 1 gigawatt-hour battery energy storage system, located south of Buckeye, Arizona. The solar and battery storage system is adding clean energy to the grid ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The New York Independent System Operator this week (March 25) reported that New York recently set new records for hourly wind and solar generation.Wind power facilities generated 2,176 megawatts during the 1p.m. hour on Saturday, March 9 and served 12 percent of system load.Behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter solar resources generated 3,832 megawatts during the 12 p.m. hour on Tuesday, March ...

By Smart Grid Observer

As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week (March 6) announced that USDA is moving forward on clean energy investments in 23 states to reduce pollution and strengthen rural America's power grid. The announcement includes the first five awards totaling $139 million under the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The solar energy achievers are constantly looking for professional growth opportunities. Recognizing the importance of staying updated with important PV market trends, we recently concluded the 2nd cohort of the much-anticipated online course titled “Advanced Insights on Technological Trends in PV.” Held on February 22-23, this event brought together solar energy professionals and ...

By Solar Explain

Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose less strongly in 2023 than the year before even as total energy demand growth accelerated, new IEA analysis shows, with continued expansion of solar PV, wind, nuclear power and electric cars helping the world avoid greater use of fossil fuels. Without clean energy technologies, the global increase in CO2 emissions in the last five years ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB and the German copper products manufacturer Wieland Group announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) that will be in effect for a period of ten years and will help to eliminate carbon emissions from industrial production. This contract is connected to Vattenfall's 46-megawatt solar park in Nauen, Brandenburg, Germany, which is now in the ...

By Vattenfall AB

Soltec, a company dedicated to the manufacturing and supply of solar trackers for large-scale plants, will supply 164 MW of its SF7 solar tracker for a project by Blue Ridge Power. The photovoltaic plant will be located in the state of Virginia, United States. The project will be equipped with Soltec’s flagship tracker, the SF7. This tracker has a 2-in-portrait configuration. Its design, ...

By Soltec