EDP To Add Battery Storage To Floating Hydro-Solar Hybrid Plant In Portugal Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Hybrid renewable energy projects are on the rise the world over and in the latest addition to this expansion is the combination of a hydropower and floating solar power in Portugal. The Portuguese utility firm Energias de Portugal (EDP), which has developed the hybrid project, has announced that it will add an energy storage system […] Read more
Enel Completes First ‘Wind Plus Storage’ Project Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Enel Green Power North America has announced the completion of its first large-scale hybrid wind project, Azure Sky Wind + Storage, as well as the addition of battery storage facilities at the operating Roadrunner and High Lonesome renewable project sites, helping ensure energy availability for Texans amid high demand periods. “We’re committed to connecting Texans […] Read more
TotalEnergies, Trina Solar Head To Court In US Over 900 MW Of Missed Module Deliveries Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy French energy major Totalenergies and Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar, find themselves in court after Totalenergies alleged breach of contract over a 900 MW modules order that its US subsidiaries placed with Trina. The case was filed by Totalenergies in Alameda County, California for orders, all deliverable in the US. Interestingly, all the orders were […] Read more
Battery Capacity Selection Criteria for Solar PV Energy Storage Systems Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Background In a solar PV energy storage system, battery capacity calculation can be a complex process and should be completed accurately. In addition to the loads (annual energy consumption), many other factors need to be considered such as: battery charge and discharge capacity, the maximum power of the inverter, the distribution time of the loads, […] Read more
Portugal Largest Floating Solar Plant is Ready To Generate Energy Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Portugal-based electric utility company, Energias de Portugal’s (EDP) floating solar plant in Alqueva (South Portugal) is ready to produce electricity after seven months of construction work. According to the company, this is a significant step in the advancement of renewable energies has been made with the start of operation of this project. Along with […] Read more
Flexible Solar Moves One Step Closer to Mass Market With DaZheng Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy A 10 year old Chinese startup, DaZheng, has become the first firm worldwide to produce large, flexible perovskite solar panels at scale, with a promised efficiency of 21%. Traditional flexible thin-film solar cells are limited by expensive raw materials and complicated manufacturing processes, which lead to the high cost and limited applications. The new flexible […] Read more
Statkraft Backs Solar Park with 5- year PPA Updated On Fri, Jul 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Europe’s leading renewable energy player, Norwegian firm Statkraft, has signed a 5-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Strasen Solar Park. The Norwegian energy company is thus supporting the construction and operation of the 30 MW solar park. According to the official statement of Statkraft, the solar parkwill operate entirely without EEG subsidies and is […] Read more
Wartsila Will Supply Energy Storage To One Of The World’s Largest Solar Plus Storage Project Updated On Wed, Jul 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Wartsila, a Finland-based technology company, has signed a contract with Clearway Energy Group. Under this contract, Wartsila will provide energy storage devices totaling a 500-megawatt (MWac) / 2-gigawatt hour (GWh) portfolio. The contract encompasses five sites in California and Hawaii and represent one of the largest solar-plus-storage project portfolios in the world. According to Wartsila, […] Read more
SECI Cancelled Solar Tenders Of 166 MW Cumulative Capacity Recently Updated On Wed, Jul 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy In the last two days (11 and 12 July) SECI has cancelled three solar tenders with a total capacity of 166 MW. The three tenders include 100 MW solar tender of Getalsud Dam, Ranchi, 44 MW & 22 MW solar tender of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). SECI has said that the reason behind […] Read more
