China halts tender for 4 GW offgrid solar-hydrogen project (www.pv-magazine.com)
China has suspended a tender for a 4 GW off-grid solar-hydrogen project. The CNY 35 billion ($4.83 billion) project – set to be built in Jiuquan, Gansu province – includes 800 MW/1600 MWh of energy storage. It is designed to feature 8,638 electrolyzers and will span 67 km².
Ireland surpasses 680 MW of installed PV capacity (www.pv-magazine.com)
Ireland could potentially reach 1 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity by the end of this year, according to new figures from the Irish Solar Energy Association.
SMA unveils hybrid inverters for residential applications (www.pv-magazine.com)
Collective energy self-consumption, aka "selling electricity to your neighbor" (www.pv-magazine.com)
I believe this is a very good initiative. France is allowing collective self consumption....
China solar module prices keep diving (www.pv-magazine.com)
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
China solar module prices keep diving (www.pv-magazine.com)
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Flywheel mechanical battery with 32 kWh of storage in Australia (www.pv-magazine.com)
Germany deployed 4.97 GW of new PV in first five months of 2023 (www.pv-magazine.com)
In May alone, the nation’s new PV additions hit 1,040 MW. Its cumulative PV capacity reached 72.5 GW.
Germany deployed 4.97 GW of new PV in first five months of 2023 (www.pv-magazine.com)
In May alone, the nation’s new PV additions hit 1,040 MW. Its cumulative PV capacity reached 72.5 GW.
Portugal’s January-April PV installations hit 118 MW (www.pv-magazine.com)
Despite a slow start to the year, BloombergNEF expects Portugal to install another 1,363 MW of solar by the end of 2023. The likelihood of that scenario seems to come down to how quickly projects from the record-breaking 2019-20 solar auctions go online, if they do so at all.
The Hydrogen Stream: Hydrogen market to surpass LNG by 2030, says Deloitte (www.pv-magazine.com)
Deloitte says it expects steady hydrogen market growth, with annual revenue projected to hit $1.4 trillion by 2050, while Denmark and the Netherlands have started discussing hydrogen collaboration with the governments of Namibia, South Africa, and Morocco.
The Hydrogen Stream: Hydrogen market to surpass LNG by 2030, says Deloitte (www.pv-magazine.com)
Deloitte says it expects steady hydrogen market growth, with annual revenue projected to hit $1.4 trillion by 2050, while Denmark and the Netherlands have started discussing hydrogen collaboration with the governments of Namibia, South Africa, and Morocco.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-May solar installations hit 61.21 GW (www.pv-magazine.com)
The National Energy Administration (NEA) says China installed 61.21 GW of solar in the first five months of this year, bringing the nation to nearly 453 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity by the end of May.
Greece launches 1 GW storage tender (www.pv-magazine.com)
Greece's energy regulator has announced three separate auctions for standalone energy storage systems connected to electricity transmission networks. The application process for the first auction, which involves 400 MW of energy storage, will be open until July 10.
Virtual power plants roll out across the U.S. (www.pv-magazine.com)
Green baseload hub to replace coal, gas generation in eastern Germany (www.pv-magazine.com)
German coal miner LEAG is planning a massive clean energy hub, comprising up to 14 GW of wind and solar energy generation paired with 2 GWh to 3 GWh of battery energy storage and 2 GW of green hydrogen production. Combined, these technologies are expected to create a net-zero baseload energy system.
US green hydrogen market set to surge to $1.4 trillion by 2050, says Deloitte (www.pv-magazine.com)
Looks like a lot of this will be driven by steelmaking, fertilizers, etc. I still have reservations when it comes to hydrogen fueled passenger vehicles and home heating. The economics for that just don't quite make sense to me.
US solar market expected to triple in size by 2028 (www.pv-magazine.com)
China’s solar century (www.pv-magazine.com)
French startup unveils new residential thermo-acoustic heat pump (www.pv-magazine.com)
Australia’s latest tender for generation, storage largely oversubscribed (www.pv-magazine.com) German
Investors have submitted bids for 3.1 GW of wind and solar projects, along with 1.6 GW of long-duration storage projects, in response to the New South Wales government’s latest tender for renewable energy generation and storage capacity.
Austria publishes map of locations with available grid capacity for PV (www.pv-magazine.com) German
The Austrian government introduced the Electricity Industry and Organization Act (ElWOG) two years ago, leading to the creation of a map of locations with available grid capacity for solar. The ElWOG require grid operators to be transparent about grid-connection capacity.
The Hydrogen Stream: US scientists hit PV water-splitting efficiency of 20.8% (www.pv-magazine.com)
US researchers have developed new integrated halide perovskite photoelectrochemical cells
The Hydrogen Stream: Hydrogen grid could cut Europe’s energy costs by 3.4% (www.pv-magazine.com)
German researchers say gas-grid retrofits for hydrogen transport, combined with power grid expansion, could decarbonize Europe’s economy, while S&P says the global ammonia trade could expand by nearly 10 times by 2050.