US Solar Market Shatters Records In Q3
2 megawatts of solar panels were installed in the USA every hour during the third quarter of this year. Based on a 260W module, that’s around 128 panels a minute; every minute of the day. The latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) states 4,143 megawatts […]
Sungrow Connects Massive Solar + Storage Microgrid
Sungrow announced last week it had connected a microgrid in Tibet featuring 13 MW of solar inverters, 7 MW of battery inverters and 23.5MWh of lithium ion batteries. The company says the microgrid’s power will provide electricity to more than 14,000 people living in the region and generate in excess of 6.6 million kWh of […]
Hydrogen Integrated Into University Gas Power Plant
In a U.S. first, University of California engineers have successfully integrated hydrogen generated by renewable energy into UC Irvine’s (UCI) natural gas supply. It’s an innovation that could provide a much-needed energy storage solution. In a process known as power-to-gas (P2G), surplus energy from wind and solar farms is used to separate hydrogen from water […]
The World’s Largest Enphase Energy Storage System
Enphase recently announced its involvement in one of the world’s first apartment building projects using solar panels, battery storage and software-based energy management – and it’s in Australia. The system was installed at building in Newtown, Sydney; operated by student housing co-operative Stucco. The installation features 30 kilowatts of solar panels, 114 Enphase S230 microinverters […]
Solar Inverter Market Outlook And Market Share
Global PV inverter shipments will reach a record 63.5 gigawatts this year (up from 59.7 GWac in 2015), and are forecast to reach 100 gigawatts by 2021. It won’t be a steady rise to that 2021 figure according to a new report by GTM Research. There will be a bump in the road in 2017, […]
Battery Storage Boost For The UK
Battery storage has won agreements for the first time in the UK’s Capacity Market auction, with approximately 500MW capacity expected to be operational by 2020-21. The auction secured 52GW of electricity capacity for winter 2020/21. “We are rebuilding an archaic energy system, bringing forward brand new gas power and innovative low-carbon capacity like battery storage […]
Solar Ship Throws Down The Gauntlet
In a race between Solar Ship’s solar powered Wolverine and Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airship, who would win? Perhaps we’ll find out soon. Plucky startup Solar Ship has challenged goliath of aerospace Lockheed Martin to a pistols at dawn duel race between the Wolverine and LM’s Hybrid Airship. We first mentioned Solar Ship back in 2011 […]
Solar Tracking + Battery Storage Launched By NEXTracker
U.S. company NEXTracker has unveiled a world-first. The NX Fusion Plus – a solution that integrates the company’s solar tracking system, battery storage, inverter and smart control software. The NEXTracker company says by incorporating energy storage, NX Fusion Plus can boost energy output and duration of solar PV facilities, just as the company’s tracking technology […]
Solar Powered Smart Tag To Help Farmers
A zero-maintenance, autonomous, wireless “tag” powered by the sun will benefit farmers by enabling precision agriculture and smart irrigation according to its manufacturer. Sol Chip Comm (SCC-S433) joins the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT), feeding readings such as soil/air temperature and nutrient levels from a variety of sensors into a cloud server. These readings […]
Google To Attain 100% Renewables-Sourced Electricity In 2017
Google’s senior vice president of technical infrastructure says the company will reach 100% renewable energy for its global operations next year; making good on a goal Google set back in 2012. “Today, we are the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable power, with commitments reaching 2.6 gigawatts (2,600 megawatts) of wind and solar energy,” said […]