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1.9 million solar panels and 120,000 batteries at a California facility helped the state surpass 10,000 MW of photovoltaic storage in April.

Green energy from storage batteries are replacing fossil fuels in California and Texas

Mark Rothleder, the vice president of the independent grid operator, California ISO (CAISO), said earlier this year that they will add another 1,134 megawatts in the first eight months of 2024. This is growth on top of the leap made last year. “In 2023 alone, the ISO successfully onboarded 5,660 megawatts of new power to the grid,” Rothleder said at a conference in San Diego…

Renewable production was enough to supply the grid on 40 out of 48 days this spring, compared to seven days in the whole of last year. Lithium batteries appear to be undercutting the use of fossil fuels. Gas accounts for 40% of California’s grid. However, its use in April registered its lowest proportion in seven years. “The data clearly shows that batteries are displacing natural gas when solar generation is ramping up and down each day in CAISO,” notes an analysis by Grid Status, a firm specializing in energy issues. Natural gas was king on the grid in April 2021, 2022 and 2023. CAISO was sending between 9,000 and 10,000 megawatts produced from gas to the grid once solar ran out. Last April, however, it amounted to only 5,000 megawatts… [California’s goal: run on 100% renewable energy by 2045.]

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Sun Cable won the approval to build the first phase of a A$30B undersea cable to deliver solar power from Darwin, Australia to Singapore.

Australian billionaire’s $20B solar project wins approval to export electricity to Singapore

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Sun Cable—the Sydney-based renewable energy company owned by tech billionaire and activist investor Mike Cannon-Brookes—won the Australian government’s approval to build the first phase of the A$30-billion ($20 billion) undersea cable that will deliver solar-generated electricity from Darwin to Singapore.

Under the project, Sun Cable is building the 4,300 kilometer Australia-Asia Power Link that aims to deliver more than 20 gigawatts of electricity by 2030 from a solar farm in northern Australia to customers in Darwin and Singapore. Both facilities are among the biggest in the world.

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Source: Forbes

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The 12,000-hectare solar installation is expected to generate 17-20 GW (at peak times) and a minimum of 10 GW from its expanse of PV arrays.

World’s largest green energy project to send Australian solar power underwater to Singapore

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Australia’s Northern Territory has granted initial approval for the world’s largest ever green energy and transmission project, which aims to deliver solar power from the land down under all the way to Singapore via a 4,300-kilometre-long undersea cable.

The AAPowerLink project is led by SunCable, an energy company founded in 2018 and focused on harnessing Australia’s sunshine and exporting it to Asia. The latest move by the federal division effectively gives the go-ahead to the firm’s Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) to take it towards Final Investment Decision (FID).

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Source: Travel Tomorrow

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The European Commission has unveiled the European Solar Academy bolstering the continent’s expertise in solar PV technologies.

EU launches European Solar Academy to boost renewable energy workforce

The European Commission has unveiled the European Solar Academy, marking a pivotal step towards bolstering the continent’s expertise in solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies. This initiative, under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), aims to address critical skills gaps in the renewable energy sector and support the EU’s ambitious green energy targets.

With projections indicating a demand for 66,000 skilled workers in the solar PV manufacturing sector by 2030, the Solar Academy seeks to train 100,000 professionals over the next three years. This effort is integral to achieving the EU’s renewable energy goals outlined in the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan, ensuring industrial resilience and global competitiveness.

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Source: Solar Quarter

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PepsiCo has completed a new green energy initiative by installing photovoltaic panels at three sites in Romania.

PepsiCo invests USD 2M in photovoltaic panels at Romanian sites

PepsiCo has completed a new green energy initiative by installing photovoltaic panels at three sites in Romania: Dragomirești, Popești-Leordeni and Covasna.

The project, which represents a USD 2.1 million investment, aligns with its PepsiCo Positive (pep+) decarbonisation strategy and aims for net-zero emissions by 2040.

It involves the installation of over 3,000 photovoltaic panels across three facilities, with a total capacity of 1,700 kWp, expected to generate more than 1,300 MWh of clean energy annually.

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Source: Potato Pro

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The Sweetwater Authority is exploring the environmental impact of a 9.5 acre floating solar array to be placed near the Sweetwater Dam.

Floating solar panels proposed for Sweetwater Reservoir

They generate green energy. The save money. They slow evaporation. They float.

And the Sweetwater Authority wants to put them on its Sweetwater Reservoir.

General Manager Carlos Quintero said the water agency is exploring the environmental impact of a 9.5 acre floating solar array that would be placed near the Sweetwater Dam. It would cover roughly 1.3% of the reservoir, Quintero said, and could generate as much as two-thirds of the energy needed to make the reservoir water drinkable and decrease a small amount of evaporation.

“Really, the main benefit is to our ratepayers,” Quintero said. “We could be saving upwards of $27 million in a 25-year span.”

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Source: NBC San Diego

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A 1-megawatt initiative called the Fallon Two Rock solar project is estimated to power 400 homes by generating 2,300 megawatt hours annually.

Marin solar project aims to provide power on coast

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Green energy might be more attainable for residents in western Marin because of a new solar project.

A 1-megawatt initiative called the Fallon Two Rock solar project is estimated to power 400 homes by generating 2,300 megawatt hours annually.

The project, located on a 4.5-acre plot in Tomales, is a collaboration between MCE and Santa Clara-based Renewable America. While the project goes toward the energy company’s total portfolio, it will first benefit those who subscribe to the clean energy provider in western Marin.

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Source: Marin Independent Journal

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SolarCont has developed a mobile solar container that stores foldable photovoltaic panels for portable green energy anywhere.

Mobile solar container stores photovoltaic panels that fold and unfold like an accordion

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The Austrian energy company SolarCont has developed a mobile solar container that stores foldable photovoltaic panels for portable green energy anywhere. The foldable photovoltaic panels are tucked inside a container frame with corresponding dimensions, and once they are moved and set in place, they can be easily unfolded using the rail system that also unrolls from the container.

Once the user pulls out the foldable photovoltaic panels from the mobile solar container, powering up equipment and properties with green energy follows suit, and this can be done almost anywhere as long as the land is big enough to accommodate the series of panels.

SOLARCONTAINER UNFOLDS UP TO 120 METERS IN LENGTH

Dubbed Solarcontainer, SolarCont has devised a photovoltaic power plant developed as a mobile power generator with collapsible photovoltaic modules. The unfolded panels can reach up to 120 meters in length, and there are 240 solar panels that can be installed. The Solarcontainer is a mobile system that can be used for both on- and off-grid purposes, including rescue missions and gatherings.

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Source: Design Boom

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The US is rapidly adding batteries to store energy at large scale. Increasingly, these are getting paired with solar and wind projects.

Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution

In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining and supply energy back to the electric grid when it’s not.

Combining batteries with green energy is a fast-growing climate solution.

“Solar farms only produce when the sun shines, and the turbines only produce when the wind blows,” said Ørsted CEO Mads Nipper. “For us to maximize the availability of the green power, 24-7, we have to store some of it too.”

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Source: The Washington Post

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Norway has installed the world’s northernmost ground solar panels in a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all winter.

Solar panels installed in remote Arctic community to power green energy transition

Norway has installed the world’s northernmost ground solar panels in its Svalbard archipelago, a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all winter.

The pilot project could help remote Arctic communities transition to green energy.

Neatly lined up in six rows in a field, 360 solar panels will on Thursday begin providing electricity to an old shipping radio station, Isfjord Radio, now converted into a base camp for tourists.

The windswept archipelago – also known as Spitsbergen – is located some 1,300 kilometres from the North Pole and is accessible only by boat or helicopter, weather permitting.

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Source: Euro News

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