Off-Grid

A new report released by the Australian think tank Race for 2030 has called on the Federal government to provide additional investment and incentives to support consumer energy, such as solar PV, and its role in a decarbonised society.

Wood Mackenzie and the CCSA expect the US community solar sector to add 7.3GW of new capacity in the next five years.

Last year saw 96GW of distributed PV installed in China, an all-time record. But as Carrie Xiao reports, even as the distributed market segment begins to surge, problems associated with its rapid development are beginning to emerge.

US energy technology company Generac has been awarded a US$200 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to deploy residential solar PV and energy storage systems in Puerto Rico.

French renewable energy firm GreenYellow has signed an agreement with supermarket giant Carrefour to install over 350MW of solar canopies above the latter’s car parks across France.

Green hydrogen and renewable energy developer Climate Impact Corporation (CIC) announced its intention last week (10 July) to develop two 10GW green hydrogen projects in South Australia and Northern Territory using solar PV.

The Western Australian government has released the results of a first-of-its-kind project, combining hydrogen and solar to create a microgrid.

Cost and risk factors can make countries facing energy access issues the most difficult for developers to build solar projects, despite their huge potential. Tom Kenning reports on two plug-and-play solutions that may provide a solution in off-grid locations.

US residential installer Titan Solar Power has ceased operations late last week with a note that allegedly revealed the company’s closure.

Residential solar installations in California since the introduction of the NEM 3.0 have been roughly equal to the amount in the prior year.