Power Plants

A German government-funded project has developed a new methodology for predicting the lifetime of inverters used in solar, battery and other energy systems.

Kane Thornton, CEO of the Clean Energy Council, launched All Energy Australia 2024 in Melbourne this morning (23 October), highlighting that the energy transition is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”.

Alight Energy and 3Flash have announced plans to build a 120MW solar project in the Finnish town of Loviisa.

The average global LCOE for fixed-axis solar PV systems in 2024 reached US$66/MWh, ranging from US$28/MWh to US$117/MWh.

2023 was a 'record year' for solar installations, dominated by China which is 'well above the sum of all other markets globally', the IEA said.

Australian renewable energy developer Edify Energy has submitted a 250MW solar-plus-storage project in Victoria to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act queue.

Renewable energy developer SunCable has today (22 October) received conditional approval from the Singaporean government’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) to import renewable energy generated from solar PV via the Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) interconnector.

The growing number of solar power plants makes them an increasingly tempting target for cybercriminals. William Noto of cybersecurity firm Claroty looks at the main areas of vulnerability and how the industry can best prepare itself against the growing threat.

The investments will protect the grid from the increasing threat of extreme weather and expand grid capacity as demand grows, the DOE said.

Located in the northern municipality of Nagua, the Payita 2 solar park will be paired with a 4-hour duration 15MW/60MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).