Power Plants

PV Talk: Geoff Ferrell of sonnen tells JP Casey how virtual power plants offer the prospect of lower-cost and lower-carbon power.

Technology companies are the biggest commercial investors into the solar power sector in the US, including Meta, Amazon and Google.

German renewable energy developer Wirsol has lodged a modification application to increase the capacity of its Maryvale solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, Australia, to 230MW.

The Australian government has granted approval for Edify Energy’s 250MW solar-plus-storage project based in Victoria.

The inverter helps prevent fires in solar systems but can also cause them if not properly specified. Clean Energy Associates’ Ankil Sanghvi looks at the details of inverter architecture that should be investigated to prevent the worst from happening.

Construction financing for the Shallow Basket Project in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, came from Deutsche Bank.

The second partnership between CIP and AMPIN Energy Transition aims to develop north of 2GW of renewable energy projects across India.

Independent power producer (IPP) Aquila Clean Energy has connected 210MW of solar PV across five projects in Spain.

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has issued a tender seeking advisory services for a co-located 1.6GW solar PV/1GW BESS project.

Cormac Gilligan of S&P Global said macro market forces have combined with technology shifts to impact the fortunes of inverter producers.