Storage

A round-up of product launches and other news stories from the show floor at the SNEC 2020 exhibition in Shanghai, China, featuring 600W+ panels, integrated storage solutions and decarbonisation commitments.

Q CELLS has signalled its intent to target the US solar and storage market by acquiring San Francisco-based storage solutions provider Growing Energy Labs Inc (Geli).

Portugal’s environment minister has revealed a solar tender due to take place in the country at the end of the month is ten times oversubscribed.

Hybrid and co-located solar-storage projects can provide “considerable benefits” to grids in the US, but only if market rules and practices undergo a wholesale revamp.

The Australian Capital Territory branch of the country’s Labor Party will offer zero-interest loans for rooftop solar panels, household battery storage and hot water heat pumps if re-elected in an upcoming election.

Ginlong Solis Technologies has launched its latest hybrid energy storage inverter across EU markets. The three-phase Solis-HVES (High Voltage Energy Storage) inverter has one of the highest conversion efficiencies on the market and is designed to maximise solar-plus-storage systems with its intelligent and fully integrated energy management system.

Sunrun has signed deals with three community energy suppliers in the Bay Area to install up to 20MW of solar and battery backup power in households vulnerable to power cuts.

A round-up of recent developments in the US, where EDF Renewables strikes a 22-year PPA in Nevada and First Solar announces senior leadership changes.

A renewable energy project that could provide up to 20% of Singapore’s electricity needs has been fast tracked by the Australian government.

NextEra Energy capitalised on strong demand for low-cost renewables in the second quarter, adding 1,730MW to its pipeline in three months.