grid connection

This project is a private-public collaboration between the utility, the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), the regional council of Alava and the cooperative Mondragon Group.

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.

AEMO says projects seeking to connect to the National Electricity Market (NEM) in Australia rose to 43GW in June 2024, a 43% increase YoY.

AEMC has published a ‘final rule’ claiming it will “create a more clear and pragmatic grid connection process” and aid solar deployment.

Inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology has presented its new Sunny Central FLEX platform solution for solar PV, battery energy storage and hydrogen electrolysers.

Global grid capacity needs to grow 2.5 times its current size, and annual expenditure on grids must more than double to US$970 billion by 2050, according to a new report from DNV.

Grid connection backlog increased by 27% YOY in the US with about 2.6TW of generation and storage capacity now seeking grid interconnection.

Figures from US research firm Rystad Energy suggest that the world will need to invest US$3.1 trillion into grid infrastructure before 2030.

The authors delve into the complexities and challenges of grid integration and compliance in the UK and Ireland markets.

Cable-pooling was a hot-topic at this year’s Large Scale Solar Central Eastern Europe conference (14-15 November 2023), with the new amendment discussed on multiple panels as the Polish energy sector expressed their excitement for the opportunities it would offer solar.