grid

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

Several European countries have underestimated the deployment of solar PV by 205GW by 2030, according to energy think tank Ember’s latest report.

IEA and Wood MacKenzie talk about grid connection issues worldwide and what countries need to do to upgrade the grid.

The European Commission has targeted a 90% share of EU electricity consumption by 2040 to come from renewables – mostly solar and wind – and complemented by nuclear energy, according to a leaked draft first obtained by French media Contexte.

According to Syliva Levya Martinez, principal analyst of North American utility-scale solar at Wood Mackenzie: “These are not the last of these types of transactions we’re going to see”.

The EC identified 14 actions under seven categories for accelerating the pace of grid development in Europe.

As virtual power plants will be important in the future to help the grid, challenges around data sharing still persist.

Power purchase agreements must become a mainstream tool for the development and energy supply of renewables, according to SolarPower Europe.

SolarEdge has become the first vendor to meet the South Australian government's new dynamic export regulations, which aim to stabilise the grid with sophisticated yet remote cloud control technologies.

Australia’s government is supporting the development of two major transmission projects to facilitate the connection of additional renewable energy capacity.