With the number of bifacial solar projects now rapidly growing, more is being understood about how to design and build systems that play to the technology’s main strengths. Drawing on recent experiences in the field, Beth Copanas and James Willett from RES outline some of the technical lessons learned on realising bifacial’s full potential.
The Tanglewood solar project is one of two utility-scale systems being developed in the state through utility Georgia Power’s C&I renewable energy programme.
RES Australia has reached financial close on the 68MW Emerald Solar Park in Queensland, Australia, with the company adding that construction of the PV plant will commence immediately.
Australian telecommunications company Telstra announced has signed off on a contract with energy company RES to buy all of the power generated by a 70MW PV project set to be built near Emerald, Queensland.
Battery storage has dominated the outcome of the National Grid’s 200MW Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) tender, with the technology to be used for balancing services at grid scale for the first time in the UK.