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The $160 million Kennedy Energy Park in North Queensland, which includes wind and solar generation as well as a storage battery, has begun its final testing and commissioning phase before commercial operations begin in 2023. Kennedy Energy Park combines 43MW wind, 15MW solar and a 2MW/4MWh battery, and marks the Park as the first of its kind in Australia to combine all three technologies, at this scale, for in the National Electricity Market. Developed by renewable energy company Windlab, Kennedy Energy Park uses the complementary nature of the region’s solar and wind resources to provide renewable energy around the clock.…

Published: 18 Nov 2022, 14:32 Hull University Teaching Hospitals has pledged to reach net zero a decade earlier than the rest of the NHS. Image: NHS. NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has installed a solar PV array on the south-facing roof of Hull’s Health House, which is set to generate more than 300MWh of renewable energy, saving the NHS £60,000 in electricity costs. The array has a warrantied operational lifespan of 20 years and includes 41 monocrystalline solar panels, a monitoring platform and a high-performance inverter. NHSPS has also installed a live generation data display from a solar array at the…

Japanese scientists have described the steps that need to be taken to improve the average efficiency of CIGS solar modules, from around 18.5% at present to more than 20%. They present all the critical technical factors that currently prevent the technology from wider market adoption. November 21, 2022 Emiliano BelliniScientists from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan are investigating the prospects for lightweight, flexible PV devices based on copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS) thin-film technology.Their findings describe “Lightweight and flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar minimodules: to 20% photovoltaic efficiency and beyond,” which was recently published in…

We discussed last week the closing report that Nifty, Sensex is heading for all time high. Major indexes opened higher this week and closed in losses. On Monday, the forward equity indices started the week on a muted note. On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), 1668 stocks advanced, 1,948 declined, and 153 remained unchanged with an advance decline ratio of 0.85 indicating weakness in the broader market. On the NSE, 66 stocks advanced and closed at new 52-week highs while 35 stocks sank to close at their new 52-week lows. Metals jumped 1.7% in IT and Realty indices also ended…

Sungrow, the inverter, and energy storage solution supplier for renewables, and SOLA Group, a power producer in South Africa, signed a PV inverter supply contract for Africa’s Largest Private IPP PV Project of 256MWp. This project will power 5 facilities of Tronox, the world’s leading integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigments, through tire agreements with Eskom. This is SOLA Group’s first private IPP PV project. Sungrow provides new generation 1+X modular inverters. The 1+X modular inverter is equipped with intelligent string-level diagnosis to improve power output and real-time parallel arc detection to further protect system safety. Sungrow has a branch…

A seminar titled ‘Energy Saving and Efficient Use of Resources’ was organized at Iqra University North Campus.While speaking at the seminar, the CEO of 3 Ray Solution, Imran Imtiaz Butt said that according to an estimate, 1.5 hours of continuous sunlight falls on the Earth, which is enough to solve the Global Energy Crisis.He said that every second around 173,000 terawatts of Solar Energy reaches the surface of the Earth, which can easily provide electricity 10,000 times greater than the current production around the world, according to a communiqué here on Sunday.He said that if only 16 percent of the…

The Australian Climate Council says $42 billion in private investment and almost 100,000 jobs in renewable energy could be created by implementing a Renewable Energy Storage Target (REST). Representatives from the Climate Council, Smart Energy Council, Clean Energy Investor Group, Solar Citizens and Advanced Materials Battery Council will gather today in Canberra to lobby the Albanese Government on REST. “Australia’s Federal and State Energy Ministers are in the process of designing new mechanisms to support the stability and reliability of Australia’s energy system for years to come,” the joint statement said. “The Renewable Energy Storage Target is a strong alternative…

If you have solar panels and want to get a home battery for blackout protection, make sure you get the right one – and that it’s properly installed. Blackouts in the suburbs of Australia’s major cities are rare and short – usually. A recent exception to the rule was/is in South Australia where severe weather has caused damage to power supplies. Extreme weather events are expected to become more frequent and more impactful as a result of climate change and population growth.1. It is understandable that some households with solar power systems think more about getting a battery at home…

Although I have done several expeditions to the North and South Poles, both as an independent traveler and as a guide, each new trip brings new gear ideas. There are also old, tried-and-true patterns that I have used for years. As I begin the season at the South Pole, let’s take a look at my gear. Today: electronics. One note: Proper gear is only one aspect of polar travel. Developing skills, planning and logistics, understanding the polar environment, and knowing how to minimize risk are equally important. If you want to accelerate your progress as a polar traveler, consider hiring…

Short-term energy storage is typically a series of batteries across Perth that capture energy at a local, community and grid level. WA has a large battery nearing completion in Kwinana (200 megawatt hours) but more is needed – Sustainable Energy Now modeling shows 12 gigawatt hours of storage is needed. So we need the equivalent of 60 more of the Kwinanasbatteries: across electric vehicle batteries, home batteries, community batteries as well as utility-scale large batteries such as the Kwinana example and longer-term energy storage technologies. Other states are investing heavily in storage and WA is lagging behind.The part that EVs…