Utility-scale

Solar Technology

U.S. Startup Offers Solar-Oriented Software for Site-Specific Weather, Variability Scenarios

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 19, U.S.-based software company Sunairio has developed a modeling platform that purportedly offers more accurate tools for grid reliabili…

Solar project

Vistra Connects Two New Solar Projects, Delays Coal Plant Closure in Illinois

Vistra announced that two new utility-scale solar projects in Illinois have connected to the grid and that, amid what it called widespread concern over reliabil…

Energy Investment

Amazon Invests in Wind Power in Greece

Amazon is investing in three new utility-scale wind farms in Greece, its largest renewable energy deal in the country to date. These wind farms will help match …

Battery

ABB to Acquire Gamesa’s Power Electronics, Storage Business

ABB has agreed to purchase Gamesa’s power electronics and storage business, which produces doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind converters, industri…

Solar project

Jones Power Tapped for Civil Construction for Two Large Arizona Solar-Storage Projects

The two project sites are located near Phoenix and Tucson.Mississippi-headquartered Jones Power announced it has been selected by two utility-scale engineering,…

Solar Panel

Solar Panel Degradation Under Watchful Eye of Unsw Researchers

Daylight photoluminescence images of crystalline silicon solar panels in utility-scale arrays have been found by researchers to contain unique information about…

Solar project

Shift to 2 kV Voltage in Solar Projects Tipped to Gain Traction

Amid record-low prices for solar modules, the focus of cost reduction for utility-scale solar projects is shifting to non-module balance-of-system (BoS) expense…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Enfinity Closes Finance for Italian PV Sites

Enfinity Global has closed €165m in financing aimed at building a portfolio of three utility-scale solar power plants with a combined capacity of 147MW, lo…

Energy Storage System

ILI Group Granted Consent for 100MW Ayrshire BESS

ILI Group has a portfolio of over 4.7GW energy storage projects, including 2.5GW of utility-scale battery storage and 2.5GW pumped storage hydro. Image: ILI Gro…

Solar Module

Onsemi Launches Silicon Carbide Power Integrated Modules for Utility-Scale PV

US semiconductor supplier Onsemi has unveiled silicon carbide power-integrated modules for utility-scale PV systems. It says the new modules increase solar inve…

Solar Module

Trina Solar Launches 760 W TOPCon Module With 24.5% Efficiency

The Chinese manufacturer said its new i-TOPCon Ultra panel is part of the Vertex N family and is intended for applications in utility-scale projects. It plans t…

Battery

SolarEdge Announces Layoffs and Closes Storage Division, Shifts Focus to PV

The move reduces SolarEdge’s headcount by around 500 employees, most of whom are based in South Korea. Image: Jonathan Touriño Jacobo for PV Tech.S…

Energy Storage System

NextPower UK Acquires 29MW Battery Energy Storage System

NPUK focuses on acquiring utility-scale solar and BESS assets at the ready-to-build stage. Image: NextEnergy Capital.Solar and infrastructure investor NextPower…

Solar project

Arevon Energy Completes Vikings Solar+Storage Peaker Plant in California

Renewables developer Arevon Energy has cut the ribbon on what is being hailed as the US’ first utility-scale solar peaker plant, the Vikings solar plus st…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Solar Hits 50 GW Milestone in Brazil

Brazil reached the 50 GW solar mark by the end of October, with 33.5 GW of distributed solar and 16.5 GW of utility-scale PV, according to new data from Brazili…