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Sun Power Holds World Record for Most Efficient Rooftop Solar Panel, Again
SunPower once again holds the record for the world’s most efficient rooftop solar module, achieving an NREL-validated 24.1 percent. NREL scientist Keith Emery, manager of the PV cell and module performance laboratory, provided the verdict in a release: “The module…
ABB Connects Power to the Indian Grid from one of the World’s Largest Solar Plants
ABB has successfully commissioned five substations to integrate a 648-megawatt (MW) solar project at Kamuthi in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to the national transmission grid. The project was awarded by independent power producer (IPP) Adani Group in…
100 MW-AC Solar Project to Power the Santiago Metro
SunPower and Total’s Pelican solar project will supply 42% of the subway system’s electricity needs, and a wind plant will supply another 18%. Today SunPower, Total and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced a solar project that will supply 42% of…
England’s green power: East Riding best for wind while Cornwall tops solar
Analysis by Green Alliance has mapped onshore wind turbines and solar panel installations for the first time. The East Riding of Yorkshire is England’s top area for producing wind power, a new analysis has found, with Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire not…
North America’s largest coal power plant to become 44-MW solar farm
Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the Ontario Power Generation Nanticoke Generating Station was once North America’s largest coal-fired power plant. It was once capable of producing almost 4,000 megawatts at full capacity, but the aging plant has been…
Aggregation and Virtual Power Plants in Focus: Nexum Energy Unveils a Domestic VPP Platform for the Electricity Market
At a time when power systems across Europe are undergoing rapid transformation due to the increasing share of renewable energy sources, Nexum Energy has introduced a domestic Virtual Power Plant (VPP) platform in Niš, designed for aggregators, active customers, energy…
Miloš Mladenović (SEEPEX): What Do Negative Electricity Prices Bring to the Power Market?
Since the beginning of May this year, negative electricity prices have been recorded for the first time on the Serbian power exchange SEEPEX. These occur during certain hours when electricity production from solar capacities exceeds demand. We spoke with Miloš…