A trial of the largest grid-scale battery in Britain has proved it can potentially transform the energy grid and play a major role in the transition towards a low-carbon economy. The ‘big battery’, designed and run by UK Power Networks and based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, stores energy when demand…
Scandinavian Biopower Oy, a 100% subsidiary of Dutch private equity investment company Momentum Capital, has made an investment decision to commission a biocoal plant in Mikkeli, Finland. Value of the investment is approximately EUR 70 – 80 million. Provided that all conditions of the investment decision are met, the biocoal…
The global solar photovoltaic (PV) market is set to increase its installed capacity from around 225 Gigawatts (GW) in 2015 to 294.69 GW in 2016, and will see China remain the world’s largest market for annual solar PV installations, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report…
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Hydropower Market – Market Analysis by Geography, by Capacity, Competitive Landscape, Key Company Information – Growth Trends and Forecasts (2014-2020)” report to their offering. The global hydropower market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2014 to…
Some of the leading organizations present in the renewable energy value chain include Ministry of Environment, Energy and the Sea (France), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (India), Ontario Power Authority (Canada), Office of Gas & Electricity Markets, U.K. Government (U.K.), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), Dominion Virginia…
Fronius is launching its Smart Meter to manage PV feed-in limits and monitor energy consumption. The Fronius Smart Meter measures the electricity consumption of a building and communicates in real time with the inverter, which then controls the system’s output power to keep the electricity fed into the grid at…
Sungrow, the world‘’s leading PV inverter manufacturer, has successfully held a series of energy storage training roadshows in Australia aimed at promoting its next generation hybrid inverter SH5K+ which has gained wide attention across the continent. The roadshows, started September 20 hosted by Sungrow Australia Group and its authorized distributor,…
The report “String Inverter Market by Phase (Single and Three), System Type (On-Grid and Off-Grid), Power Rating (Up to 10kw, 11kw–40kw, 41kw–80kw, and Above 80kw), End-User (Residential, Commercial & Industrial, and Utilities), and Region – Global Forecast to 2021″ Published by MarketsandMarkets, The String Inverter Market is expected to grow from an…
Two Chinese companies have announced plans to build a one gigawatt solar photovoltaic plant in the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, reviving the site after the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history. Thirty years after a catastrophic meltdown in 1986 forced the authorities to evacuate all people…
Bourne-based Lark Energy (www.larkenergy.co.uk), part of The Larkfleet Group of Companies (www.larkfleetgroup.co.uk), has won funding from a UK government-sponsored competition to build a mobile version of its solar thermal system. The Lark Energy technology is designed to deliver renewable heat and power in remote areas of rural India. The submission…
