Construction on Juwi’s 1000th wind turbine plant has begun. The plant in Thuringia, Germany, was awarded by the country’s Federal Network Agency, in a tender process conducted last year. The project marks an extraordinary milestone in the more than 22-year history of the manufacturer-independent project developer for wind and solar parks. With the construction of […]
Hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) are becoming more commonplace, are well-developed and well defined today. A critical component of the HRES system is the energy storage system (ESS). Most ESS are designed for a single function, whereas the emerging requirements for HRES storage systems are to perform multiple functions. The hybrid energy storage system provides […]
If the most recent numbers are to be believed, gas-fired peakers will increasingly be challenged by battery storage devices. Although it should come as no surprise to anyone following developments in the solar and energy storage technologies, it does. The latest technology cost analysis released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows that battery storage […]
Microgrids are stand-alone power generating, distribution, and storage systems which can be operated independently or connected to the primary utility grid. By locally optimising various generation sources, such as solar PV, gensets, the grid and energy storage, a microgrid can create a range of financial and environmental value streams for an organisation. This article describes […]
Vast Solar has built a modular, grid-connected 6 MWth CSP plant with thermal energy storage, at Jemalong, New South Wales, Australia. The plant is designed to achieve high efficiency at low cost. Each of its five, small array-modules concentrate solar radiation on a dedicated thermal receiver tower 27 m in height. The five modules connect […]
ABB’s generator circuit-breaker technology will help to enable smooth integration of renewables and modernise one of UK’s key power plants. The Dinorwig pumped storage power plant in North Wales has been hailed as one of the world’s most innovative construction projects. Dinorwig power plant is the fastest pumped storage installations of its kind, capable of […]
Speaking at a breakfast meeting at the recent Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Nkululeko Buthelezi, the interim chairperson of the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), said that South Africa’s economy is energy intensive and since the mining sector is a member of the Energy Intensive User Group (EIUG), it is important that clean […]
Development of electrical energy storage technology and applications in the electrical energy sector is moving ahead in leaps and bounds. All sectors are affected, from generation to consumption, and technology is advancing rapidly towards larger and larger network and grid installations, while at the same time reducing the cost of smaller behind-the-meter installations. Energy storage […]
Adding storage to rooftop solar is becoming popular as prices fall and more behind-the-meter storage systems become available. The reduction in feed-in and net-metering tariffs has shifted applications to own use, but arbitrage and other factors have extended the use of behind-the-meter (BTM) storage beyond that of an adjunct to rooftop solar (RTS). Fast forward […]
Eaton’s operations manager, Eugén Ranft, won the “Distinguished Industry Award” at the inaugural Africa International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM). The award was presented in recognition of the company’s work in “making a difference and adding to the lives of others, and contributing and supporting the values, objectives and mission of the engineering […]
