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 […]
A 100% black-owned company has made history in the highly competitive South African renewable energy industry by pioneering and leading the development of a large-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) station that is now supplying electricity to Eskom’s severely constrained national grid. The R11-billion, 100 MW Ilanga CSP1 power station is the first of 92 large-scale […]
The Voltex Group has launched the Voltex Home Solar kit, a complete solution for electrical contractors wishing to provide efficient domestic installations. It is also an affordable option for the homeowner. The 5 kW VHS kit comes with 15 x 265 Wt solar panels and a 4000 W LiFePO4 battery. Voltex supplies a backboard prewired […]
Energy storage by compressed air counters the disadvantages of lead-acid batteries while providing a lower energy-to-volume ratio. Lead-acid stationary batteries have been the storage method of choice since 1859 but they have always had the disadvantage of low energy-to-volume ratio. While other, often improved stationary battery technologies have since emerged, they too ultimately face the […]
SolarEdge Technologies has announced that it plans to acquire a major stake in Kokam, a provider of Li-ion battery cells, batteries and energy storage solutions. Founded in 1989, Kokam has been manufacturing Li-ion cells and providing reliable, safe, high-performance battery solutions for the past twenty-nine years. Kokam provides battery solutions for a wide-variety of industries, […]
Cigré is a global community for the collaborative development and sharing of power system expertise. Established in Paris, France in 1921, Cigré has a long history as a key player in the development of power systems. An organisation connecting power system professionals from all over the world, Cigré runs a worldwide programme comprising high value events […]
