The 380 MW Wheatridge facility will use battery storage to shift solar supply to evening peak periods as local utility Portland General Electric (PGE) prepares for further solar buildout, PGE told New Energy Update.
Industry Insight
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Wind insurer creates real-time yield cover as new risks emergeMar 20, 2019
Insurance group Munich RE has developed a yield cover product that uses wind asset data to create automated settlements, cutting costs and improving accuracy, company officials said.
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Europe solar investors adapt contracts to supply smaller, riskier firmsMar 20, 2019
Growing demand from smaller corporate renewable offtakers is spurring multi-layered power purchase agreements and new risk aggregator models, experts told the PV Operations Europe 2019 conference.
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Proveedores de CSP en Dubái estudian la durabilidad para un PPA récordMar 13, 2019
Los proveedores de la central de 950 MW Noor Energy 1 de ACWA Power están mejorando su resistencia y diseño a fin de garantizar una total fiabilidad en los 35 años del contrato de compra de electricidad (PPA), según informaron a New Energy Update.
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Dubai CSP suppliers tested on durability for longest-ever PPAMar 13, 2019
Suppliers to ACWA Power's 950 MW Noor Energy 1 plant are using enhanced strength and design features to ensure reliability throughout the 35-year power purchase agreement (PPA), the companies told New Energy Update.
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Wind margin pressures shift from turbines to service marketMar 7, 2019
Intense competition is slicing wind operations and maintenance (O&M) prices, lowering margins towards turbine margin levels and attracting a new type of service provider, Oliver Metcalfe, wind power analyst at BloombergNEF (BNEF), said.
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Offshore wind operators use scale, analytics to cut vessel tripsMar 7, 2019
Operators are using multi-skilled teams, vessel enhancements and data analytics gains to reduce the number of crew transfers per turbine, industry experts told New Energy Update.
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Scatec Solar deploys 'hybrid' service model in global growth surgeMar 6, 2019
Emerging markets specialist Scatec Solar is using centralized control services and automation to optimize data-driven field work and boost revenue growth, Pal Strom, Senior VP, Head of O&M at Scatec, said.
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Los costes de CSP se reducirían un 50% con un respaldo normativo estableFeb 27, 2019
Los promotores de electricidad y calor industrial están adaptando sus diseños a fin de minimizar los costes de construcción y los plazos de amortización, de modo que un mayor respaldo financiero propiciar una reducción a la mitad de los costes, según dijeron los expertos a New Energy Update.
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CSP power-heat costs could drop 50% on stable policy supportFeb 27, 2019
Industrial power and heat developers are adapting designs to minimize construction costs and shorten payback periods and greater financing support could see costs fall by a half, industry experts told New Energy Update.
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US wind suppliers in transport grab as bottleneck loomsFeb 20, 2019
Turbine suppliers must optimize forward delivery and boost driver and railcar availability to avoid profit-sapping bottlenecks in 2019-2020, Leila Garcia da Fonseca, Managing Consultant at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, told New Energy Update.
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Orsted deal with US utility sets up offshore growth surgeFeb 20, 2019
Orsted's new partnership with US utility Eversource will improve offshore wind permitting and local industry links and lower development costs, the Danish developer told New Energy Update.
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Falling prices boost UK solar outlook but land, offtake risks remainFeb 20, 2019
Plummeting solar costs have reignited UK market activity but growth rates will depend on land rents, grid upgrades and long-term offtake demand, leading solar developers said.
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Una innovación en el intercambiador CSP podría reducir costes en un 20%Feb 13, 2019
Varios investigadores de EE.UU. han desarrollado un nuevo material para el intercambiador de calor de las centrales de CSP avanzadas de alta temperatura que puede fabricarse a un coste menor que los materiales existentes, según dijeron los líderes del proyecto a New Energy Update.
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CSP heat exchanger breakthrough could lead to 20% cost reductionFeb 13, 2019
U.S. researchers have developed a heat exchanger material for advanced high-temperature CSP plants that can be manufactured at lower costs than existing materials, project leaders told New Energy Update.
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US solar maintenance costs plummet as tech gains multiplyFeb 6, 2019
Inverter gains, remote technologies and improved cleaning strategies are cutting solar maintenance costs and new operations-focused plant designs should create further savings, Andy Walker, Senior Research Fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), told New Energy Update.
