Pilar Sanchez Molina, editor-in-chief of pv magazine, analyzes news in the photovoltaic sector for 10 years as part of an ongoing series. This data brings back memories of an exciting and complicated time, while also indicating where we are in 2030.
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One of the first solar APPs in the United States
BlueChip Energy began installing the first level of Rinehart’s 10 MW solar power plant in central Florida, which she explained in her document as “one of the largest personal solar power plants in the country.”
The project, located on Lake Mary, was built in stages, starting with a general installation of 120 kW on the roof, comprising 520 monocrystalline panels of 230W and two Fronius inverters of 60 kW. The time and the 3rd floor added 500 kW and 1.4 MW respectively, and despite everything an 8 MW floor power plant.
BlueChip signed an Electricity Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply electricity to Progress Energy Florida. “We expect the Rinehart solar power plant to serve as a style in the state of Florida for larger-scale power-of-choice projects,” said Lawrence Hefler, a corporate spokesman.
IBC Solar in Germany has more than 1 GW of modules
The German manufacturer IBC Solar announced that it has passed the 1 GW mark of solar modules sold, which “could dose a domain of 10 million meters”.
Canada: Ontario approves new ATI
The Ontario Power Authority has approved the new food price lists for photovoltaic installations:
Terrestrial installations up to 10 kW: 0.802 CAD /kWh Rooftop photovoltaic systems 10 to 250 kW at: 0.455 CAD/kWh Rooftop photovoltaic systems from a 250 to 5 0.406 CAD /kWh Rooftop photovoltaic systems above 500 kW: 0.344 CAD /kWh Ground installations up to 10 MW: 0.283 CAD/kWh Popular content
Winners of interpolar awards
The ceremony, called “Oscar of the Solar Industry”, took a position in June 2010 at Intersolar Europe in Munich, when the exhibition exceeded all expectations of exhibitors and visitors: about 72,000 other people from around 150 countries attended the occasion at the new Munich Exhibition Park. 1,880 exhibitors presented their products and facilities in 134,000 m2 of exhibition area, covering 12 pavilions and connected external area.
The German company Gehrlicher Solar won an award in the photovoltaic category for the manufacture and installation of “giant modules” of 5.6 m2. For this, the company first built a shipping container with which the modules are sealed and transported to the site. Second, they designed a semi-automatic meeting robot that picks up the modules with six suction cups and places them on the chassis. Third, Gehrlicher has developed a meeting formula whereed that, according to company information, the 5.6 m2 modules can be removed from the truck and installed in just 60 seconds.
Also in Germany, SMA Technology won the moment award in the photovoltaic category for its 800CP inverter.
With a power of 800 kW, the outdoor 800CP stands out among the giant central inverters through its maximum conversion power of 98.6%. In addition, cooling is so smart that even with an outside-door temperature of up to 50 degrees Celsius, the inverter generates all nominal force, and up to another 10% at a temperature of 25 degrees, which, according to SMA, has resulted in cost savings.
ABB also won an award for its S800-RSU remote-controlled load section, designed to disconnect a chain of modules at the time of a malfunction, avoiding the desire to disconnect the entire system. It also provided fire protection, or “safe extinction,” for homes with photovoltaic installation, as it allowed the facility to be disconnected via a remote control at the time of a fireplace.
Italy crosses 1 GW mark
On February 28, the Italian company GSE (Gestore dei Servizi Elettrici) announced that it had registered 1003.6 MW of solar systems connected to the grid and that it planned to install some other GW before 2011, while the FITEs of the Conto Energia program were expected to fall significantly towards the end of the year (said this would fall by up to 23%). Emiliano Bellini Emiliano joined pv mag in March 2017. It has reported on sun and renewable energy since 2009.
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