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Suntrace and Innosea collaborate on floating solar project Innosea has been appointed to a consortium led by German Suntrace GmbH (Suntrace) and tasked with the development and tender support of a marine floating solar photovoltaics project (FPV) in the Maldives. Innosea will team up with Suntrace as well as Renewable Energy Maldives (REM) and two environmental and social consultants to work on this forward-looking project. The assignment encompasses technical support to the Maldivian government to develop floating solar in seawater near various islands within the archipelago. As such, Innosea will provide preliminary estimates of the potential for FPV in two regions of the archipelago, proposals on international best practices for FPV development, support to the upcoming tendering process, and co-ordination for the deployment of a 12-month site-specific data collection. The project is part of the Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration and Sustainable Energy (ARISE) programme – an initiative funded by the World Bank to accelerate the integration of renewable energy sources in the Maldives and in particular island states, to overcome challenges caused by climate change. The project also includes a 12-month current and wave measurement campaign to qualify site conditions and allow for further site selection and FPV plant design. Suntrace will provide technical and advisory services across all project phases from origination to operation.
JTC and Shell sign solar MoU JTC Corp. and Shell Singapore have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) supported by the National Environment Agency and Energy Market Authority to jointly explore developing a solar farm on part of Semakau Landfill, south of the Singapore mainland. If successful, the solar farm would reduce the country’s carbon emissions and meet its growing clean energy needs. The solar farm will also be the first large scale solar project in Singapore where a sanitary landfill is also used for clean energy generation. This project is aligned with Singapore’s target to increase solar deployment to at least 2 GWp by 2030. The solar farm is expected take up an area of 60 ha. and have a capacity of at least 72 MWp, sufficient to reduce CO2 emissions by 37 000 tpy. The energy produced can power up to 17 500 households for a year. Shell’s Pulau Bukom Energy and Chemicals Park is close to Semakau Landfill, located approximately 2 km northwest of it. Working together allows an innovative integration of an intermittent renewable source to Bukom. Tan Boon Khai, CEO of JTC said, “JTC is piloting new sustainable energy innovations with Shell to maximise the use of renewable energy solutions for our industries. This project is an example of how we are tapping available land to double up for solar generation to maximise renewable energy generation. “Such close collaborations is part of our SolarLand initiative to optimise available land for solar generation in support of Singapore’s clean energy switch.”
Gransolar Group awarded contract for Australian hybrid project Grupo Gransolar, a business group in the development, construction, and supply of photovoltaic (PV) plant components, has been awarded the sole contract to carry out the 5 MW Dalby Hybrid Power Plant EPC. Located in the Dalby region of Queensland, Australia, the BESS facility will feature 2.7 MWdc of PVs and a 2.5 MW/5 MWh energy storage system. According to the company, once connected to the grid, the project will supply power to Ergon, a grid service provider in the region. The plant’s technical solution is designed to provide maximum flexibility with the ability to access the maximum number of markets and revenue streams, including arbitrage
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and FCAS services. Grupo Gransolar supplies the plant controller/energy management system, which has already been tested in different electricity systems and is capable of operating under different grid codes and providing different applications such as energy arbitrage, ancillary services, and/or microgrid control, among others. Keeping with its commitment to creating jobs in the local communities where it operates, Gransolar reports that approximately 50 workers will be employed throughout the construction of the Dalby Hybrid Power Plant. The Dalby Hybrid Power Plant is expected to be operating at full capacity by early 2022.
