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Grid-forming tech on centre stage as search for system resilience steps up
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (761+ words) Maintaining grid stability becomes more challenging as the share of intermittent renewables grows in the electricity generation mix, but system resilience is essential to continued solar deployment. Grid-forming inverters offer a solution, and their capabilities are increasingly being tested and…...
AI model uses cloud type and cover to predict solar power swings
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (689+ words) pv magazine International AI model uses cloud type and cover to predict solar power swings A machine learning model uses cloud type and cloud cover to predict rapid changes in surface solar irradiance, including short-term "ramp" events that affect grid…...
Human-Centred Leadership in the age of AI: Why psychological safety and inclusive leadership matter for energy security
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (311+ words) During this year's Solar Power Summit, Women in Solar+ Europe (Wi SEu Network) brought industry professionals together for a workshop exploring a growing challenge for the solar-plus sector: how leadership behaviours directly shape decision-making, innovation, and ultimately, energy security. As…...
Large-scale heat pumps utilize excess heat from Microsoft data centers in Finland – pv magazine International
1+ week, 28+ min ago (56+ words) Finnish energy company Fortum has switched on two industrial-scale heat pumps in southern Finland that will utilize excess heat from two local data centres belonging to Microsoft from next year. The company states data centre waste heat could cover around…...
Australian researchers accelerate silicon wafer recycling using AI, robotics
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (464+ words) L-R: UNE Institute for Strategic AI Co-Director Professor Amir Karton, Lecturer in Chemistry Dr Kasimir Gregory, and Computational Chemistry Ph D student Amber Hocks. Image: University of New England Researchers from the University of New England and the Australian Institute…...
Enphase moves into AI data center power with solid-state transformer
1+ week, 2+ day ago (279+ words) Enphase Energy has detailed the architecture of its IQ Solid-State Transformer (IQ SST), a distributed power conversion system designed to supply regulated 800 VDC power to AI data center infrastructure. Enphase Energy, best known as a maker of residential solar microinverters,…...
China Datang brings online 500 MW solar farm for direct data center supply
1+ week, 3+ day ago (528+ words) pv magazine International China Datang brings online 500 MW solar farm for direct data center supply The project is integrated into a larger 2 GW first-phase build-out combining solar, wind, and storage, and uses dedicated transmission lines plus market trading to match…...
People, purpose and systems thinking: The leadership layer of the energy transition
1+ week, 5+ day ago (258+ words) Image: Women in Solar+ Europe At Solar & Storage Live London this week, the Solar+ Leaders panel "Impact Leadership in Solar & Storage: Integrating Business, Systems & People Intelligence to secure the Energy Transition" explored a defining reality: the success of the energy…...
Australian science agency trials AI robots for solar farms
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) The'CSIRO said the autonomous robots, that utilise cameras and sensors to create a digital map of a solar farm and artificial- intelligence software to identify maintenance issues, have been successfully tested at utility-scale projects in Queensland and New South Wales....
US solar-plus-storage M&A heats up as AI data centers drive demand
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (398+ words) As AI-driven data center demand tightens grid capacity across the United States, investors are shifting toward de-risked, late-stage solar-plus-storage portfolios to secure firm capacity in a higher interest rate environment, according to Deloitte. The solar and energy storage sectors are…...