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A $14‑to‑$15‑million solar project is coming to Saint John, bringing clean energy to more than 1,200 homes. Saint John Energy made the announcement on Tuesday and that it will be one of the largest in New Brunswick.
Ryan Mitchell, president and CEO of Saint John Energy, said the decision to use solar was based on extensive evaluations of multiple renewable options. “This project allows us to deliver lower-cost, reliable clean power through a 30‑year power purchase agreement,” Mitchell said.
Officials say the facility is expected to cut nearly 10,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year, and will produce up to 10 megawatts of power. Saint John Energy is partnering with Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) and Universal Kraft Renewables to build, own, and operate the Menahqwesk Kisuhs Energy Hub along Old Black River Road.
Saint John Energy is taking a bold step forward. In partnership with global renewable energy developer Universal Kraft and the Indigenous community of Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation), we’re developing the largest solar energy project in our province’s history — and the first for our utility.
Image: MET Group. IPP MET Group has put a 40M/80MWh BESS in Hungary into commercial operation, deployed using technology from Huawei. The 2-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) is the largest in Hungary, Switzerland-headquartered MET Group said, deployed at its Dunamenti thermal power plant in Százhalombatta, near Budapest.
The new facility supports a growing push to green Hungary’s power grid. Hungary has just switched on its largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date, stepping up its role in Central Europe’s growing grid-scale energy transition.
MET Group has switched on Hungary’s largest battery, a 40 MW/80 MWh system, at the site of a power station near Budapest. From ESS News Swiss-based energy company MET Group has officially inaugurated Hungary’s largest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Dunamenti Power Station in Százhalombatta, located close to Budapest.
The new facility boasts a total power output of 40 MW and a storage capacity of 80 MWh. This project significantly expands MET Group’s energy storage portfolio in Hungary. It joins a smaller 4 MW / 8 MWh demonstrator BESS, which utilizes Tesla Megapack 2 batteries and was installed at the same site in 2022.
A normal solar power system for an average single-family home in Switzerland costs around CHF 15,000 after subsidies and tax savings. The higher the self-consumption and the proportion of solar energy produced in the total energy requirements, the faster the solar system pays for itself.
On February 1, 2023, Switzerland held its first auction for one-off payments for large photovoltaic (PV) systems. 94 applicants received payments ranging from CHF 360 to CHF 640 per kilowatt (kW), supporting a total capacity of 35 MW. In 2021, Switzerland's photovoltaic (PV) installations increased to 685 MWp from 475 MWp in 2020.
In 2022, Switzerland derived 6% of its electricity from solar power. Studies show that installing solar panels on mountaintops in the Swiss Alps could produce at least 16 terawatt-hours (TWh) a year, approaching half of the nation's 2050 solar energy target.
Installing solar panels on a multi-family home with nine residents spread across four apartments and a heat pump pays off in almost all Swiss cities and communes. The median lies at a return of 10.5 percent. On average, 63 percent of the solar power generated is consumed at home.
