IND Solar Farm Second Phase Complete
The second phase expansion of the IND Solar Farm at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is now fully operational. Comprising 32,100 solar panels on trackers, this phase will produce more than 15.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power more than 1,410 average American households. IND Solar Farm is not only the largest solar […]
RES Powering Ahead
RES Canada recently announced it has been selected to provide 147.2 megawatts of wind power to Hydro-Québec. RES Canada, part of the RES Group, was one of three companies selected for the 450 MW Hydro-Québec tender. The wind project will be established approximately 50 kilometers east of Québec City, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region and will […]
Kyocera To Build World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
Kyocera Corporation recently announced it had established a joint venture to develop and operate a 13.4-megawatt floating solar power plant on the Yamakura Dam reservoir, the largest floating solar installation in the world. Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation have formed Kyocera TCL Solar LLC for the project, which will involve the use of […]
World Bank Finances Solar In Nepal
The World Bank has approved a US$130 million credit facility to help address energy shortages in Nepal. Despite Nepal having no reserves of gas, coal or oil; it does have massive hydropower potential – but very little of this has been tapped. Renewables, including hydro, made up just 1.22% of Nepal’s energy mix in 2012. […]
SolarHug Bracelet – Wearable Solar Charger
SolarHug, designed by a 20 year old student, is a wearable solar power system with a couple of interesting additional features SolarHug is aluminum bracelet covered with flexible solar panel. The solar panel, described as “almost indestructible and flexible”, can provide a charge in low light conditions; including indoors. Energy is stored in a 2000 […]
SunEdison Secures USD $75 Million For Solar Projects
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), has announced an agreement with JPM Capital Corporation; which will invest up to $75 million in a $175 million solar energy development fund. Using the financing, SunEdison’s yieldco, TerraForm Power, Inc (Nasdaq: TERP) will purchase up to 60 megawatts of solar power projects that SunEdison will develop and construct in 2014 […]
CCA Renewable Energy Target Review Report Released
A completed review by Australia’s Climate Change Authority (CCA) advises against any significant scaling back of the 2020 Large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 41,000 GWh. “The Authority finds that, while the RET arrangements are not perfect, they are effective in reducing emissions at reasonable cost in the centrally important electricity sector, and are the only […]
Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race’s Solar Waypoint
Competitors in the upcoming Sydney to Hobart yacht race will be sailing past an important part of Australia’s nautical – and solar – history. When the competitors reach Tasmania, they’ll come within sight of the Iron Pot Lighthouse in Storm Bay, south of Hobart. The lighthouse is just 11.2 nautical miles to the race finish […]
Macfarlane : RET Impasse Could Boost Electricity Prices
Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has warned of increased power prices unless a deal can be struck on the future of Australia’s Renewable Energy Target. According to The Australian, the Minister has declared the RET “broken” and appears to have laid the blame on Labor and the Clean Energy Council. However, it could be quite successfully […]
Byron Bay’s Brookfarm Bakehouse Goes Solar
Award winning food manufacturer Brookfarm has unveiled the largest rooftop solar panel installation in New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region. 288 solar panels on Brookfarm’s bakehouse will provide the company an estimated 40% annual energy saving, with a payback time of just four years. The system has produced around 500 kilowatt hours a day on […]
