The EU’s First Tesla Powerpack Installation
The first commercial Tesla Powerpack project in the European Union is currently being installed in Somerset, UK. A Camborne Energy Storage project, the Powerpack installation will be working with a ground mounted solar PV facility capable of supplying power for more than 500 homes and will provide ancillary services to the UK’s National Grid. “The […]
Solar Ship To Cruise African Skies
Manaf Freighters has announced it will purchase four of Solar Ship’s aircraft for use in cargo delivery and disaster relief in remote areas of East and Central Africa. A solarship is more than just a blimp. It’s a hybrid aircraft that combines aerodynamic lift, aerostatic lift and solar power into a long range and very […]
Apple And Others Join RE100
Apple is among a number of influential companies to have just joined the RE100; a collaborative, global initiative of major businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. The newly-minted member companies have made their pledges during Climate Week NYC. 93% of Apple’s global operations in 23 countries were already running on renewable power last year. “Apple […]
Tesla Chosen For World’s Largest Lithium-ion Battery Project
Tesla has been selected to provide a 20 MW/80 MWh Powerpack energy storage system at Southern California Edison’s Mira Loma substation. Tesla says that when completed, the installation will be the largest lithium ion battery storage project in the world. “When fully charged, this system will hold enough energy to power more than 2,500 households […]
Road-Registered Solar Electric Cars To Be Built In Australia
Brisbane will be home to a design and manufacturing hub producing the world’s first commercial and road- registered fully solar powered electric cars. A new facility for the project at Macarthur Avenue, Eagle Farm was opened by Queensland’s Minister for Energy, Mark Bailey, yesterday. The solar-electric cars will be made by Team Arrow. You may […]
Volvo SuperTruck Features Solar Panels
Volvo Trucks North America has unveiled a SuperTruck demonstrator that has achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 88 percent – and solar power gets a look-in on the high-tech vehicle. Volvo began the SuperTruck project five years ago after the U.S. Department of Energy set a challenge to build a truck that improves freight efficiency […]
Amazon And Facebook’s Latest Renewable Energy Efforts
It wasn’t all that long ago Facebook and Amazon were heavily criticised for their carbon-intensive operations, but both companies have rapidly transformed from laggards to leaders. First, to Amazon. The company announced late last week the Amazon Wind Farm Texas project, which will be a 253-megawatt power station in Scurry County, Texas. The facility will […]
A More Generous Solar Feed In Tariff For Victoria?
Last year, the Victorian government made good on an election commitment to commence a process it said would help ensure the state’s solar households and businesses receive fair payment for the solar electricity they export to the mains grid. The Essential Services Commission (ESC) was tasked with the investigation, and while the exercise has run […]
World Energy Investment 2016
The inaugural annual report on global energy investments from the International Energy Agency reveals investments in renewables made up nearly a fifth of total energy spending last year. World Energy Investment 2016 states renewables were the largest source of power investment. Spending on renewable power capacity additions may have been flat between 2011 and 2015, […]
SEIA Launches Solar Panel Recycling Program
A new program has kicked off in the USA to help ensure millions of solar panels installed across the country don’t ultimately wind up in landfills. In partnership with major solar manufacturers and installer-developers, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is working to set up network of cost-effective recyclers to manage PV waste and end-of-life […]
