Solar Power + Batteries Could Save Kiwis Billions
New Zealand electricity consumers could collectively save billions of dollars through the benefits of PV and storage – and not just those with solar panels. A new report released by the Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand (SEANZ) finds there is a huge potential for the clean energy technology, if it is allowed to strut […]
GM Makes Its Largest Renewable Energy Purchase
Automotive giant General Motors has announced a new purchase of wind power that will provide electricity supply equivalent to the requirements of 16 of its U.S. sites and warehouses. The wind power will be sourced through an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems for 50 MW of capacity at its 150 MW Cactus Flats wind farm, […]
Australia’s New Embassy In Washington To Feature Solar Panels
Details of Australia’s new embassy building in Washington D.C were announced on Tuesday by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Australian company Bates Smart has been selected to design the new Embassy; which will replace the existing building constructed in the mid-1960s. The decision to rebuild was based on the cost of renovating the existing structure; […]
QUT Partners With Sumitomo On Concentrated Solar Power Project
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Japan’s Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) have inked a partnership for a concentrated solar photovoltaic (CPV) demonstration project in in the state; which will include energy storage at a later date. “Our partnership with Sumitomo Electric gives us the opportunity to study the operation of large-scale renewable energy generation and […]
Microsoft Announces Its Biggest Wind Power Purchase
Microsoft has inked two agreements for wind power in the USA, which combined represent 237 megawatts of capacity. Microsoft contracted with Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) to purchase the certificates accompanying the new 178-megawatt Bloom Wind project in Kansas, using a new structure that the company states has the potential to bring clean energy projects online […]
5.2GW+ Of Small Scale Solar PV In Australia
There are now officially more than 1.6 million small solar panel systems installed throughout the nation; enough to supply the electricity needs of 1.4 million Australian households. While October wasn’t the busiest of months for installations by any stretch, 5,169 small wind, hydro and solar systems were installed nationally in October. This represented a total […]
U.S. SunShot Achieves 90% Of 2020 Solar Goal
The U.S. Department of Energy says its multi-billion dollar SunShot program has achieved over 90 percent of its stated goal to make solar energy fully cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by 2020. Spurred on by its success, the DoE has announced a target to further reduce the price of solar-generated electricity by 50 percent by […]
Mount Isa Mulling Major Solar Powered Water Pumping Project
Mount Isa Water Board is progressing a study examining cost-effective solar pumping to bring water from Lake Julius to Mount Isa’s water treatment plant. According to Queensland’s Minister for Biofuels, Energy and Water Supply Mark Bailey, the project has the potential to slash the significant cost associated with transporting water over the 70 kilometre distance. […]
Sonnen Battery System Popularity Builds In Australia
Germany’s sonnen is leading that nation’s home battery sector and has already become very popular in Australia according to a recent report. With sonnen’s residential energy storage prices dropping, the German manufacturer may find even greater favour here. Recent analysis by EuPD Research indicated sonnen had a cumulative market share of 23% across European, USA […]
StEnSea (Stored Energy in the Sea) Trial Under Way
An undersea compressed air energy storage system for offshore wind farms is currently being trialed at a depth of 100 meters, about 200 meters from the shores of Überlingen, Germany. The 1:10 scale model utilises the high water pressure in very deep water to store electrical energy with the aid of hollow concrete spheres. Energy […]