Redflow Commissions Large Scale Battery Installation
Australian energy storage company Redflow has announced the commissioning of a 660kWh battery system in South Australia. The energy storage unit consists of 60 ZBM flow batteries housed in a shipping container form factor that also incorporates system control and monitoring hardware. Flow batteries work by pumping two solutions separated by a membrane in one […]
1MW+ Solar Panel Installation For IKEA
IKEA has announced a solar installation for its new Las Vegas store is complete and once commissioned, will be the largest single-use retail rooftop solar array in the state of Nevada. Consisting of 3,620 solar panels, the array will generate approximately 1,750,000 kWh of electricity annually for the store; enough to power 166 homes and […]
Panasonic Solar Lantern Project Hits Halfway Mark
Panasonic Corporation’s “100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project” is now halfway to its 2018 goal, having distributed more than 50,000 lights. The project, which began in early 2013, seeks to distribute 100,000 solar powered lights to communities in developing nations. The solar lanterns are primarily distributed for use in places where people gather, such as schools, […]
Renewables Investment Surges In Developing Nations
Investment in renewables in the developing world was up 19% in 2015; ahead of developed nations (down 8%) states a report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016 states investment globally last year (USD $266 billion) was also double that invested in coal and gas fired power stations ( […]
Rockefeller Family Fund Divesting From Fossil Fuels
The family that made a significant chunk of their fortune from fossil fuels is continuing to distance itself from the sector. Following the lead of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 2014, the Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF) announced last week its intention to divest from fossil fuels. “While the global community works to eliminate the use […]
Coal-Fired Power Generation Ends In Scotland
Last week saw the end of coal fired power in Scotland when remaining generation units at Longannet Power Station were switched off for the last time. The plant is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, near Kincardine-on-Forth. The largest coal station in Europe when it came online in 1969, the 2.4MW […]
Tasmania’s Energy Crisis : Keep Calm And Carry On
Tasmania’s Energy Minister has continued to reassure the state’s residents everything is under control and the government’s energy supply plan will keep the lights on. It’s now been over 3 months since the Basslink interconnector failed. The state’s residents and businesses are understandably becoming a little more concerned about the situation. “It is very important […]
Solar Power Lighting Up Uluru
The internationally-acclaimed Field of Light art installation will see its biggest event yet at the place that inspired it – Uluru in Australia – and be solar powered for the first time. Originally conceived during a visit to Uluru in 1992, Bruce Munro’s Field of Light Uluru will illuminate a desert area within sight of […]
Australia’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund – Reactions
Reactions to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s new $1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF) have been somewhat mixed. As we reported yesterday, the Fund will be run jointly by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and invest up to $100 million per year. The Fund will provide […]
$1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund For Australia
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced initial details of a new $1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). The Fund will reportedly invest up to $100 million per year over ten years in emerging technologies. The CEIF will be run by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) […]