Solar An Answer For Struggling Dairy Farmers
While electricity consumption on Australia’s dairy farms may not have increased by much in recent years; electricity charges have – an added and very unwelcome pressure. According to an article on Business Spectator by Keith Orchison, small farms are now spending up to $75 a day powering dairies compared to between $20 and $45 five […]
Victoria Backs State Based Renewable Energy Targets
Victoria’s Andrews Labor Government has called on the Federal Government to remove legislation that prevents State Governments from having their own Renewable Energy Target (RET) type schemes. A petition from Labor concerning the action states if Section 7c is removed it will reinstate the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET) scheme to top up the national […]
NYC Food Trucks Going Solar
A new pilot program to provide 500 solar assisted food carts to vendors throughout New York City neighborhoods was announced earlier this week. The environmental footprint of New York City’s 8,000 food carts and trucks isn’t inconsequential. According to environmental non-profit group Energy Vision, more than 60% of the carts use gasoline or diesel powered […]
New Incentive For Australian Businesses To Go Solar
Budget 2015 had a nice surprise for small businesses contemplating installing solar power systems. The case for doing so is now even more compelling. On Tuesday night, Treasurer Joe Hockey announced details of the Government’s small business package. Among the measures was a significant boost in the value of items that can be written off […]
Solar And Old Hybrid Batteries Powering Yellowstone Campus
Toyota has combined solar panels with old Camry Hybrid battery packs to power a ranger station and education center at Lamar Buffalo Ranch in Yellowstone National Park. The 40kW solar power system charges 208 repackaged battery packs recovered from Toyota dealers across the United States. The battery packs have been internally re-wired in parallel and […]
Yingli Exceeds 13 GW Of Solar Panels Shipped Globally
Yingli Solar announced last week it had reached more than 13 gigawatts of cumulative solar panel deliveries worldwide by the end of the first quarter of this year. Yingli says the panels delivered to date can collectively generate 16 billion kilowatt-hours of solar electricity each year – almost enough power to meet the Beijing’s residential […]
2 Yearly Renewable Energy Target Reviews A Deal-Breaker
After the Abbott Government backflipped again on another Renewable Energy Target commitment last week, Labor has dug its heels in and said it will not support the latest Target level compromise if the gotchas remain. One of the crucial elements of a compromise being agreed upon was the removal of 2 yearly reviews of the […]
Solar Best Option For Addressing Climate Change
Solar power holds the most growth potential of all renewable energy technologies and is the lowest-cost option for mitigating the risk of irreversible climate change says a major new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI). Focused predominantly on the U.S. sector, “The Future of Solar Energy” (PDF), study examines the state […]
Trina Solar To Set Up Manufacturing In Thailand
Trina Solar announced last week it will build a solar manufacturing plant in Thailand. Under its new subsidiary, Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd., the facility will be capable of producing 500 MW of solar panels and 700 MW of solar cells annually. Trina Solar will invest US$160 million in the facility, which will […]
Regional Australia Embracing Microinverters For Solar
Leading microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy says regional Australia has experienced a 453 percent year-over-year growth in microinverter based solar installations; ahead of city growth at 440 percent for the same period. A microinverter is a small box containing electronics located on the back of or situated very close to a solar panel. Unlike a traditional string or […]
