Trina Solar Supplying Panels For South American Power Station
Trina Solar Limited has announced it will be providing solar panels for one of Panama’s largest solar farms. 33,000 of the company’s PC14 modules will be used in the 9.9MW “Divisa Solar” power station in Cocle province, central Panama. The facility will generate enough clean electricity to power around 3,000 homes and will avoid more […]
More Big Solar Projects For SunEdison
News of utility-scale SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE) solar projects have been commonplace this year. The latest announcement from the company further cements its standing as the world’s largest renewable energy developer. Late last week SunEdison signed agreements to construct three new utility-scale solar power plants in southern Utah with a total capacity of 262 megawatts. The […]
Bloomberg Kicks In More Cash To Can Coal
Bloomberg Philanthropies will invest an additional USD $30 million to assist the Sierra Club in its goals to see half the USA’s coal fleet retired by 2017, with view to replacing it with clean energy capacity. The latest contribution builds on a previous $50 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies, founded by Michael Bloomberg. Mr. Bloomberg is […]
Cheap Wind Power Drew Major Investment In 2014
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says that in 2014 nearly a quarter of direct investment in wind power came from private U.S. businesses, universities and government agencies, due to a 50 per cent drop in the cost of wind-derived electricity in the past five years. “Over 23 per cent of the wind power contracts […]
Seven Sisters Solar Project Under Way In Utah
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) has announced it has commenced construction preparations for a 22.6 megawatt solar farm project in Southern Utah. The Seven Sisters project incorporates seven separate solar power plants, four of which are located in Beaver County and three in Iron County. “We are excited to be breaking ground today for the Seven […]
Renewable Energy Target Compromise A Bitter Pill
While Labor’s backing of the Clean Energy Council’s Renewable Energy Target compromise has been welcomed by some, for others it’s still very much a bum deal. The Clean Energy Council proposal is for a large-scale renewable energy target of 33,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) by 2020, plus various other conditions including protection for support for residential and […]
Labor Backs Renewable Energy Target Compromise
Labor has announced the party is backing the Clean Energy Council’s compromise position on Australia’s Renewable Energy Target. Late last month, The Clean Energy Council proposed a compromise target for large-scale renewable energy in Australia of 33,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) by 2020. The proposal also contains a range of other conditions including the preservation of the […]
Australian Solar Anti Dumping Investigation May Be Terminated
What some may have considered as a waste of taxpayer’s money and also a threat to Australia’s solar revolution could be binned. The Australian Anti-dumping Commission has been tasked with investigating claims of alleged dumping of some solar power panels exported from China. “Dumping” is a form of predatory pricing, where manufacturers export a product […]
Report: The Economics Of Load Defection
A new report released by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) says solar-plus-battery systems will be the most economic residential electricity solution in three of the five US regions studied within the next 10–15 years. In its report last year, Economics Of Grid Defection, RMI predicted solar and energy storage grid parity will likely arrive before 2030 […]
Duke Energy’s 500MW Solar Plan
U.S. solar developer Duke Energy has announced a long-term vision for expanding Florida’s clean power capacity, with a plan to add up to 500 MW of utility-scale solar energy in the Sunshine State by 2024. The company’s 2015 Ten-Year Site Plan, which was filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), calls for huge additions […]
