SunEdison Announces 22MW LA Solar Power Development Deal
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) has announced an agreement with a Los Angeles-based solar company to develop, build and operate 22 megawatts of distributed rooftop solar capacity. Part of the Beacon Bundled Solar contract the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) awarded to SunEdison in July last year, SunEdison struck the deal with local […]
Queensland Businesses Buckling Under Hefty Power Bills
Some businesses in regional Queensland have seen power bills for the latest quarter rise by thousands of dollars. As has been the case for many Queensland households, solar panels can provide relief – and without any up-front cost. According to the ABC, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) says electricity prices on average have […]
Gas And Electricity Fixed Charges Hurting Victorian Families
Victorian households’ hip pockets are copping a major hit in the form of unavoidable fixed charges for electricity and gas. An ABC article states Victorians are paying up to $1,000 a year in fixed charges for gas and electricity according to a report by St Vincent de Paul. On average, dual-fuel Victorian households are paying […]
Global Divestment Day(s) On February 13/14
The fossil fuel divestment movement has rapidly grown over the last couple of years – and this year will see a special event dedicated to raising awareness. By December last year, 181 institutions and local governments around the world plus thousands of individuals collectively representing over USD $50 billion in assets had pledged to divest […]
UK Wind Power Sets New Electricity Generation Records
Clean power lobby group RenewableUK is celebrating new statistics released by the National Grid showing January blew away all previous records for monthly, weekly and half-hour wind power production in Britain. Last month, wind energy generated 14 per cent of Britain’s electricity requirements, 4.13 terawatt hours – the most productive month ever for wind power […]
ACT Wind Power Auction Winners Announced
The ACT’s first wind energy reverse auction has delivered low clean power prices and enough renewable energy to provide for approximately 33% of Canberra’s residential electricity needs says the Territory’s Minister for the Environment, Simon Corbell. The three successful wind farm projects represent a $50 million direct investment into the ACT’s economy and broader economic […]
Collaboration Aims For 60GW More US Wind And Solar
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has announced the launch of the Business Renewables Center (BRC), which aims to add another 60 gigawatts of wind and solar power throughout the USA by 2025. If the goal is achieved, it will nearly double installed U.S. wind and solar capacity. The BRC says it will dismantle remaining barriers preventing […]
Brown Coal’s Share In Australia’s Energy Mix Rises
The annual share of coal fired generation in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) rose again to reach 74.7 per cent in the year to January 2015 according to the latest Cedex Update by pitt&sherry. While carbon emissions in the year to January 2015 were almost identical as in the year to December 2014, annualised generation dropped […]
ABB And SMA Announce Solar Inverter Supply Deals
Two of the world’s giants of solar inverter manufacturing have announced significant supply deals in the USA and South America. SMA was selected by commercial solar developer SoCore Energy to supply 17.5 MW of Sunny Tripower TL-US three-phase, transformerless inverters for 44 PV projects. SMA says the 730+ inverters have already been delivered and will […]
SunEdison Completes Solar Project For BIL
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) has announced the commissioning of a 7.72 MW solar power plant that will generate clean electricity for Brakes India Limited (BIL). Brakes India Limited was established in 1962 and is the nation’s leading manufacturer of automotive and non-automotive braking systems and ferrous castings. Installed at BIL’s facilities in Munanjipatti in the state […]
