Grand Renewable Wind Project Completed
The 149 megawatt Grand Renewable Wind facility in Ontario is now complete and has commenced operations. Consisting of 67 2.3 MW Siemens turbines, the wind farm will create enough clean electricity to power approximately 50,000 Ontario homes. All electrical output will be sold under a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Ontario Power Authority. Grand […]
SunEdison Announces Major Solar Panel JV Project
SunEdison and India’s Adani Enterprises could invest up to USD $4 billion in creating what would be one of India’s largest solar panel makers. Reuters reports the new joint venture, which is subject to further analysis over the next few months, would manufacture low-cost solar panels. “This facility will create ultra-low cost solar panels that […]
Solar In The Ebola Battle
While the Ebola crisis may not feature as heavily in headlines now; the battle rages on – and solar power is set to assist in the rapid detection of the virus. The recent Ebola epidemic is the largest in history and has affected a number of countries in West Africa. To date, a total of […]
BMW’s i Home Charging Services At CES Las Vegas
BMW has unveiled its i Home Charging Services at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The company claims it is the first vehicle manufacturer to offer such a broad-based EV smart charging product. With i Home Charging Services, the electric vehicle is charged with solar power where available. When sufficient solar electricity […]
Google Invests In Another Solar Power Project
Google and Norwegian power company Scatec Solar have partnered to construct the largest solar farm in Utah. Yahoo Finance reports Google, Scatec and Prudential Capital Group announced an investment of USD $188 million to build the 80 MW facility in Iron County, Utah. Google is the tax equity investor in the deal. The Utah Red […]
AusNet Battery Energy Storage Trial Under Way
In what’s been described as an Australian first, Victoria’s AusNet Services is trialling a 1MW battery to support the mains grid during peak demand. The Grid Energy Storage System (GESS) is housed in 4 x 6 metre shipping containers and is located in an industrial estate in the suburb of Thomastown. “As an electricity distribution […]
Yingli Solar Goes Beyond Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
Yingli Green Energy has announced it has gone beyond its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions according to an internal inspections report. The company was the first to join the World Wide Fund for Nature (“WWF”) Climate Savers program in China; which officially occurred in 2013. The Climate Savers program is WWF’s global platform to […]
Will Premier Campbell Newman Reap The Solar Whirlwind?
The Australian Solar Council says Queensland’s upcoming State election will be a critical one for Australia’s solar industry. Queenslanders yesterday discovered they will be heading to the polls on January 31 after an announcement by Premier Campbell Newman of a snap election. Australian Solar Council CEO John Grimes has wasted no time in reminding the […]
Sonnedix Finalises 86MW South African Solar Project Contracts
Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix says it has closed a deal with Juwi Renewable Energies, which will build the 86 MW Prieska PV solar park in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province. The project was chosen by South Africa’s Department of Energy under the third bidding window of the national Renewable Energy Procurement Programme (REIPP) in […]
First Wind Secures 100MW Solar Power Deal In Idaho
First Wind has confirmed Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s approval of Energy Sale Agreements involving five proposed First Wind solar projects and the Idaho Power Company. The five 20 MW solar farms will be spread across southern Idaho; in Ada, Elmore, Owyhee and Power counties. “These five projects will deliver clean, renewable solar energy to homes […]
