Solar Farm Moratorium Story Goes Viral
While the benefits of solar energy are now widely accepted, it seems some myths about solar power are still alive and well. Woodland is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina; with a population of around 800. The Woodland Town Council recently rejected a proposal to rezone a section of land north of town; which […]
Cryogenic Energy Storage Plant Opens
The University of Birmingham’s cryogenic energy storage (CES) pilot facility was officially opened in the UK last week. A project of the Birmingham Energy Institute, it’s the UK’s first dedicated research facility for energy storage using cryogenic liquids. The technology is also sometimes referred to as Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES). A CES system uses […]
Power Paper Energy Storage
Researchers at Sweden’s Linköping University’s Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed an energy storage device consisting of nanocellulose and a conductive polymer. A sheet of Power Paper 15 centimetres in diameter and just a few tenths of a millimetre thick can store a similar amount of energy as commercially available supercapacitors. It only takes a […]
CEFC Wind Power Investment “Ban” Reversed
Australia’s Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, has apparently informed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation it can invest in new wind power projects with the Federal Government’s blessing. The Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday the decision is the latest in a series of changes Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made to ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s policies. In […]
SunEdison Scores 20 Megawatt-Hour Battery Storage Project
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), announced last week the signing of a 10-year agreement with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator for the supply 5 megawatts (20 MWh) of battery storage. The project will use vanadium redox flow battery technology from a leader in the sector; Imergy. Flow batteries utilise liquid solutions in two separate tanks separated […]
New Zealand Solar Power Capacity Building (Albeit Slowly)
According to New Zealand’s Ministry of Innovation, Business and Employment, the country added an additional 5 MW of solar capacity between June and September 2015. The latest New Zealand Energy Quarterly states solar electricity generation was up 91.9% compared to last year’s September quarter. The total generation from small solar panels in New Zealand in […]
Arnie Takes On Climate Change Doubters
Arnold Schwarzenegger, action hero and one-time California “governator”, has sent a message to critics that could have come straight out of one of his movies. “I don’t give a **** if we agree about climate change.” In a note posted via his Facebook page, Arnie – who in 2011 was named Renewable Energy Leader Of […]
2 More Major Solar Projects For SunEdison
Significant solar power projects for SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), keep rolling in – the latest to be built in San Diego and Massachusetts. Earlier today, the company announced a 20-year power-purchase agreement with the City of San Diego involving 6.6 megawatts of solar to be installed across dozens of sites owned by the City. Collectively, […]
Barcaldine Solar Farm Gets ARENA Support
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it is providing $22.8 million to support the construction of Barcaldine Regional Community Solar Farm. The 25 MW ( DC) single axis tracking solar plant will be built approximately five kilometres east of the central western Queensland township of Barcaldine. The clean power station’s 76,000 solar power […]
MASH2 Macedon Ranges Shire Bulk-Buy Solar Events
A series of events over the next ten days will inform households and businesses in the Macedon Ranges Shire in Victoria about the MASH2 community solar panels bulk-buy program. Castlemaine-based non profit group Hub Foundation‘s MASH2 initiative is offering deeply-discounted, high quality solar power systems to help households and businesses in the region slash their […]