SunEdison Starts Construction On 110MW Solar Plant In Chile
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE) has announced the company has secured financing for and started construction of the 110-megawatt Quilapilun solar power plant in the Metropolitan Region of Chile. The first solar project for SunEdison in Santiago, it is expected to be its largest solar power generation facility in Latin America. The plant is forecast to generate […]
Sydney’s Solar Powered ‘E-Paper’ Traffic Signs
Australia’s New South Wales Road and Maritime Services (RMS) is successfully using solar powered e-paper traffic signs on Sydney roads. According to Visionect, a Slovenian company that supplied the platforms for managing the signs, this is the first time electronic ink has been used in traffic signage anywhere in the world. Electronic paper and ink […]
Kenya’s 1GW Solar Deal
Kenya will become a major hub for the development of solar power in Africa after a landmark agreement between the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and utility-scale PV company SkyPower. Under the agreement, more than one gigawatt of new solar energy projects will be constructed over the next five years. The signing took place […]
Revised Solar Retailer Code of Conduct Gains ACCC Nod
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has stated it proposes to grant reauthorisation to the Clean Energy Council’s revised Solar Retailer Code of Conduct. The Code was developed to give consumers added peace of mind when making a solar power system purchase decision. For solar businesses, being a signatory enables them to demonstrate their […]
Solar A Key To Greece’s Economic Recovery
One of Greece’s many financial challenges relates to its heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels. Greenpeace wants to change this by further solarizing Greece. The organisation says oil-powered electricity generation currently burdens Greek consumers with 800 million euros each year in oil subsidies and there is no solid plan in place to phase out oil. […]
Hillary Clinton Sets A Goal Of 500,000,000 Solar Panels
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced two ambitious national renewable energy goals for the USA. If elected, the first goal is for more than half a billion solar panels to be installed across the USA by 2020. This would increase the amount of installed solar capacity in the country by 700% by that year. […]
30 MW Solar Farm Inaugurated In The Philippines
A 30 MW solar power generation facility has been inaugurated in Ormoc City, Leyte. Constructed by Thailand’s Soleq for Gregorio Araneta Inc., the facility has 98,000 solar panels; enough to supply clean electricity to 50,000 households. Another 30 MW capacity will be added to the project soon. During construction, up to 3,000 workers were employed […]
Changing The Colour Of Light To Boost Solar Efficiency
Researchers at the University of Delaware say that by changing the colour of light, they can create more efficient solar cells and even improve cancer treatments. Light is made up of various colours and a standard solar cell can’t make use of all of them. For example, the energy from infrared wavelengths is wasted as […]
SunEdison Announces Major Solar PPA Deal With Tata Power
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), has announced the signing of a long-term solar power purchase agreement (solar PPA) with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL). The deal will see SunEdison provide 180 megawatts of utility-scale solar power for use by New Delhi residents and businesses. “This 180 MW of solar power demonstrates that good things happen […]
A Major Global Threat To Solar Power?
Has a global threat to solar power bigger than any pro-fossil fuel lobby group or anti-renewables government could dream up emerged? The threat is aliens. Yes, aliens. The kind from space. Flying saucers and all that – really, really, really big flying saucers. According to the Express, some UFO hunters claim to have spotted another […]
