Commercial Solar Now More Accessible To Victorian Businesses
An extended Victorian Government program will enable more business and building owners to borrow money from approved lenders to install solar power systems; with repayments made via their council rates. The new Environmental Upgrade Agreements were previously only offered by City of Melbourne; but since November 1 have been made available to all local councils […]
Scotland Green-Lights World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm
Scotland is set to become home to the world’s largest floating wind farm after the Scottish Government granted consent to project developer Statoil’s plan to install deep water turbines off the coast of Peterhead, near Aberdeen. The 35 MW pilot park, dubbed Hywind Scotland, will consist of five 6 MW floating turbines, each tethered to […]
Australia’s First New, Totally Off-Grid Town Soon?
A $1.1 million initial study could ultimately lead to the construction of a town in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley that will be entirely off-grid and powered by renewable energy. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced this morning it was providing $442,000 for a study relating to Huntlee, which will be the first new town […]
SMA Inverters Power A Third Of North American Solar Installations
It’s been a big couple of months for solar inverter manufacturer SMA, with a number of impressive milestones reached. The company announced earlier today it had surpassed 7.5 GW of installed inverter capacity in North America. This is enough capacity to supply the power needs of approximately 1.5 million average American households. With total North […]
Sungrow Inverters Used For Huge Solar Carport
Sungrow 60 kW string inverters have been used in a 2.25MW Lockheed Martin owned solar carport project. Officially commencing operations in late October, the 14,065 square metre solar array covers Lockheed Martin’s parking lot at its facility near Clearwater, Florida and is the state’s largest privately owned solar power system. The 7,260 solar panels will […]
76,000 Solar Street Lights For Rural India
Hundreds of villages in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh will benefit from solar powered LED street lighting as part of a government program. The Climate Group reports 800 rural villages across 40 districts will receive the lights under the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency project, which are being supplied by Philips […]
$250 Million Financing For Renewables In SEMED Region
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a significant financing programme to boost renewable energy generation via the private sector in North African and Middle Eastern countries. US$ 250 million in financing will be available for projects in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan; regions where fossil fuels still have a stranglehold. According […]
Hunt Talks Up Australian Renewables In Shanghai
Australia’s Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, provided a glowing report on the state of renewable energy in Australia at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Future of Energy Conference in Shanghai yesterday. Minister Hunt didn’t want to discuss the not-so-glorious recent past for renewables under ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s reign, stating he wished to focus […]
Ears For Years – Solar Powered Hearing Aids For Kids
Ears For Years is working to provide solar powered hearing aids for kids in developing countries – and the person behind the program is just 18 years old. Grace O’Brien found inspiration after volunteering with children inflicted with varying degrees of hearing loss who received hearing devices. “I watched as the children gained self-confidence in […]
CEFC Annual Report 2014-15 Tabled In Parliament
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Annual Report for 2014-15 was tabled in the Australian Senate yesterday. In the Chair’s Report section of the document, Jillian Broadbent AO was quick to remind us of the impact uncertainty regarding the Renewable Energy Target had during the period. ” In a financial year which saw an all-time […]