Solar An Answer For Struggling Dairy Farmers
While electricity consumption on Australia’s dairy farms may not have increased by much in recent years; electricity charges have – an added and very unwelcome pressure. According to an article on Business Spectator by Keith Orchison, small farms are now spending up to $75 a day powering dairies compared to between $20 and $45 five […]
Victoria Backs State Based Renewable Energy Targets
Victoria’s Andrews Labor Government has called on the Federal Government to remove legislation that prevents State Governments from having their own Renewable Energy Target (RET) type schemes. A petition from Labor concerning the action states if Section 7c is removed it will reinstate the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET) scheme to top up the national […]
Yingli Exceeds 13 GW Of Solar Panels Shipped Globally
Yingli Solar announced last week it had reached more than 13 gigawatts of cumulative solar panel deliveries worldwide by the end of the first quarter of this year. Yingli says the panels delivered to date can collectively generate 16 billion kilowatt-hours of solar electricity each year – almost enough power to meet the Beijing’s residential […]
Regional Australia Embracing Microinverters For Solar
Leading microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy says regional Australia has experienced a 453 percent year-over-year growth in microinverter based solar installations; ahead of city growth at 440 percent for the same period. A microinverter is a small box containing electronics located on the back of or situated very close to a solar panel. Unlike a traditional string or […]
Australian Home Buyers And Renters Say Solar Adds Value
A recent survey indicates 85% of Australians perceive houses with solar panels installed are more valuable than those relying purely on mains grid supplied power. Research from RealEstate.com.au and Origin Energy shows solar panels top the list of green living features and solar hot water systems rank at no.3. Approximately 78 per cent of the […]
SunEdison Scores Major South African Solar Project
Among a number of significant achievements over the last week, SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), has been awarded an 86 megawatt solar photovoltaic project in South Africa. The Droogfontein 2 solar PV facility will be situated 20 kilometres south of Kimberly in the Northern Cape Province and will produce enough clean electricity to power the equivalent […]
Hawaii Votes To Go 100% Renewable
Hawaii looks set to be the first US state to put a firm use-by date on carbon intensive energy generation. The state already has a goal of sourcing 40 percent of its power through renewables by 2030. The new compromise bill voted by its legislature early this week sets targets of 30 percent renewables in […]
ACT Announces ‘Next Generation Solar’ EOI
ACT Minister for the Environment Simon Corbell yesterday announced the launch of a process that will add 50MW extra solar capacity to supply Canberra. The initiative focuses on the commercial development of solar-related technologies that address issues of reliability and intermittency – including the integration of energy storage. “Cost-effective storage of renewable energy will be […]
Wind Power Will Blow Past Iowa’s Emissions Targets
A new study has found wind power alone will put the U.S. state of Iowa on track to blow past carbon reduction targets set by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) sweeping Clean Power Plan. The nationwide edict establishes state-specific goals that would cut 2005 carbon levels from America’s power plants by 30 per cent by […]
City of Moreland Reaches 10MW Of Rooftop Solar Panels
Recent figures from the Clean Energy Regulator show the City Of Moreland in Victoria is a hotbed of solar PV activity. The City of Moreland comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne’s city centre. Last year, Moreland City Council launched a campaign to increase solar uptake as part of […]
