Seven Sisters Solar Project Under Way In Utah
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) has announced it has commenced construction preparations for a 22.6 megawatt solar farm project in Southern Utah. The Seven Sisters project incorporates seven separate solar power plants, four of which are located in Beaver County and three in Iron County. “We are excited to be breaking ground today for the Seven […]
Renewable Energy Target Compromise A Bitter Pill
While Labor’s backing of the Clean Energy Council’s Renewable Energy Target compromise has been welcomed by some, for others it’s still very much a bum deal. The Clean Energy Council proposal is for a large-scale renewable energy target of 33,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) by 2020, plus various other conditions including protection for support for residential and […]
Labor Backs Renewable Energy Target Compromise
Labor has announced the party is backing the Clean Energy Council’s compromise position on Australia’s Renewable Energy Target. Late last month, The Clean Energy Council proposed a compromise target for large-scale renewable energy in Australia of 33,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) by 2020. The proposal also contains a range of other conditions including the preservation of the […]
Australian Solar Anti Dumping Investigation May Be Terminated
What some may have considered as a waste of taxpayer’s money and also a threat to Australia’s solar revolution could be binned. The Australian Anti-dumping Commission has been tasked with investigating claims of alleged dumping of some solar power panels exported from China. “Dumping” is a form of predatory pricing, where manufacturers export a product […]
Report: The Economics Of Load Defection
A new report released by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) says solar-plus-battery systems will be the most economic residential electricity solution in three of the five US regions studied within the next 10–15 years. In its report last year, Economics Of Grid Defection, RMI predicted solar and energy storage grid parity will likely arrive before 2030 […]
Duke Energy’s 500MW Solar Plan
U.S. solar developer Duke Energy has announced a long-term vision for expanding Florida’s clean power capacity, with a plan to add up to 500 MW of utility-scale solar energy in the Sunshine State by 2024. The company’s 2015 Ten-Year Site Plan, which was filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), calls for huge additions […]
Sungrow and Aliyun Team Up
Leading solar inverter manufacturer Sungrow has partnered with Alibaba Group’s cloud computing unit Aliyun (or AliCloud) to combine solar power stations with cloud services around the world. According to WantChinaTimes, Ali Cloud will enable solar facilities constructed by Sungrow to perform ” intelligent management and maintenance” around the world through the provision of big data […]
300,000 Trina Solar Panels To Power Solar Farm In Japan.
GE Energy Financial Services announced last week it had partnered with Virginia Solar Group to jointly invest equity in a 96.2-megawatt solar farm in Japan, powered by Trina Solar modules. This will be the third occasion GE Energy Financial Services and Virginia Solar Group subsidiary Pacifico Energy have partnered to construct a solar power facility […]
Obama Announces Additional Support For Solar Jobs
While visiting Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah late last week, US President Barack Obama spoke about the importance of employment in the clean energy sector. The President pointed out the USA is now generating twenty times more solar electricity than when he took office and the solar industry is adding jobs […]
The Bahamas Boosting Solar
The Government of the the Bahamas has announced it will be developing more than 20 MW of solar power generation across its outer islands, also known as the Family Islands. During a recent meeting with representatives from the Carbon War Room (CWR) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Bahamian Government committed to implementing […]
