Floating Solar Farm For South Australia Proceeding
It’s been a long lead-up, but it appears construction of Australia’s first floating solar farm is about to begin. ABC News reports Infratech Industries’ Felicia Whiting said the array at a wastewater treatment facility in Jamestown in South Australia’s mid-north region will be operational by early April. Equipment is expected to start arriving at the […]
Trina Solar Expecting A Big 2015
Trina Solar has announced it expects to boost its solar panel production capacity 20% in 2015. Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) yesterday published its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2014, plus outlook for this year. During 2014, the company’s total solar module shipments reached approximately 3.66 GW, an increase […]
Off-Grid Hybrid Power Project For Flinders Island
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced yesterday it would be providing $5.5 million support for an off-grid hybrid power project on Flinders Island. Flinders Island is situated 54 kilometres from Cape Portland on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania and is the largest island in the Furneaux Group. Like many island communities, it relies heavily […]
Labor Rejects Latest Renewable Energy Target Offer
It appears the latest proposal from the Abbott government concerning Australia’s Renewable Energy Target has been rejected by Labor. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the government tabled a proposal to set the target at 31,000 gigawatt hours of renewable energy by 2020, far below the legislated target of 41,000 gigawatt hours. The Clean Energy Council […]
23.6MW Solar Farm Planned For Central Western Queensland
Pending approvals, construction of the Barcaldine Solar Farm in Queensland could begin as early as next year. The Barcaldine Solar Farm, currently in planning phase, is a proposed 23.6 megawatt facility situated approximately five kilometres east of Barcaldine. The site is adjacent to an existing transmission substation, reducing the need for additional transmission infrastructure. Barcaldine […]
USA’s First Offshore Wind Farm Powers Ahead
U.S. wind energy developer Deepwater Wind has announced it will build America’s first offshore wind farm, after securing more than USD$290 million in financing from major investors such as French fund Societe Generale and Ohio-based Keybank. Construction of turbines, nacelles and platforms for the Deepwater Wind Block Island farm, a 30-megawatt facility just three miles […]
US Virgin Islands Beefs Up Solar Capacity
A new 4.2 megawatt solar farm will provide up to 5% of the US Virgin Islands’ power needs during daylight hours. Last week, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority and Main Street Power Company held a commissioning ceremony for the facility, located in Estate Donoe on St. Thomas. “We are one of a handful […]
808 MW Small Scale Solar For Australia In 2015
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator announced late last week that the Small-scale Technology Percentage (STP) for 2015 is to be set at 11.71 per cent. Each year the small-scale technology percentage is calculated. It sets the obligations for Renewable Energy Target liable entities (usually electricity retailers) under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme; which supports the installation […]
The Zinc-Polyiodide Redox Flow Battery
A new type of redox flow battery has an energy density approaching that of lithium-ion batteries used in portable electronic devices and some small electric cars. A flow battery is an energy storage device based on two chemical components dissolved in liquids separated by a membrane. Unlike a standard deep cycle battery, the electrodes in […]
Australian Home Solar – Safety And Quality
A report from the Clean Energy Council clearly shows the Australian solar industry has a strong focus on safety and quality. Claims were made recently by some media outlets of widespread problems with solar equipment, but the evidence states otherwise. Even three in-depth reviews of the Renewable Energy Target, the umbrella program supporting the installation […]