Collaboration Aims For 60GW More US Wind And Solar
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has announced the launch of the Business Renewables Center (BRC), which aims to add another 60 gigawatts of wind and solar power throughout the USA by 2025. If the goal is achieved, it will nearly double installed U.S. wind and solar capacity. The BRC says it will dismantle remaining barriers preventing […]
Brown Coal’s Share In Australia’s Energy Mix Rises
The annual share of coal fired generation in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) rose again to reach 74.7 per cent in the year to January 2015 according to the latest Cedex Update by pitt&sherry. While carbon emissions in the year to January 2015 were almost identical as in the year to December 2014, annualised generation dropped […]
ABB And SMA Announce Solar Inverter Supply Deals
Two of the world’s giants of solar inverter manufacturing have announced significant supply deals in the USA and South America. SMA was selected by commercial solar developer SoCore Energy to supply 17.5 MW of Sunny Tripower TL-US three-phase, transformerless inverters for 44 PV projects. SMA says the 730+ inverters have already been delivered and will […]
SunEdison Completes Solar Project For BIL
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) has announced the commissioning of a 7.72 MW solar power plant that will generate clean electricity for Brakes India Limited (BIL). Brakes India Limited was established in 1962 and is the nation’s leading manufacturer of automotive and non-automotive braking systems and ferrous castings. Installed at BIL’s facilities in Munanjipatti in the state […]
Weak Australian Dollar Puts Pressure On Solar Prices
The Australian dollar’s slide is continuing – with implications for those still considering purchasing solar power systems. It’s a decision that may not want to be put off for much longer. The AUD fell sharply against the greenback yesterday after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a fresh record low of 2.25 per cent. […]
Singapore’s First 3D-Printed Solar Cars
Students at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have built the city-state’s first urban solar electric cars with 3D-printed body shells. The body of the NTU Venture (NV) 8 consists of 150 parts and is mounted on a carbon fibre single shell chassis. Printing and assembly of the vehicle took the team three months. (NV) […]
Billions In Obama Budget For Renewable Energy
President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget would see a boost in funding for renewable energy and climate programs, while removing some carriages from the fossil fuel gravy train. According to the Washington Post, the Budget proposes increases for research and development of clean energy technologies including solar, wind and geothermal power, plus increased funding […]
South Australians Paying Too Much For Electricity
South Australian households and businesses are paying too much for electricity says SACOSS – and if SA Power Networks’ latest application is approved, they’ll be paying even more. According to a report on AdelaideNow, SA Council of Social Services says the industry regulator should instead slash network charges by 25 per cent to reflect lower […]
Perovskite Layer Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency By 50%.
Cheap silicon solar cells layered with perovskite by Stanford University researchers have demonstrated a significant sunlight conversion efficiency improvement; increasing from 11.4 percent to 17 percent. The researchers originally set out to find a way to make solar panels that are more efficient and lower cost with materials that would be easy to integrate into […]
The Power Of Solar In Politics : Queensland Speaks
The Australian Solar Council has claimed a victory for renewables in Queensland after the ousting of Campbell Newman and the LNP. After going into the poll holding only nine seats, Labor is expected to wind up with 45 or 46 of 89 seats in the state’s parliament. As polling got under way on Saturday, ABC […]