EarthRoamer XV-LT – Solar Powered 4WD Camper
Is this solar powered monster on wheels green? Heck no. Is it impressive? Hell yes. Custom built EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles take off-road campers to a whole new level of capability and luxury. The EarthRoamer XV-LT is a four wheel drive, turbo diesel powered truck based on a Ford F-550 with a 6.8 L V10 engine […]
Avista Takes Delivery Of Energy Storage Units
US power company Avista has taken delivery of its first energy storage units to be used in researching integrating renewables into the mains grid and improving power system reliability. The project has been made possible through a USD $3.2 million grant from Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the Washington State Department of Commerce. The units […]
Enel Completes 3 Solar Farms In Chile
Enel Green Power has announced the completion of two new solar farms in Chile and the final stage of another. With a combined installed capacity of 136 MW, Diego de Almagro, Lalackama and Chañares are capable of generating over 330 GWh of electricity annually. Lalackama is Enel Green Power’s largest solar farm at 60MW and […]
More Solar For Pacific Island Nations
Construction has commenced on four new solar farms in the Pacific island countries of Kiribati, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu; financed under the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development’s US$50 million UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund. The solar power projects will collectively have 1.8 megawatts capacity and their output will translate to fuel savings worth US$2 million per year. […]
Micro Solar Changing Lives In Papua New Guinea
Alex Chong, Technical Sales Consultant at Energy Matters’ sister company Apollo Energy, recently again travelled to Papua New Guinea to assist with the installation of another small power system in a remote, disadvantaged community. In Australia, we’re used to multi-kilowatt solar power systems being standard; but in Papua New Guinea, the systems are often measured […]
US Nuclear Power Plant Shuttered
The USA’s 43 year old Vermont Yankee nuclear power station has stopped generating electricity as the state moves toward a cleaner and safer energy future. Located in the town of Vernon, Vermont Yankee is a boiling water reactor (BWR) capable of generating 620 megawatts of electricity at full power. It commenced commercial operations in 1972 […]
Germany Exceeds 25% Renewable Energy
2014 is the first year renewable energy has been the major source in Germany’s electricity generation mix. According to preliminary surveys by the German Association of Energy and Water (BDEW), renewable energy based electricity generation reached 25.8 percent this year; up from 24.1 percent last year. Renewables provided 27.3 percent of gross domestic electricity consumption […]
15,000+ Home Energy Storage Systems In Germany
Generous subsidies and a substantial reduction in the cost of battery based energy storage has seen uptake by Germany’s solar households pick up pace. According to German solar industry association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V. (BSW-Solar), prices for solar power storage systems have fallen by around a quarter in recent months and now more than 15,000 German […]
IND Solar Farm Second Phase Complete
The second phase expansion of the IND Solar Farm at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is now fully operational. Comprising 32,100 solar panels on trackers, this phase will produce more than 15.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power more than 1,410 average American households. IND Solar Farm is not only the largest solar […]
RES Powering Ahead
RES Canada recently announced it has been selected to provide 147.2 megawatts of wind power to Hydro-Québec. RES Canada, part of the RES Group, was one of three companies selected for the 450 MW Hydro-Québec tender. The wind project will be established approximately 50 kilometers east of Québec City, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region and will […]