Home Solar Power System Still Cranking After 2 Decades
The owner, installer and inverter manufacturer SMA are quite chuffed with the performance of this solar power system. The Autonomous House, located in Southwell, Nottinghamshire in the UK, was the first privately owned system in the nation to export electricity to the mains grid. Since July 27 1994, the solar panels have generated over 33 […]
US Gov. Funds Taller Wind Turbine Technology
The U.S. Energy Department says new funding aimed at building wind turbines with hub heights up to 140 metres could unlock 1,800 gigawatts of new onshore wind energy across 380, 000 square-kilometres of the United States, an area about the size of Texas. Two organisations, Iowa State University and Massachusetts engineering firm Keystone Towers, will […]
National Rally For Renewables This Friday
Thousands of solar supporters across the nation will be sending another very clear “hands off” message to the government this Friday regarding the future of the Renewable Energy Target. The Rally for Renewables on Friday, September 26 at noon will be held in major centres across Australia; with events occurring at key Cabinet ministers electorate […]
SunEdison Solar Farm Built On Former Landfill
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), has announced the completion of a 1.8 megawatt DC solar farm; constructed on a remediated EPA Superfund site in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The US EPA describes a Superfund site as “an uncontrolled or abandoned place where hazardous waste is located”. The facility was developed on approximately 10 acres of land on […]
SMA Inverters For Canada’s Largest Solar Farm
SMA operations and maintenance (O&M) services and central inverters have been selected for a 140 MW solar farm in Kingston, Ontario. The project, which will be the largest solar installation in Canada when completed in 2015, is being constructed by Kingston Solar LP. Delivery of 125 Sunny Central 800CP-US inverters will occur later this year. […]
QUT Solar Scientist Awarded Berlin Fellowship
Queensland University of Technology scientist Dr Sarina Sarina has received honours from one of Germany’s top research institutes for her work on using solar energy to turn raw materials into valuable chemicals. Byproducts of oil, farm waste and minerals can be transformed into usable everyday products such as plastics, detergents and medicines; but the process […]
Duke Energy’s Half Billion Dollar Solar Spend
The USA’s Duke Energy will invest half a billion dollars on a massive solar power expansion in the country’s sunny South-East.
ARENA/ENA’s Renewable Energy Stocktake
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Energy Networks Association (ENA) have created a partnership to create a database of renewable energy grid integration projects and findings.
China To Ban Some Australian Coal Imports
Australia’s coal industry is in a flap after an announcement from the Chinese government it would ban the import of certain types of coal.
Solar Frontier Panels Powering Solar Farm In Japan
Solar Frontier has announced it supplied 21.3 MW of CIS thin-film solar panels for one of Japan’s largest solar farms.
