20MW Lithium-Ion Battery Storage System For New York
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu last week announced the finalising of a USD $17.1 million loan guarantee to support the construction of a 20 megawatt (MW) energy storage system using advanced lithium-ion batteries.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 23 – December 24, 2010
In this episode, Virginia covers a record year for rooftop solar power in Australia, the power asset sell-off in New South Wales, Queensland’s clean coal project found to be not viable at this point in time and a 150MW concentrated solar farm for California.
Urban Chic Solar Clothing
We’ve already seen utilitarian clothing embedded with solar panels and it was only a matter of time before the fashion industry set its sights on incorporating solar power into trendy clothing designs.
Australian Icon Joins The Solar Energy Revolution
Solar energy has been integrated into Australia Post’s Melbourne CBD headquarters. National solar solutions provider Energy Matters recently installed a 6kW solar power system as a part of a long term commitment by Australia Post to minimize its carbon footprint.
Australia’s Green Start Scheme Axed
The Federal Government has announced it will axe its Green Start program, which was to provide assistance for a range of energy efficiency measures primarily for low-income Australian households.
Solarfun Changing Name To Hanwha SolarOne
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced yesterday that its Board of Directors have approved a name change to Hanwha SolarOne. It’s understood that Solarfun solar panels will be marketed in future as “SolarOne” modules.
Record Year For Rooftop Solar Power In Australia
The Clean Energy Council’s (CEC) Clean Energy Australia 2010 report was released a short time ago and states that more rooftop solar power was installed in Australia between January and October this year than for the entire decade previous.
845 MW Wind Farm For Oregon Moves Ahead
Last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been approved for the Caithness Shepherds Flat project, a 845-megawatt wind farm located in eastern Oregon
150MW California Concentrated Solar Power Farm Approved
SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of utility-scale solar power projects, has received approval from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to build and operate of the Rice Solar Energy Project.
USA Government Announces Solar Energy Zones
US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced that large tracts of land across America’s West will become dedicated “solar energy zones” that would be set aside for future utility-scale solar power projects.
