Unions support Liddell’s clean energy transition
By Giles Parkinson Unions welcome transition of Liddell site from coal to clean energy, as Coalition government lurches from worst of Trump’s America and Maduro’s Venezuela. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Consumer Reports won’t recommend Tesla Model 3 (Updated)
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Consumer Reports, the consumer product testing magazine famed for its independence, got its deposit in early for a Tesla Model 3 so it could pass judgment before too many non-Tesla diehards could plunk down month’s salary to buy one. Now the magazine has released its final test results for the…
Trina Solar Acquires NClave Renewables, Adding Trackers to Its Portfolio
By [email protected] Trina Solar said Monday it will turn its partnership with Spanish tracker company NClave Renewables into a full-blown purchase. The acquisition of NClave marks the first time a Chinese company has purchased a solar tracker producer not based in China, a nod to the globalization of the tracker market. According to GTM Research,…
Ohio AEE Launches Advanced Energy Roadmap To Grow Economy, Jobs
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent Ohio Advanced Energy Economy (Ohio AEE), a business coalition that supports a clean energy future in the state, unveiled its five point plan to move the state closer to having a clean-energy-based economy. Ohio AEE says its plans outline market-based policy considerations that would create thousands of…
Three Ways Distribution Circuits Will Disappoint You: Part 1
By Pat Hohl Industry changes will require our beloved distribution circuits to be much different in the future. All the change drivers relate to the new network based on their exact connection points and location. Click here for the full article on Energy Central! Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more…
XL’s BladeMate Flip Extension helps haul longer turbine blades
By Michelle Froese XL Specialized Trailers has designed a new device for hauling longer wind-turbine blades: its new patent-pending BladeMate Flip Extension. The Extension is designed to provide significant cost savings to haulers over purchasing a new trailer. “As turbines get taller and the blades get longer, transporting them becomes even a greater challenge,” said…
Pöyry completes work on 30MW PV project in Brazil
Consulting and EPC firm Pöyry has completed work on the 30MW Assuruá Energia Solar PV power plant — with the Brazilian installation commencing operations in the first quarter of 2018. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Vineyard Wind deploying floating LiDAR to assess Massachusetts project area
By Michelle Froese Vineyard Wind announced that it will deploy a wind measurement and oceanographic buoy within the project area of its proposed 800-MW offshore wind project, 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The Vineyard Wind offshore wind-turbine array, located in the federal waters 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and approximately 34 miles south…
Volvo first car maker in UK to comply with new emission protocols
Volvo has become the first car manufacturer in the UK to homologate its entire model range under the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
Advanced e-buses to hit the roads quicker than electric vehicles
By Michelle Froese The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, thanks to tumbling battery costs and larger-scale manufacturing, with sales of electric cars racing to 28%, and those of electric buses to 84%, of their respective global markets by 2030. Download BNEF’s annual long-term forecast…