By Giles Parkinson Most people will stay on the grid if it is priced properly. Saying households should not pursue cheaper options is like asking them to forego emails for letters, camera film for digital photos, and mobiles for landlines. Technology marches on. And the networks will have no one to blame but Read Full…
By Michelle Froese The Availon acquisition will strengthen Vestas’ capabilities to service a broad range of wind turbine technologies. Vestas has agreed to acquire Availon, a leading European independent service provider headquartered in Rheine, Germany. With about 400 employees and a total capacity of more than 2.6 GW under service, Availon’s core market is Read…
By Giles Parkinson Western Power may accelerate the roll-out of solar and battery storage micro-grids rather than replace poles and wires destroyed in recent bushfires. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Giles Parkinson Ecoult is taking its product to Europe for the first time, following its selection to be used in a trial to provide back-up services for electricity grid. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Jeff St John $18M in grants for six projects testing large-scale solar-grid integration, featuring a who’s-who of energy storage players Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By mmillikin The Volkswagen brand has restructured its vehicle development organization. The new organization bundles competencies into four series groups containing several model series: small; compact; mid- and full-size; and BEV. The brand’s management intends for cross-functional collaboration to be strengthened as a result—from the concept to the end of the Read Full Article Here…
Italy’s largest utility, Enel S.p.A., has signed off on a non-binding framework agreement with Bank of China and the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE) to promote the development by Enel’s companies — especially Enel Green Power — of projects across the world, with the added help of Chinese Read Full Article Here For…
By Andrea Thompson It’s official: 2015 was the hottest year on record, beating out 2014 by the widest margin in 136 years of record keeping. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
PSEG Solar Source announced that it has acquired two solar projects from juwi — a 3.9MW facility in Livermore, California, and a 62.7MW site in Millard County, Utah. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Sarah Parsons 2015 ended on high note with 195 nations joining together in establishing the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5-2°C. So what now? Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
North Carolina wrapped up another productive year for solar energy in 2015, as Duke Energy companies set a new record for the amount of PV energy installed in the state at 300MW — enough to power about 60,000 homes. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 2 February 2016. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
Scientists are improving the lifetimes of rechargeable batteries that run on lithium, a small atom that can pack tightly into graphite anode materials. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
IDTechEx visited Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) Ltd UK on 18 Jan 2016. They met with CEO Nick Pascoe with Robert Palmer, investor and PR, also present. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
The new E-Class marks the world premiere of numerous technical innovations for enhanced comfort, a new level of safe driving, a new dimension in driver assistance and a new infotainment and control system. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research