By Giles Parkinson Tesla offers cheaper version of Model S electric vehicle, but it will still cost more than $100,000. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Giles Parkinson Australia’s rooftop solar sector posted a near 40 per cent jump in the latest month, taking the total for the year to around 270MW. Interest in battery storage may have played a key role. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Mike Munsell In the first quarter of 2016, the solar industry in the US added more new capacity than coal, natural gas and nuclear combined. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Sophie Vorrath Northern Territory $20m Home Improvement Scheme offers up to $2,000 rebate on home improvements including purchase of rooftop solar and battery storage. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Sam Pothecary The Solar Voyager is an autonomous boat attempting to be the first to cross any ocean using solely solar power. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Dom Wolf-Boenisch Iceland’s geothermal power plants are an ideal place to test pumping carbon dioxide underground. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Samantha Page Renewable sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, produced more electricity for the UK in May 2016 than coal did. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Tim Buckley India announces plans to cancel four proposed coal-fired power plants with combined capacity of 16GW, meaning more bad news for Australian thermal coal exporters. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Sophie Vorrath IPART raises recommended ‘benchmark range’ for NSW solar feed-in tariffs to reflect rising wholesale electricity prices. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Guest Contributor By Darryn Van Hout Australia boasts the highest penetration of residential solar in the world, with one in five households now powered by the nation’s abundant sunshine. While the debate over solar and wind tax credits rages on, the government’s decision to slash various incentives hasn’t affected the ever-rising investment in solar…
By [email protected] (Richard A. Kessler) Two Democratic US senators have introduced legislation – Offshore WIND Act – that would extend the 30% federal investment tax credit (ITC) for offshore wind through 2025. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By Wind Watch Highlight Residents fighting a proposed wind turbine farm in Penn Forest Township got a victory Wednesday night when the Lehighton Water Authority unanimously voted against leasing land to Iberdrola Renewables, parent company for Atlantic Wind. Three of 40 turbines were proposed for the land with the remaining 37 on Bethlehem Water Authority…
By [email protected] Renewables are getting really cheap. But does that mean we need to get rid of all subsidies to support them? No. Rather, many experts argue that we just need to retarget government support in a smarter way. In this week’s podcast, we’ll explain how that might be done for both renewables and nuclear….
Chemists have synthesized a stable and long-lasting carbon-based molecule that, they say, potentially could be applicable in solar cells and electronic devices. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
By Roy L Hales Originally published on the ECOreport. In the midst of what is probably the ugliest pre-election contests of recent memory, one of California’s best known solar companies has gotten into the act with a campaign of its own. For its “Who’s the Brightest Candidate?” campaign, Sungevity used its remote solar design software…