CEFC tips $150m into big solar projects in NSW
By Sophie Vorrath NSW set to double its solar capacity after CEFC stumps up $150m to fast-track financial close of 110MW of solar projects. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Daily Archives: January 31, 2017
Three signs that the Great Energy Disruption is already here
By George Harvey Three recent news items tell the story that a game-changing decline in the cost of grid storage is happening much faster than anticipated. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Energy a “defining debate” of this parliament: Turnbull’s key NPC comments
By Sophie Vorrath PM tells National Press Club energy is “a key debate” in 2017 parliament. Here are Malcolm Turnbull’s key comments on the subject. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Wind-turbine manufacturers unveil new quality standards
By Michelle Froese Today, the wind industry is under a massive pressure to optimize production and bring down the LCOE. Standardization is one of the keys to further drive down costs and to cement wind energy as a leading and cost-effective energy technology. The steering committee behind APQP4WIND consists of managers from Vestas Wind Systems,…
University Of California Irvine Goes Green With 20 BYD Electric Buses
By Larry E. Hall The University of Claifornia Irvine is poised to become the first college campus in the U.S. to switch its entire bus fleet to zero emissions for the 2017-18 academic year. The student-funded and operated Anteater Express shuttle service is acquiring 20 buses from BYD (Build Your Dreams) for $15 million that…
Ergon Energy signs 12-year PPA for 100MW Qld solar farm
By Sophie Vorrath Queensland government-owned Ergon Energy Retail inks another solar PPA, this time for 12 years with FRV’s 100MW Liliyvale Solar Farm. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Investors back 1000s of MW of new solar projects in Australia – just don’t mention the RET
By Sophie Vorrath As renewables are used as a political football, investors and energy companies are getting on with the job, with major Asian investor group Equis announcing 200MW of ‘battery ready’ solar projects in Australia, with plans for another 1000MW in the near future. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Solar FlexRack’s racking solution installed on 58MW Michigan solar plant
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and leader in PV mounting and tracking solutions, announced Tuesday that its G3-X smart fixed-tilt racking solution has been installed in the largest solar power generation project in Michigan. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Fuel cell on-road vehicles will never be mainstream
A prediction by analysts IDTechEx is turning out to be true.The window of opportunity is closing for fuel cell on-road vehicles to become mainstream. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
Tesla, Greensmith, AES Deploy Aliso Canyon Battery Storage in Record Time
By [email protected] When the Aliso Canyon natural-gas storage field experienced a catastrophic leak in October 2015, it created severe constraints on the electric grid that threatened to cause power outages across Southern California. In January 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. In May, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) expedited the approval…
I Drove A Bolt Today
By Steve Bakker Earlier in the month I posted an essay entitled “A Guy walks into a Chevy Dealership” which annotated the experience of contacting a number of California dealers to get a read on how they were responding to the now-in-production Bolt EV. The surprising-to-some result was that, on balance, the second iteration of…
Eos Energy Storage Partners with Environment One to Manufacture Grid-Scale Battery Systems in Upstate New York
By Eos Energy E/One sets new standard in safe and environmentally sound production of utility energy storage. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Cathie Associates moves to support offshore wind development in the U.S.
By Michelle Froese Cathie Associates’ new U.S. offshore wind hub is part of the company’s plans for international expansion and to support the American offshore wind market. Offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy, Cathie Associates, have formed a new U.S. in Boston, Massachusetts dedicated to offshore wind development. “We have been following the industry for…
GM Makes 1st Chevy Bolt EV Delivery In Canada
By James Ayre GM has now delivered its first Chevy Bolt EV in Canada, to a Joe Winkfein in the Toronto area, according to recent reports GM Makes 1st Chevy Bolt EV Delivery In Canada was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers: Google+ | Email | Facebook…
Boralex’s Port Ryerse Wind Farm now up & running in Ontario
By Michelle Froese Boralex Inc. has announced the commercial operation of the 10-MW Port Ryerse Wind Farm in Ontario, Canada. Representing an investment of slightly over $37 million, the project consists of four Siemens’ SWT 3.0 113 wind turbines and is endowed with a 20-year power purchase agreement with Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). Port…