CEFC keen to help finance S.A.’s 100MW battery storage plant
By Sophie Vorrath CEFC says it working with SA government on finance package to support state’s 100MW battery storage project. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Daily Archives: March 15, 2017
Clarke and Dawe absolutely nail the Australian energy debate
By Giles Parkinson Clarke and Dawe nail Australia’s energy debate in hilarious interview with “Wal Socket.” Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Pioneering solar firm Sungevity files for bankruptcy
By Christian Roselund Four days after laying off an estimated 400 employees, Sungevity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
AGL goes live with virtual power plant linking household battery storage
By Sophie Vorrath First phase of AGL Energy’s Adelaide 5MW solar and storage VPP trial goes live, linking 60 battery storage systems. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Batteries arrive for Horizon’s grid-scale “spinning reserve” trial
By Sophie Vorrath Two large-scale batteries will be trialled as back-up power at an islanded 170MW power station in Carnarvon WA. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Baseload gas failure nearly pushed S.A. into another system black
By Giles Parkinson AEMO report says sudden loss of S.A.’s two biggest baseload gas plants nearly pushed state into another system black on March 3. Fortunately, wind farms came to the rescue. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Weatherill tears strips off Frydenberg for renewables “trash talk”
By Sophie Vorrath SA premier and federal energy minister go toe to toe at battery storage trial launch, in first meeting since Coalition started bagging state’s renewable plans. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
ET Energy begins construction on 60.9MW PV project in Jordan
ET Solutions, a subsidiary of ET Energy, announced Wednesday that it has started construction on a 60.9MW solar power project in Jordan for ACWA Power — a Saudi-based independent power producer. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
CCC: ‘RE helps reduce bills’
By Todd Westbrook UK government advisory body report calls onshore wind ‘cost-effective’ Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
Pop.Up flying car concept from Airbus
What happens when aerospace and automotive engineers put their smarts together to rethink urban mobility? They think air and ground and imagine Pop.Up, a multimodal passenger transport concept that makes full use of the urban transportation space. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
Liquid fuel for future computers
n the future, a new type of tiny redox flow battery will supply tightly packed electronic components with energy, while also dissipating the heat they produce. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
Kokam introduces XPAND
Kokam Co Ltd has introduced the XPAND battery pack, delivering electric vehicle manufacturers a safe, high performance, cost-effective battery solution for electric bus, tram, truck, ground support equipment, military, marine, special-purpose and other commercial and industrial electric vehicle applications. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
Energy Giant Engie Buys EV Charging Leader EV-Box
By Zachary Shahan As you probably saw, I was one of the keynote speakers at EV-Box’s inaugural rEVolution summit. I noticed ahead of time that the inspiring Engie exec Thierry Lepercq was going to be one of the other speakers, but I did not anticipate the huge news that was to come. At the very…
Adara Power assists solar installers and homeowners with SGIP reservation
By Kathie Zipp The California Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) is a ratepayer-funded rebate program overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and available to retail electric and gas customers of the major California investor-owned utilities (PG&E, SCE, LADWP, & SDGE). The program is expected to reopen in May 2017 with a number of…
Turnbull drives stake through heart of fossil fuel industry
By Giles Parkinson Turnbull’s $2 billion pumped hydro scheme paves way for 100% renewable grid driven mostly by wind and solar, and kills any chance of more gas and coal fired generation. It also makes nuclear redundant and turns conversation away from “baseload” power concepts. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy