Filipino energy secretary Alfonso Cusi has euphemistically admitted that the suspension of four commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) may cause delays in power projects, while the already inert solar industry has seen conditions go from bad to worse. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Giles Parkinson The Tesla big battery has shifted from showing off its different capabilities and is now in the business of making money for its owners. Last week’s heatwave and price gyrations presented the perfect opportunity. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Giles Parkinson and Warwick Johnston New database launched by RenewEconomy and Sunwiz shows 161 large scale solar projects completed or in the pipeline, representing some 19GW of potential capacity. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Redflow Limited Australian battery company Redflow Limited has achieved a second manufacturing milestone by successfully producing the first battery electrode stacks from its new factory in Thailand. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Hydro Tasmania The Granville Harbour wind farm will contribute towards plans to double Tasmania’s renewable energy capacity and make it the Battery of the Nation. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Government of South Australia Port Augusta solar thermal on track as renewables attract investment and create jobs Port Augusta’s 150 MW solar thermal power plant is on track, with SolarReserve opening its Australian headquarters in Adelaide. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By ESCO Pacific ESCO Pacific and Elliott Advisers (UK) Ltd. (“Elliott”) are pleased to announce the successful financial close of the 98MW Susan River Solar Farm and 75MW Childers Solar Farm. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Graciela Metternicht and Gail Broadbent Electric cars might finally be having their moment in Australia, but falling costs alone won’t convert consumer sentiment into actual sales. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Ian Lefond and Timmons Robers At Davos, the world’s economic elite will make much of climate crisis and their desire to green global capitalism; but will ignore one of the most powerful tools. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Giles Parkinson China installs more solar capacity than thermal capacity in 2017, while in the US Trump slaps tariffs on imported solar in effort to protect American coal. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michelle Froese Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has won multiple wind-power orders in India for a total of 326 MW from several leading Independent Power Producers and industrial customers for different projects. The 26 projects are set for commissioning by March 2018 across several sites in India. As per the agreements, Siemens Gamesa will…
By SolarWakeup By Yann Brandt What: Trump Announces Section 201 Determinations for Cells and Modules Summary: Shortly after the Government shutdown ended, Trump announced 30% tariffs on cells and modules with the first 2.5GW of imported cells being tariff free. This ends the 201 proceedings after over 6 months of battling within the solar industry….
By Michelle Froese GE’s Haliade wind turbines are also used in the first U.S. offshore wind farm, Block Island Wind off the coast of Rhode Island. GE Renewable Energy says it has successfully installed the first of three GE Haliade 150, 6-MW offshore wind turbines for the Fujian Xinghua Gulf demo project. This is a…
By Giles Parkinson New data confirms the 2020 RET will be met well ahead of time, and even energy minister Josh Frydenberg says more wind and solar will cut prices and improve reliability. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michelle Froese Cloud County Community College’s (CCCC) Wind Energy Technology program recently received a $27,900 donation of electrical and communication testing equipment from Megger, a company that designs and manufactures portable electrical testing equipment. Megger has made a $27,900 donation of electrical and communication testing equipment to CCCC Wind Energy Technology program. “Megger is…