By Lisa Rosen Wednesday, July 18, 20182:00pm ET / 11:00am PT North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of the electric grid. To owners maintaining NERC compliance, this can feel like an ever moving target and with fines that could amount to…
By Kathie Zipp Everybody Solar has received a donation from JinkoSolar. The 29.57 kW of high-efficiency modules will reduce Everybody Solar’s project costs by one third and help provide renewable energy systems to two sites on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota–the One Spirit Allen Youth Center and One Spirit Buffalo House. One…
By Joshua S Hill The European Union’s governing bodies have this week sealed negotiations on three separate objectives of the so-called Energy Union including the previously-reported 32% renewables target, as well as a goal of 32.5% energy efficiency savings and a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By mmillikin Audi AG and Hyundai Motor Group will partner on the development of fuel cell technology. The two companies plan to cross-license patents and grant access to non-competitive components. The agreement is currently subject to approval from the applicable regulatory authorities. Through their collaboration, both partners aim to bring the fuel cell to volume…
Silicon Module Super League (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has supplied 275.4MW of high efficiency modules to a solar project in South Australia owned by a joint venture between Enel Green Power and Dutch Infrastructure Fund. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kathie Zipp MBL-Energy, a designer and builder of solar energy projects, has received the first California Division of State Architects (DSA) pre-check certification issued under the newly released 2016 CBC compliance. This certification will enable MBL-Energy to quickly move forward on the design and construction of parking canopies for California public schools and other…
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent I can’t lie: I’d completely forgotten about poor ol’ Dan Simmons. In a previous engagement, I’d written about Simmons when President Donald J. Trump appointed him as the interim head of Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), a post in which he’s served ever since….
By Kelly Pickerel Vikram Solar will launch its new line of integrated smart modules with Tigo during Intersolar Europe 2018. The Solivo series is the latest addition to Vikram Solar’s crystalline silicon PV module product portfolio with the highest efficiency to date: up to 19.07% for 72 cells and up to 19.36% for 60 cells….
Leading integrated high-efficiency monocrystalline module manufacturer and ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Green Energy Technology has won a bid to build a ‘Top Runner’ PV power plant of 250MW with partner, Three Gorges New Energy in Yijun County, Tongchuan City, China. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Frank Andorka Harrisburg, Pennsylvania By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation designed to open up more clean-energy investment in the state by creating a statewide Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program into law. PACE is a financing mechanism that enables low-cost, long-term funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and…
By [email protected] (Aaron Cole) If you’re like us, you can remember seas of yellow Ford Crown Victorias dashing through cramped city streets, shuttling tourists and Carrie Bradshaws through New York City. If you’re like us, you’re also probably old. Ford on Thursday debuted two new taxis for fleet service next year with twists: one is…
By Joshua S Hill Macquarie raises $889m in bonds to finance green projects such as renewable energy projects, energy efficiency, and clean transportation. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Michelle Froese Samsung Electronics Co. announced its commitment to building on its strong progress of energy efficiency and operational emissions reductions to expand the use of renewable energy in its operations. Samsung Electronics’ renewable energy goals are part of its ongoing efforts to demonstrate its commitment to environmental responsibility. As part of its commitment…
By Kelsey Misbrener ForeFront Power and Mooseheart Child City and School announced that the residential childcare and education community will install 2.8 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity at their campus. The ground-mounted project is expected to save the campus $2.6 million over 20 years while offsetting 114 million pounds of carbon emissions. Funded by the…
By mmillikin Ford introduced two new taxis: the new 2019 Transit Connect Taxi and Ford’s most fuel-efficient, purpose-built taxi, the 2019 Fusion Hybrid Taxi. Transit Connect Taxi, when equipped with available 1.5-liter EcoBlue diesel engine, is targeted to return an EPA-estimated Highway rating of at least 30 mpg. Actual mileage will vary. Final EPA-estimated ratings…