EDF Renewables North America and distributed generation solar solutions provider EnterSolar have signed off on a strategic partnership that will see EDF acquire a 50% interest in EnterSolar. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Charles W. Thurston Array Technologies, a company we recently featured due to its work testing bifacial solar panels and solar trackers, has added a set of software algorithms dubbed SmarTrack to its latest generation of solar tracker, the DuraTrack HZ v3, enhancing the system ability to react to weather and site conditions Read Full…
By Guest Contributor Tesla’s next-generation Roadster has been making headlines ever since the Tesla Semi unveiling last year, where this futuristic all-electric supercar descended from the Semi trailer. Tesla aims to launch the Roadster in 2020 and recently teased a stunning new photo of the Roadster in white Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Michelle Froese Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., is working on its future electric supply planning process. According to the company, recent analysis shows that the most viable option for customers would include moving up the retirement of a majority of its remaining coal-fired generation in the next five…
By [email protected] Installing large-scale wind and solar projects in the Sahara could increase rainfall and help the desert bloom, according to research released this month. The U.S.-led study used a climate model to show how renewable infrastructure could change local weather patterns in deserts. The research showed large-scale solar and wind installations could lead to…
By Kane Thornton Investment in energy generation does not need new subsidies, but it does need certainty. Yet, a small group of vindictive politicians would prefer to block all action on climate change and get revenge on Malcolm Turnbull, rather than reduce power prices. The post There are no winners from Australia’s costly energy chaos…
By Frank Andorka The Energy Show: By Barry Cinnamon There are there are three market segment for solar in the U.S.: residential, utility and commercial. Based on some rough math, in 2018 we expect to install 5 to 7 million solar panels on homes in the U.S. In areas with high residential electric rates, paybacks…
By [email protected] The scale of the threat facing gas-based electricity generation from renewables and energy storage was outlined this week at the Global Power & Energy Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. Rory McCarthy, senior storage analyst for Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, illustrated for attendees how the business case for using renewables in place of natural…
By Kelly Pickerel Modernize, a provider of home improvement contractor lead generation services, has announced the launch of Modernize Appointments, a new national offering designed to support smaller contractors who want to grow their businesses. Modernize Appointments provide contractors with requests from homeowners for in-home appointments at specific dates and times. These requests are delivered…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) After showing its second-generation fuel-cell semi-truck at the Port of Los Angeles in July, Toyota announced last week it will build 10 more fuel-cell trucks for the project. In addition to the trucks, the project will add two new heavy-duty hydrogen filling stations, two new hydrogen forklifts at Toyota’s warehouse…
By Kelly Pickerel Trimark Associates has announced software updates for the T1-S SCADA system. With these enhancements, clients can improve their performance management analysis to optimize power generation and profits. “Our ongoing advancements further illustrate how powerful a SCADA system can be to ensure solar power plants operate and perform as intended,” said Bob Wood,…
By Michelle Froese A religious order that represents 600 Dominican sisters is making a commitment to the planet by joining a Consumers Energy program that encourages the development of clean energy. Nearly 20,000 homes and businesses currently participate in Green Generation, which supports renewable energy in Michigan. Consumers Energy announced that the Adrian Dominican Sisters…
By AAP Medianet The first and largest of its kind in the world, the Canberra Virtual Power Plant project solves grid challenges that arise from wholesale market volatility, peaks in demand and generation, and poor power quality. The post Canberra virtual Power Plant awarded top engineering honour appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here…
Japanese general trading company Marubeni announced a new series of policies regarding both its coal-fired power generation business and its renewable energy generation business. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Joshua S Hill As Autumn begins to finally gear up across the Northern Hemisphere, for those in Europe, the massive 2018 heatwave will disappear into forgotten memory for most, except for the region’s solar energy industry, which walks away with a handful of new records at the same time as other electricity generation technologies…