By Giles Parkinson Northern Territory to provide $6,000 grant for homes and businesses to install battery storage, funded by a cut in the solar feed in tariff. The post Northern Territory offers $6,000 grant for home batteries, cuts solar tariff appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Sophie Vorrath Smart Energy Council webinar warns rooftop solar installers to “get deadly serious” about Covid-19 infection control, or “shut up shop” the for the next three months. The post Rooftop solar installers warned, get serious about Covid-19 control or shut up shop appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Giles Parkinson Northern Territory finally endorses big battery for Darwin grid, which will deliver 5-year payback and help expansion of solar power needed to meet 50% renewables target. The post NT plans big battery in Darwin to cut gas costs and accelerate solar appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Jillian Ambrose Fall in energy use combined with bright, breezy weather leads to lowest electricity prices in 10 yearsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus latest – at a glanceThousands of British homes will be paid to use electricity during the day for the first time, as wind and solar projects produce a…
By [email protected] A contender for the largest solar plant in the U.S. is still waiting for a key permit after a federal agency missed its March issuing deadline. The Gemini Solar Project, a 690-megawatt array Arevia Power is developing in Nevada, needs a Bureau of Land Management permit pertaining to its impact on historic sites,…
By Kelsey Misbrener New York State public authorities and agencies announced the passage of legislation as part the FY 2020-2021 state budget to dramatically speed up the siting and construction of clean energy projects to combat climate change and help jumpstart the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 health crisis. SEIA as well as a…
By Billy Ludt OMG Roofing Products has introduced PowerGrip Universal 7 (PGU-7), a rooftop attachment anchor for mounting solar racking systems and other products to commercial roofs. PGU-7 units are designed to reduce or eliminate the need for ballast in solar racking systems, so there are less weight, material handling and labor on the roof….
By [email protected] As battery prices continue to fall and the penetration of variable wind and solar generation rises, power plant developers are increasingly combining wind and solar projects with on-site batteries, creating “hybrid” power plants. The variability of wind and solar power requires balancing to meet the demands of the system they operate in. While…
By Kelsey Misbrener SMA’s VP of sales, Charles Ellis, sent the following email to customers on April 3 with an update on inverter production: To responsibly meet health requirements, SMA has closed physical offices worldwide but all functions remain operational. We may be working remotely, but you can still count on us for your solar…
Funder seals deal for 100MW of community solar projects throughout New York state Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kelsey Misbrener The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia released a Request for Information (RFI) for a “co-development concept” for commercial-scale solar projects throughout the seven-county coalfield region. The workgroup seeks to enter into an agreement to collaboratively identify, design and develop cost-effective, commercial-scale solar and solar + storage installations informed by the RFI responses….
By Giles Parkinson Tuning solution for solar inverters to be test next week, raising hopes that constraints on solar farms, and connection delays to more than a dozen large scale projects, can be relaxed. The post Solar constraints could be relaxed before end of April, clearing path for new projects appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read…
By Giles Parkinson Rooftop solar installs enjoy another record month in March, but delay in registrations may hide the impact of Covid-19 as pandemic clouds future. The post Rooftop solar charts another big month, but Covid-19 clouds future appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] A 5-gigawatt hit to utility-scale solar in the United States could be on the horizon due to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19’s impact on the utility-scale solar industry could play out a few different ways, according to a new Wood Mackenzie research insight. In the best-case scenario, a few weeks of supply delays, combined…
By [email protected] California grid operator CAISO has been curtailing renewable energy at record levels this year, as the state’s ever-rising share of solar power during daylight hours increasingly outpaces electricity demand. Adding to its challenges, the grid operator is now contending with falling power demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. San Francisco Bay Area counties…