By Michelle Froese The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has launched a new tool that can help utilities, institutions, state, and local policymakers, and the public get better answers about the changing economics of today’s power sector. With NDRC’s new tool, users can elect a state and compare the cost of building and operating a…
By Billy Ludt Duke Energy Renewables announced that nine solar projects developed with SolAmerica Energy totaling 14.1 megawatts have begun commercial operations across central Georgia under Georgia Power’s Renewable Energy Development Initiative. “We’re excited to complete these projects and look forward to developing even more clean, renewable energy projects in Georgia in the future,” said…
By Michelle Froese ENGIE Resources, one of the top commercial electricity providers in the nation, announced a five-year energy agreement with Princeton Day School, which provides the campus with budget certainty while also encouraging the development of renewable energy, including wind farms and solar arrays. The new agreement is expected to provide the campus with…
Located in Orangeburg County, the Palmetto Plains solar project has an installed generation capacity of 106MW. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel fires at its stores. Mercedes-Benz released a new electric van. A new survey shows the top reasons consumers avoid buying EVs. And we run down the best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new…
By [email protected]ntechmedia.com As China moves toward a subsidy-free era for wind and solar projects beginning in 2021, the economics of renewable power have come into the spotlight. The average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar and wind power is already cheaper than gas-fired power in China, and will be competitive with coal-fired power by…
By Kelsey Misbrener Johnson Controls announced a partnership with Capital Dynamics to increase the amount of capital available for customers in North America working on solar or battery storage projects. The agreement will grant easier access to funding for Johnson Controls customers using a Power Purchase Agreement for projects of varying sizes, starting at $1…
Bernie Sanders wants renewable energy to power U.S. homes and vehicles by 2030 — and he wants to do it by enlisting the federal government in building and running new solar, wind and geothermal electricity projects. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Tech News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com
By Billy Ludt TurningPoint Energy and ForeFront Power announced that three Maryland-based community solar projects representing 6.57 MWdc are beginning construction, and are expected to be completed by the end of 2019. These projects were awarded to and developed by TurningPoint Energy as part of Maryland’s Community Solar Pilot Program, which is focused on providing…
Ireland is set to add 5.8 GW of non-hydro renewable power capacity over the next decade to reach a total 9.6 GW by 2030. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Tech News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Walmart sued Tesla on Tuesday, alleging that solar panels that Tesla installed on seven Walmart stores caught fire. The lawsuit accuses Tesla of breach of contract, negligence, and failing to live up to industry standards, according to the court filing. Walmart alleges that the fires resulted in evacuations, and damage…
By Kelsey Misbrener Standard Solar has completed a seven-site solar project for Flushing Community School District in Flushing, Michigan. In a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership, Standard Solar designed, built, financed and will operate and maintain solar arrays at all seven schools within the Flushing Community School District. The renewable energy generated by the 956.8 kilowatts of…
By Kelly Pickerel A new report from Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group finds that the United States has increased its solar power generation 40-fold and upped its electric production from wind by more than 270% in the last decade. The study also highlights advances in energy savings, the increased use of…
By Sophie Vorrath CopperString 2.0 announces “market sounding” for group of major mining companies seeking one million MWh a year of renewable electricity generation over 10 years. The post Mining giants seek huge wind and solar projects to justify CopperString 2.0 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] SolarEdge founder and CEO Guy Sella has taken a leave of absence for health reasons, leaving the Israel-based solar microelectronics maker under the interim leadership of long-time executive and current Vice President of Global Sales Zvi Lando. Wednesday’s announcement stated that Sella has experienced a significant decline in health in the past few…