By [email protected] The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) this week filed a final draft of its 2019 to 2038 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which calls for big deployments of solar and storage and a system of eight, distributed “mini-grids” to support the island during disasters. The plan, drafted by Siemens, closely mirrors a draft…
Canadian Solar has won three solar power contracts with Alberta’s Ministry of Infrastructure for a 94MW PV portfolio in southeast Alberta, Canada. The projects hold an average contracted PPA price of US$36.27 per MWh. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Billy Ludt Sunpin Solar, a California-based solar developer, and Direct Energy Business, an energy and energy-related services providers, announced a renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) for the full output of the recently completed ColGreen North Shore Power Plant. The renewable energy PPA covers the full 96.75-MWdc/74.8-MWac capacity of the solar project and will…
By Billy Ludt Energy Impact Partners (EIP), an utility-backed energy investment firm, announced that it has provided up to $20 million in financing facilities to Palmetto Clean Technology, a solar and platform technology and fulfillment company focused on the distribution and democratization of clean energy products. “We are continually focused on reinventing the clean technology…
By [email protected] German solar inverter maker SMA Solar Technology this month gave 260,000 customers the ability to claim a cryptocurrency called SolarCoin in exchange for solar energy. The scheme, available as a feature in SMA’s Sunny Portal software for Webconnect and Sunny Home Manager customers, allows PV system owners to collect a SolarCoin for every…
By Darius Snieckus in London Black-top at Audi Hungaria car plant will produce 9.5GWh a year – equal to 5,000 homes’ supply Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
Two power distribution companies in Andhra Pradesh have launched a tender for 600MW of wind-solar hybrid projects with energy storage. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
By Kelsey Misbrener A new report documents the devastating climate impacts if 12 new frack gas projects in New Jersey move forward with one completed in 2018, in stark contrast to Governor Murphy’s stated commitment and legal requirements to combat global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report, “FIGHTING Climate Change in NJ: The…
By Britta von Oesen & Goksenin Ozturkeri OPINION | The state’s ambitious climate targets have yet to spur widespread local deployment, but that could change Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By Kelsey Misbrener Shell* has agreed to acquire 100% of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households. This follows an investment by Shell in May 2018 and means that, post regulatory approval and completion, sonnen will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell. “sonnen is one of the…
By Kelsey Misbrener Ameren Missouri announced this week the largest infrastructure upgrade plan in the company’s history. The Smart Energy Plan includes more than 2,000 electric projects over the next five years that will modernize the energy grid and enhance how customers receive and consume electricity for generations to come, all while keeping electric rates…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) are set to finance a new solar plant set to be developed in the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Steve Hanley Picktricity of Massachusetts has installed thin film solar panels on the top of oil storage tanks owned by Sprague Energy. The results have exceeded all expectations. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Giles Parkinson NSW hinterland luxury rental home with 10kW solar, two Tesla Powerwall batteries, and a Model X EV, seeks to demonstrate Tesla’s vision of the new energy and transport future. So how does it shape up? The post Battery powered homes and battery powered cars: The fossil fuel era is fading appeared first…
By Sophie Vorrath Genex starts early works on the 250MW pumped hydro component of its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub, to keep up momentum as it awaits financial close. The post Genex kicks off works on Kidston pumped hydro, next to solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew…