Community solar project means all Maryland homes can make the most of the sun
A pilot programme has launched to allow people in the US state of Maryland to get involved with solar energy – even if they have no roof space or live in the shade. Solar developers such as...
View ArticleLarge-scale hybrid wind, solar and battery unit springs up down under
A large-scale hybrid wind, solar and battery storage facility in Queensland, Australia, has entered the construction stage. Windlab’s 64MW Kennedy Energy Park near Hughenden will be made up of 12 wind...
View ArticleMajority of businesses ‘don’t have formalised energy strategy in place’
Around 71% of businesses in the UK & Ireland don’t have a formalised energy strategy in place. That’s according to a new study by Centrica Business Solutions, which also found far less firms have...
View ArticleEU approves three Danish renewable energy support schemes
Three support schemes for renewable energy in Denmark have been approved by the European Commission. They include a multi-technology tender scheme for onshore and offshore wind turbines and solar...
View ArticleGreek island of Tilos ‘to run exclusively on renewables’
A new 800kW wind turbine means Tilos in Greece will become the Mediterranean’s first island to run exclusively on renewables. The island, which is situated between Rhodes and Kos, has a winter...
View ArticleAnesco battery site becomes first to contribute to UK’s Balancing Mechanism
Anesco’s Breach Farm has become the first battery storage site to supply electricity to National Grid’s Balancing Mechanism. The 10MW battery storage site in Derbyshire has participated in the scheme...
View ArticleNigeria banks on solar energy access with renewable collaboration
An African electricity supplier has teamed up with the state-owned Nigerian Bank of Agriculture to equip its branches with solar power and boost energy access across the country. Daystar Power and...
View ArticleAnglian Water splashes out on energy storage
Anglian Water has bought an energy storage device to help it make the most of onsite solar technologies. The largest water company in England and Wales by geographic area will use a 60kW vanadium redox...
View ArticleRenewables powered 88% of Brazil in June
Renewable energy generated 88% of Brazil’s entire demand in June. Clean power sources such as wind, biomass, solar and hydro accounted for 81.9% of Brazil’s installed capacity of energy generation at...
View ArticleSolar-powered car to speed into the sunlight by 2019
A German start-up has launched a series of trials to test its new solar-powered car. Sono Motors’ Sion is an electric vehicle (EV) with one important difference – 330 solar cells built into its doors,...
View ArticleTesla’s Gigafactory to be 100% solar by end of the year
Elon Musk has promised Tesla’s Gigafactory will source 100% of its energy from on-site solar panels by the end of the year. The CEO and Founder of the technology giant made the commitment after being...
View ArticleEU ends anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on Chinese solar imports
The EU has ended anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures imposed on solar cells and modules from China. It announced minimum import price (MIP) measures will officially expire at midnight tonight. In a...
View ArticleSolar industry ‘could face significant job losses with new government proposals’
The solar industry could face significant job losses if government proposals to reduce subsidies are enacted in full. That’s according to a new survey of 140 solar installation companies conducted by...
View ArticleSolar to become Europe’s most competitive energy by 2030
Solar will become the continent’s most competitive source of energy by 2020. That’s the verdict from Sun Investment Group, which suggests the elimination of the Minimum Import Price (MIP) allowing...
View ArticleCould desert-based renewables bring rain to the Sahara?
Solar power plants and wind farms covering large surfaces of the Sahara Desert would potentially be able to contribute to increased rainfall in the region. That’s according to a new study led by Yan...
View ArticleNew York State installs 2.3MW community solar array
New York State has installed a 2.3MW community solar array. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo says the project in Tompkins County’s town of Enfield has been completed and is fully operational. A total of 373...
View ArticleSolar records expected to continue despite harsh winter
Solar generation records across Europe will continue to be set through 2019, despite harsher winters. That’s according to experts at Sun Investment Group, who stress photovoltaic panels are still...
View ArticleTurkey to launch 1GW solar tender in January
Turkey is to launch a 1GW solar tender in January. The nation’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said a 30MW storage project will also be included at one of the three sites identified. Around...
View ArticlePortable solar panels could mean happy campers
New portable solar panels have hit the market and are enabling people to generate clean energy on the move. Link Solar says its new portable panel technology is lightweight, compact, flexible and easy...
View ArticleIs floor-mounted solar technology on the road to nowhere?
Is floor-mounted solar technology on the road to nowhere? New test results of a solar road in France, published in The Conversation, suggest solar panels lying under a road are at a number of...
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