Originally published on Sustainnovate. In a bit of an unexpected move, the biggest heavy machinery manufacturing firm in China, the SANY group, recently announced that it will be investing around $7.7 billion (RMB 50 billion) into various solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country over the next 5 years. The … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. China is aiming to triple its solar photovoltaic (PV) generation capacity by the year 2020, bringing it up to 143 gigawatts (GW), as newly revealed by the country’s National Energy Administration. The plan is to add between 15 GW and 20 GW of new solar PV … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are still tracking along the historic 21% learning curve, going by the recently released 7th edition of the International Roadmap for Photovoltaics. The implication is that a number of solar PV cell, module, and wafer production technologies will lead to multicrystalline solar … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Two of the larger media companies out there currently, Sky and Bloomberg, have both pledged to go “100% renewable” as part of the RE100 initiative, according to recent statements. The exact commitments revealed by the companies are: that Sky will source 100% renewable electricity by the … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The level of global investment into renewable energy hit an all-time high in 2015 — with the collective tab nearly breaking the $286 billion mark — according to a new report published by the UN Environment Programme, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and the Frankfurt School. The … [continued]
By Mouli Vaidyanathan, PhD, PE, CEM, Founder of Mouli Engineering Inc. Solar electricity is being promoted as an alternate energy source. Conventional dirty (coal) grid power is being phased out. The promotion appears environmentally cleaner and to favor a new technology. How much of this promotion is for “being clean & … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath The first completed battery storage trial by an Australian network operator has shown that the combined benefits of battery storage nearly match the costs of technology, and should exceed them as battery storage costs continue to fall. AusNet Services’ three-year battery storage trial, … [continued]
Originally published on NREL. New analysis nearly doubles previous estimates and shows U.S. building rooftops could generate close to 40 percent of national electricity sales. Analysts at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used detailed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for 128 cities nationwide, along with … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. That is the question — for the very few people who are somehow ambivalent about which brand should get their business. Most potential buyers already have their minds made up, even before the ☰ springs from the cake March 31. What makes TeslaMondo so sure about this? EVs are statements. When … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath South Korean lithium-ion battery maker LG Chem has announced plans to expand its presence in the Australian residential solar and battery storage market, following “exponential” growth over the past six months, and chasing even greater growth in what it says could be a … [continued]
