Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. A remote solar-diesel hybrid mini-grid that is being used to power a remote indigenous community in northern Australia will soon be fitted with battery storage, after German energy storage expert Qinous won the tender to supply and install a 1,987kWh lithium-ion system. The … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. The nice thing about Tesla’s Q1 volume miss is that, like all quarterly data, by the time we receive the news, the conveyor belt of time has already moved it into the past. Since investing is about the future, Tesla’s Q1 miss should nag us only if it portends future problems. … [continued]
Originally published on Climate Reality Project. The Clean Power Plan and the climate fight just gained some important new allies. Former US Vice President and Chairman of The Climate Reality Project Al Gore joined New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in New York March 29, to announce a coalition … [continued]
Originally published on Climate Reality. Grid parity might be the most important part of stopping climate change you never hear about on the news. Find out what it means and why it’s critical. For financial analysts, “grid parity” is just a shorthand way of describing when a clean energy form … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Andreas de Vries and Salman Ghouri The major oil companies greatly underestimate the impact electric vehicles will have on their market, write independent energy advisors Salman Ghouri and Andreas de Vries. According to Ghouri and De Vries, the trends currently underway in the auto … [continued]
Originally published on Lenz Blog. By Karl-Friedrich Lenz The German government has in its infinite wisdom dumped the successful feed-in tariffs and is transitioning to a model based on auctions instead. Now the latest report on investment levels in 2015 was published, and it shows some rather embarrassing figures. Investment … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) states that up to $4.2 trillion could be saved annually by the year 2030 if the current share of the global energy mix held by renewables was to be doubled. The report — titled “REmap: Roadmap … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The Canadian homebuilder LIV Communities has become the first in the country to feature a Panasonic Residential Solar PV + Energy Storage Solution in a show home, according to a new announcement from Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada. The new solar + storage system from Panasonic will … [continued]
Originally published on Telos/ParisTech Review. By Richard Robert and Olivier Daniélo Contrary to its neighbors and partly due to the low cost of its nuclear electricity, until recently France did not show much interest in solar energy. The country now seems to be catching up. Public policies are implemented, both … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The value of solar energy securitization deals completed so far this year already eclipses the total for all of the deals completed in 2015 combined ($234 million), according to a new study from Marathon Capital. The $235 million worth of deals completed so far this year … [continued]
