Originally published on Carbon Brief. By Simon Evans The UK could adopt solar, electric vehicles and batteries much faster than expected just a year ago, according to the National Grid. The new outlook is part of a rapidly changing landscape for the UK energy system, laid out in the 2016 … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia’s biggest utilities are passing on the surging cost of the country’s predominantly coal-fired grid to household electricity consumers at the start of the new financial year, but it seems pretty clear that many solar households are missing out. Electricity consumers across the country are facing … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. For the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, June was a month of changes for the future of renewable electricity and solar gardens in this state. Here is why: At June’s end, PV-Tech reported the Colorado PUC reversed an earlier decision it had rendered by approving the deployment of community … [continued]
Corporate funding for the solar sector fell to $1.7 billion in the second quarter of 2016, according to new figures published by Mercom Capital Group. Total corporate funding for the solar sector, including venture capital funding, public market and debt financing, fell to $1.7 billion in the second quarter of … [continued]
American renewable energy company Renewable Energy Systems has confirmed it will construct and operate the 102 MW Lamesa Solar Facility. The 102 MW Lamesa Solar Facility will be developed in Dawson County, Texas, and will be owned by Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company. The project was originally being … [continued]
Enel Green Power has started construction on the 292 MW Nova Olinda solar power plant in Brazil, Latin America’s largest solar plant. The 292 MW Nova Olinda solar plant is being constructed by Enel Green Power’s Brazilian subsidiary, Enel Green Power Brasil. The company is already responsible for the country’s … [continued]
Community solar continues to grow, as solar becomes more and more popular and solar prices continue dropping. Recognizing this upsurge in community solar, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), along with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) recently released The Residential Consumer Guide to Community Solar. This collaborative effort gives customers … [continued]
China’s National Energy Administration was proud of announcing it had installed 18.6 GW of solar PV in 2015, but new research suggests that not all of that figure was actually connected to the grid. New research from IHS shows that at least 4.5 GW of the total 18.6 GW worth … [continued]
The solar energy systems and LED lighting solutions firm Urban Solar has begun supplying solar-powered LED lighting for use at bus stops in San Francisco, California, as part of an agreement with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Clear Channel Outdoor, according to a recent press release. The first … [continued]
The solar-friendly voices at CleanTechnica.com have been saying it; solar advocates everywhere have been saying it; Californians have been saying it — solar saves. Solar saves money, saves the environment, and saves lives in this way. Yes, Californians just saved $192 million via rooftop solar and energy efficiency. Why are so many others still so … [continued]
