November 2nd, 2018 | by Charles W. Thurston
The decade-old 500 MW Palen Solar Project has finally won decisive federal approval to go ahead as an estimated $1 billion photovoltaic project in the California desert after years of controversy and varied ownership. The November 1 approval by the US Bureau of Land Management also side-steps years of regulatory consideration of the project by the California Energy Commission, when the plant was still being proposed as a solar thermal project.
July 12th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
ElectraTherm has commissioned its first Power+ waste heat to power unit in California. The unit generates fuel-free power from the waste heat generated by an existing biomass boiler using the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), thanks to a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for combined heat and power applications or prime power generated from biomass
May 10th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Vivint Solar, one of the United States' leading residential solar installers, announced its first-quarter earnings this week, posting lackluster growth and a larger-than-expected net loss, causing the company's shares to tumble until investors took notice of California's new building regulations mandating solar on all new residential buildings from 2020 onwards.
October 17th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Australia's Federal Government this week announced a new energy policy that walks away from introducing a post-2020 Clean Energy Target of 42% in favor of a National Energy Guarantee that puts the power of choice into the hands of the nation's utilities.
February 20th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
The head of Australia's Clean Energy Council, Kane Thornton, has highlighted the need for the country's politicians to focus on transitioning to a low-carbon, renewable energy future at the lowest possible cost, and building policies which will support the phase-out of coal and the growth of investment in renewable energy generation.
September 8th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Global clean energy leaders have called on the Australian Government to back funding for renewable energy projects, following suggestions on [&hellip
August 30th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Australia’s Clean Energy Council has argued convincingly against legislation intended to cut future renewable energy grant funding from the Australian [&hellip
June 2nd, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Australia’s Clean Energy Council insists momentum continues to build for the country’s renewable energy sector as it progresses toward its 2020 [&hellip
May 31st, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report has described 2015 as a “challenging year for the renewable energy sector” in Australia, but believes “the [&hellip
May 3rd, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Australia’s Clean Energy Council published a comprehensive blueprint outlining the policy levers necessary to “supercharge a Power Shift” to the [&hellip
October 15th, 2015 | by Jake Richardson
The PG&E Yerba Buena energy storage project in San Jose, California, resulted from joint efforts between S&C Electric Company, an [&hellip
October 28th, 2014 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report published by the Australian Clean Energy Council has found that slashing the Renewable Energy Target as proposed [&hellip
April 29th, 2014 | by Rocky Mountain Institute
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone While many people associate cooperatives with a place for hippies to buy [&hellip
April 8th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on EnergyPost. By John Mathews and Hao Tan China’s renewable energy revolution is powering ahead, with the year [&hellip
September 5th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally posted on Renew Economy. By Sophie Vorrath. In our Graph of the Day on Monday, we looked again at the record-breaking [&hellip
January 18th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Yes, 26.53% of electricity generated in China in 2010 was from clean energy according to a new report out by [&hellip
December 16th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
California regulators have just approved yet another 650 MW of solar thermal power for the state. The California Energy Commission [&hellip
October 5th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
A truly massive 709 MW Stirling solar thermal project from Tessera Solar and a tiny 45 MW one from Chevron [&hellip
May 4th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
SRS Energy’s unique thinfilm solar tile, the Solé Power Tile has just passed a key milestone. SRS Energy has obtained [&hellip
