If you missed any of our own renewable energy stories, of course, I recommend reading them first. However, if you’ve gone through all of those and want to skim some more top stories, here’s a list I’ve compiled in the past two weeks: Renewables, in General 6 Charts That Show … [continued]
The 205 MW El Parque Solar Cordillera solar PV power plant being developed in Chile is moving ahead, based on documents recently filed with the country’s environmental assessment service. According to the documents, the project — to be constructed over a 3 year period in the mountainous Lo Barnechea municipality of … [continued]
Worldwide utility-scale solar energy installations surged for a fifth consecutive year in 2014, as per new provisional figures from Wiki-Solar.org. This continuing surge in installations was aided by notable growth in the South American and African markets, but the big dogs were still Asia and North & Central America. The … [continued]
The solar energy project developer Enel Green Power recently finished bringing over 100 MW of new solar PV power capacity online — spread amongst the 60 MW Lalackama project, the 40 MW Chañares project, and the Diego de Almagro project (the final phase of the project) — in Northern Chile. … [continued]
Here’s more solar fun for some lazy Sunday (or Monday after Christmas) reading. Enjoy! Solar $$ Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels For New Chilean Projects? UK Solar Installations Still Offer Excellent ROI Peer-to-Peer Financing For Residential Solar Rolled Out In Arizona Living the EV/PV Dream: How I Chose to Pair My … [continued]
RenewEconomy. Sophie Vorrath. The global utility-scale solar market has clocked its fifth consecutive year of record growth, with newly released data showing total capacity has now reached 30.3GW, up from 21.5GW at the start of 2014. Figures released on Tuesday, along with the chart below, show that at the end … [continued]
Owing to Chile’s great renewable energy potential, its current reliance on expensive fossil fuel imports, its energy-intensive mining operations, and its supportive government, the country is now considered by many to be the world’s “top” renewable energy market. While that exact title may be something that could be argued against … [continued]
The Chilean government has once again shown it’s growing support for renewable energy development in the country with its recent announcement of backing for 51 new renewable energy projects, as per recent reports. The new projects — which will together comprise 740 MW of power capacity if/when completed — are … [continued]
Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) … [continued]
A new 35.8 MW solar PV power plant is now in the works in the northern Antofagasta region of Chile — with the environmental impact assessment application just put forward to the appropriate authorities by the developer Rijn Capital Chile, as per recent reports. The new project, if it goes … [continued]
