Iberdrola Developing Its 1st Solar–Wind Hybrid Plant In Australia
After the acquisition of Infigen, ground has been broken on its first renewable project in Australia, with 317 MW capacity and A$ 500 million investment
Infigen Energy
Large-Scale Solar Near Parity In World’s Three Biggest Markets
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Utility scale solar is making such inroads into the energy business in the US that utilities are now longer fighting it, with large scale solar likely to be competitive even if current tax credits are removed. That is the assessment of SunPower, one of the biggest … [continued]
SunPower Acquires 1.5 GW Solar Assets
SunPower has announced the acquisition of 1.5 GW of US solar power plant development assets from Australia-based company Infigen Energy. The acquisition was announced on SunPower’s website on Monday, and confirmed that SunPower would assume ownership of projects in a variety of stages of development across 11 US states. Included … [continued]
Graph Of The Day: Wind Power Sets New Record, As Abbott Renews Turbine Attack
Originally published on RenewEconomy This may be a case of exquisite timing. Just as Prime Minister Tony Abbott launched into another attack on Australia’s wind farms, the nation’s wind turbines have pooled together to provide record output for a single day in Australia. As this graph, courtesy of Infigen Energy’s … [continued]
Abbott Blindsides Mainstream Media On Renewable Energy
RenewEconomy. The Abbott government is about to celebrate its first anniversary in power – and one of its most notable achievements has been its ability to close down the $20 billion large-scale renewable energy industry. Despite its fondness for professing that Australia is “open for business,” the Coalition is pretty … [continued]
Cost Of Solar Getting Competitive With Wind
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Giles Parkinson. The cost of large-scale solar projects has fallen by one-third in the last five years and big solar now competes with wind energy in the solar-rich south-west of the United States, according to new research. The study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … [continued]
Hot Tips For Australia In 2013 — Energy Storage, Big Solar
This article has been reposted from RenewEconomy with permission. RenewEconomy passed around the hat this past week for a few ideas on what would be big in 2013 in clean energy in Australia. What emerged was a couple of key themes – the continued proliferation of solar PV and the growing interest … [continued]
