Enphase has made some big announcements recently. One was about a new residential battery for Europe. Another is the expansion of its support for Colorado, Nova Scotia, and Puerto Rico virtual power plants programs. Virtual power plant programs are exciting because they allow homeowners to share electricity stored in their … [continued]
Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that e-STORAGE, which is part of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (“CSI Solar”), has secured a contract from Nova Scotia Power to develop flagship energy storage projects across three locations in Nova Scotia, Canada: Bridgewater, Waverley, and White Rock. The projects, totaling 150 MW … [continued]
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Off-grid travelers and backyard campers, take a look at this useful product for small-scale wind generation. It could put low-cost wind generation into the hands of thousands of people. Along with your solar cooking gear, this could be a great power generation source to pack. It is also easily packable. … [continued]
The HFW center gained approval from the province to install a solar project and sell energy generated from it to Nova Scotia Power. We reached out to HFW founder and director Hope Swinimer for an interview to learn more about the project and the interconnections between renewable energy and wildlife protection.
Editor’s Intro: Nicolas Zart and Matthew Klippenstein recently recorded Cleantech Talk #30 for CleanTechnica. It’s an interesting discussion about coal phaseout in Canada, Nissan’s sale of 41% of its stake in Calsonic, and Volkswagen’s EV transition … or latest hiccups.
The Canadian Government announced on Monday its intention to accelerate investments in clean electricity to speed up the transition from traditional coal power to clean energy by 2030, promising to phase out traditional coal-fired electricity.
Canadian Atlantic province Nova Scotia has recently given the green light on three commercial wind projects. Announced on August 2nd by the Nova Scotia Power Advisory, the province’s renewable energy body, the three projects announced include: A 78-megawatt (MW) South Canoe wind project in between Chester and Windsor Nova … [continued]
Today, I’m going to do a few round-ups to catch you all up on what I think were important stories in the cleantech arena. This first one is on cleantech policy. 1. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senate Energy Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) have introduced the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy … [continued]
Canadian Wind Power Capacity On Track For Record 2011. Canada’s wind energy sector is gusting towards record territory this year
