Converting retired coal generating stations into solar power plants is in its infancy in the United States but could become an important part of greening the utility grid in the future.
First Solar has just outbid every fossil fuel competitor to supply electricity to Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility company, during peak demand periods. Can you hear the dam breaking?
Electricity from more than 140,000 Yingli solar panels will help alleviate poverty in 128 villages in Zhangbei County, China. Total installed capacity of the local systems will be 38.4 megawatts.
The destruction of the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands is a giant opportunity for Elon Musk and Tesla. Will they seize the moment?
Tuscon Electric Power has just signed an agreement to purchase solar power for the next 10 years at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour — the lowest price ever in the United States.
A group of researchers went to China last December to find out about that country’s use of coal to make electricity. What they found may surprise you.
Collinsville, Australia, is hoping to become the solar power capital of Australia. The former coal town has been on the decline as coal prices fell over the past several years.
Originally published on Solar Love. An 80 MW solar power plant will be built in Chile’s Antofagasta Region beginning in the first part of 2015. The Inti project is scheduled to be completed and come online about one year later. Greenwood Energy and Pacific Solar S.A. formed a partnership to … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. First Solar has completed a 550 megawatt solar power plant in Riverside County, California. This part of the state is in the southern area inland from Los Angeles. The new solar plant is owned by GE Energy Financial Services, Sumitomo Corporation of America, and NextEra … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Google has a long history of investing in wind and solar power plants. It is now getting a lot of its electricity from wind and solar. One of its more interesting clean energy investment stories is that it invested $145 million into a solar power plant … [continued]
