Industry News

by Michael Mazengarb on June 19, 2019 at 12:12 am

YouTuber Simone Giertz has created the tradie's dream by converting her Tesla Model 3 into the world's first Tesla ute. The post From Tesla to Truckla: watch a Tesla Model 3 get turned into a ute appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on June 18, 2019 at 10:16 pm

The second big battery in South Australia, which can do things the Tesla big battery cannot, releases its first performance report. The post South Australia’s “other” big battery is earning money, and keeping the lights on appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Sophie Vorrath on June 18, 2019 at 8:03 pm

Victoria government details cautious, coordinated roll-out of home solar and batteries rebates, as the Solar Homes scheme prepares to reopen in full in July. The post Home solar, battery quotas revealed as Victoria prepares to reopen subsidy appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 5:58 pm

CleanCapital has closed on a refinancing of its largest solar portfolio, a new report commissioned by Community Energy has good news for Pennsylvania and Nautilus switches on its first community PV park in New York. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 2:43 pm

The state has adopted two rules — one that establishes the mechanism to come back to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the other how it will spend the proceeds from carbon allowance auctions. […]

by Giles Parkinson on June 18, 2019 at 2:03 pm

Bloomberg NEF says people-powered revolution in rooftop solar and battery storage, along with low cost wind and solar farms, will drive coal out of Australia's grid. The post Cheap wind and solar, and “people-powered” revolution to kick out coal appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by info@greentechmedia.com on June 18, 2019 at 1:48 pm

Unexpectedly rapid growth in solar markets like Florida and Texas is driving up expectations for U.S. solar installations, with Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables now forecasting more than 13 gigawatts of capacity additions in 2019. That sets the U.S. solar market up for 25 percent growth compared to last year's 10.6 gigawatts, in what would be its second biggest year of all time, according to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight Report from Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries […]

on June 18, 2019 at 1:31 pm

With utilities in the cross-hairs of malicious actors, experts say there are health, safety and economic risks for those who rely on the grid, particularly if escalation continues. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 1:12 pm

The SPP market aims to reduce capacity and energy costs, provide price transparency for wholesale energy, and ensure efficient use of the transmission system. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 12:00 pm

To reduce the impacts of preventive power shutoffs — a key part of the plans — two of the state's major utilities have recommended a "resiliency adder" to incentivize distributed generation and storage. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 11:55 am

TÜV Rheinland has awarded the first small group of PV module manufacturers with certification against LeTID (Light and elevated Temperature Induced Degradation), also known as Carrier Induced Degradation (CID). […]

on June 18, 2019 at 11:43 am

Firm tells PV Tech it recorded €750m orders for €500m placement on the Luxembourg stock exchange, with plans to invest proceeds in PV and wind plays. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 10:56 am

Momentum was building even before it was exempted from Trump's trade tariffs but now supply could be the chief constraint on bifacial solar. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 10:42 am

Italia Solare joins NGOs to condemn scheme it claims continues to promote fossil fuels, despite addition of new CO2 emission standards. […]

on June 18, 2019 at 10:25 am

Development financier and aid agency to invest heavily in clean energy projects, energy efficiency and power sector reform in the region. […]