Flex company NEXTracker yesterday launched TrueCapture, an intelligent, self-adjusting tracker control system the company says is a first for solar power plants. The control system continuously refines the tracking algorithm of individual solar arrays in response to existing site and ...
With hundreds of solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) providers in the world, deciding who is going to build their multi-million-dollar solar farm, is not something developers take lightly. After all, this is the company that could be responsible for a project over- o...
This week at Intersolar North America in San Francisco, LG Electronics USA (LG Solar) introduced new solar panels designed to make residential installation easier and improve product efficiency through design. The company said its new LG NeON 2 ACe is the first result of its collabora...
Technological and cost breakthroughs are expected to lead to rapid growth in the number of utility and behind-the-meter storage projects. Industry insiders say the energy storage market in 2017 feels like the rise of the solar industry in the late 2000s. In 2016, energy storage develo...
Industry organizations and advocates representing Massachusetts’ 488 solar employers are joining forces in calling for significant changes to be made to the state Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER) Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. As previously reported , SMAR...
With the new additions of AkzoNobel N.V., AXA, Burberry and the Carlsberg Group, The Climate Group’s RE100 initiative – representing large businesses transitioning to 100% renewable energy globally – has reached a 100-member milestone. According to The Climate Group , RE100 members, i...
Rocky Mountain Institute has been helping states, cities, universities, corporations, and industry reduce their greenhouse gas emissions for over 35 years. Through our Reinventing Fire analysis, we showed that a pathway to a clean and low-carbon future is not only possible but also pr...
French nuclear closures could help offshore wind's case ANALYSIS | The big nuclear scale-back signalled by France's energy minister is part of a wider trend that could push up power prices and help the viability of subsidy-free offshore wind next decade, says Bernd Radowitz The possib...
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., China’s biggest wind turbine maker, is expanding its footprint abroad with new deals in the Philippines and Australia. During the second quarter, Goldwind and Shanghai Electric Power Design Institute Co. signed a turbine supply agreement for...
The Alliance to Save Energy on Wednesday called on lawmakers to reject a proposed House Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would cut federal energy efficiency programs by nearly 50 percent. The bill is slated for a vote in the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday morning . ...
The Alliance to Save Energy on Wednesday called on lawmakers to reject a proposed House Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would cut federal energy efficiency programs by nearly 50 percent. The bill is slated for a vote in the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday morning . ...
Acciona Energia Mexico has signed two contracts to provide clean energy certificates (CELs) to CFE Calificados, a subsidiary of the country’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), for the supply of electricity to large users. One contract, representing 5,000 CELs per year over 20 year...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $46.2 million for 48 solar projects as part of its SunShot Initiative. According to the DOE, these projects are intended to develop innovative, early-stage solar power technologies, which are aimed at lowering costs and improving relia...
First GBF floats out for pioneering Blyth offshore wind project The first of five next-generation concrete and steel gravity-base foundations (GBFs) for developer EDF ER’s 41.5MW Blyth wind farm off the UK is on its way from fabricator BAM Nuttall’s Tyneside yard to the offshore proje...
Floating Lidar to make China debut for CTG offshore wind projects Titan Technologies Corporation has ordered two Lidar buoys from German research institute Fraunhofer IWES for wind resource surveys at China Three Gorges’ (CTG's) Zhangpu and Changle offshore wind projects off China’s F...
Scientists have designed and constructed a prototype for a new solar cell that integrates multiple cells stacked into a single device capable of capturing nearly all of the energy in the solar spectrum. The new design converts direct sunlight to electricity with 44.5 percent efficienc...
modular and scalable smart energy storage and has over 200 MW of installed storage systems, with a strong pipeline across both developed and emerging markets. The Younicos CEO, Stephen Prince, will report directly to Chris Weston, Aggreko Chief Executive. For the calendar year 2016, Y...
Darlene Jackson, program associate on the Residential team at the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) Darlene Jackson is a program associate on the Residential team at the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA). In this role, she provides support in the coordination and imple...
