China Outstrips Germany in Solar Capacity After Record Additions
China, the world’s largest consumer of energy, surpassed Germany as the country with the most installed solar capacity after record additions last year.
Read MoreClean Power Plan Backers Urge Supreme Court Not to Stay Plan Implementation
The Natural Resources Defense Council on Feb. 4 urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a request by various constituents, including over two dozen states, to block President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, saying that assertions of irreparable harm have…
Read MoreTroubled Economy Dominates Russia Distributed Clean Energy Procurement for 2016-2019
Russia’s procurement to distribute clean energy capacity through 2016-2019 was dominated by concerns over the troubled Russian economy and the fallout for the development of renewable energy projects.
Read MoreHawaii Residents Get New Energy Storage Option for Rooftop Solar
German energy storage manufacturer sonnen said on Feb. 4 that its sonnenBatterie now is available to residents in Hawaii.
Read MoreMapping the Grid of the Future: How our Electric Grid is Changing in Very Big Ways
There is a far-reaching transformation underway in the electricity industry. The electric grid that has powered our lives for more than a century is undergoing major changes, in response both to technological advancements and the consumer demand these new technologies have unleashed. In short: the grid is modernizing and it’s happening all across the country.
Read MoreRenewables Top Fossil Fuels as New US Power Source
Renewable energy was the biggest source of new power added to U.S. electrical grids last year as falling prices and government incentives made wind and solar increasingly viable alternatives to fossil fuels.
Read MoreMorocco Connects First Unit of Giant Noor Solar Thermal Complex to Grid
The first phase of North Africa’s largest solar power complex was connected to the grid in Morocco, with a generating capacity of 160 megawatts.
Read MoreMorocco Connects First Unit of Giant Noor Solar Thermal Complex to Grid
The first phase of North Africa’s largest solar power complex was connected to the grid in Morocco, with a generating capacity of 160 megawatts.
Read MoreFast-Responding Energy Storage Digs Into Frequency Regulation Market
With more intermittent generation, fast-responding energy storage is becoming essential to maintaining grid reliability. PJM Interconnection was the first system operator in the U.S. to take advantage of FERC Order 755, which recognizes the value provi…
Read MoreNorth America Solar and Wind Power Installed Capacity Already Growing in 2016
The 150-MW EDF Renewables Slate Creek Wind Farm in Kansas and the 150-MW Pattern Operations Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm in Indiana are tied for the largest renewable energy projects that went online in January 2016. Seven other solar and wind projects went live in North America in January for a total of 747 MW of installed renewable energy capacity. The largest solar project that went online last month was SunPower’s Quinto Solar Project in California.
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