I have been following New Hampshire’s solar discussions closely because I am a victim of poor solar policy decisions that led to massive job loss in my home state. I lost my solar job in Nevada days before Christmas. Nevada legislators didn’t take action to protect the industry and regulators caved to utility demands. I do not want to see the same thing happen in New Hampshire.
Read More“Made in Germany” should mean money for companies tapping Iran’s underdeveloped but potentially enormous solar market, according to a government-commissioned report.
Read MoreChina’s solar PV industry has been in recovery mode since 2013. The capacity utilization rate of PV firms has improved, the sector steadily continues to grow and new technologies have been developed, while the PV makers have seen their margins improve. Looking into 2016, the sector is expected to maintain growth, thanks to favorable policies and increasing market demand.
Read MoreGE last week said that its energy consulting business has been chosen by wind energy firm IL&FS Energy Development to examine the feasibility of integrated wind, solar and energy storage projects at IL&FS Energy’s sites in Ramagiri, Andhra Pradesh, and Nana Layja, Gujarat, India.
Read MoreSunEdison Inc., the world’s biggest renewable-energy developer, surged after Vivint Solar Inc. canceled a $1.9 billion buyout, saying its suitor failed to meet obligations to complete the deal.
Read MoreRenewable energy generation in the U.S., specifically wind and solar PV, have been incentivized in a variety of ways since the 1980s. One of the most effective incentives is a net-metering agreement that allows power producers to “bank” excess power. When a PV system generates more power than is consumed locally, the energy is put back on the grid (net export) and the producer is paid for this energy with credits that may be applied during times when the consumer needs to draw energy from the grid (net import).
Read MoreRenewable energy generation in the U.S., specifically wind and solar PV, have been incentivized in a variety of ways since the 1980s. One of the most effective incentives is a net-metering agreement that allows power producers to “bank” excess power. When a PV system generates more power than is consumed locally, the energy is put back on the grid (net export) and the producer is paid for this energy with credits that may be applied during times when the consumer needs to draw energy from the grid (net import).
Read MoreOn March 8, Kolkam Co announced that it had deployed two battery energy storage systems powered by nickel manganese cobalt oxide in South Korea. The company installed a larger 24-MW / 9-MWh system and a 16 MW / 6 MWh system both of which will perform frequency regulation for Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The company said that 24 MW / 9 MWh system is the largest capacity Lithium NMC ESS used for frequency regulation in the world.
Operational since January 2016, the two systems, along with a Kokam 16-MW / 5-MWh Lithium Titanate Oxide ESS system deployed in August 2015, provide KEPCO with 56 MW of energy storage capacity for frequency regulation. These three systems are part of the world’s largest ESS frequency regulation project, which is expected to deploy 500 MW of battery-based energy storage when it is completed in 2017.
Read MoreThe Oregon House and Senate last week passed a bill requiring PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric (PGE) to obtain from renewables 50 percent of the electricity they supply their customers by 2040. The bill also sets a timetable for eliminating coa…
Read MoreCanada’s First Ministers last week released a declaration on clean growth and climate change they say will move the country toward a pan-Canadian framework that would meet or exceed Canada’s international emissions targets.
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