Solar

On Wednesday, May 27, the U.S. treasury department issued Notice 2020-41 related to the safe harbor deadline for renewable energy projects that began construction in 2016 or 2017. Under the old rule those projects would have needed to…

Image: The Cape Australian households have led the world in their uptake of rooftop solar, but a look under those rooftops tells a starkly different story.Thanks to a combination of historically cheap energy and a largely forgiving climate…

Amazon recently announced five new renewable energy projects in China, Australia and the U.S. that further support Amazon’s commitment to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030,…

This must have been a set-up. Two middle aged men and three younger women arguing the toss on climate change and energy policies on the ABC’s Q&A program. Two old fossils putting the case for dirty, old, and incumbent technologies.…

Great River Energy (GRE) long-duration pilot project announcement generated many headlines recently. There were three things that the industry observers noted: 1) there is a new commercial grid-scale storage technology called aqueous air…

This week the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said that France-based Voltalia won a solar tender to build a 140-MW solar array Albania at a very competitive price. The winning bid was announced in a televised event…

The growth of renewable energy in Australia has often been celebrated and demonised at the same time. We’ve seen calls to curb the export of solar produced by residential rooftop systems, as well as network operators touting these systems…

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for a 20-MW solar array in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The O’Brien Solar Fields project will provide solar energy to local businesses,…

In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. This outcome mainly…

Investment firm, Energy Impact Partners (EIP), and NextPower III, a fund managed by NextEnergy Capital Group (NEC), announced the closing of an agreement of a 102 MW portfolio of community solar projects in upstate New York. This…