13 May 2014 - Milk the Sun GmbH will present an online sales tool at Intersolar 2014 that it says will allow EPC contractors, project developers and other companies to optimize the way in which they sell their existing solar installations, turnkey systems and project rights.
The tool allows companies to upload and update details of the projects that they are selling via a user-friendly online input screen. Using a customized design, these projects are then published on both the company’s own website and on MilktheSun.com, one of the leading online marketplaces for existing PV installations. read more>>>
12 May 2014 - Yingli Green Energy has announced that it has delivered 5MW of monocrystalline silicon modules to Kingspan Energy for a new rooftop array in the UK.
The array, consisting of PANDA series modules, has been installed on the roof of a multinational automotive company located in the Midlands. It has a coverage of around 35,000 square metres, making it the largest rooftop solar project in the country. It will generate around 5.5MWh of electricity per year, enough to power 1,500 homes. read more>>>
05/13/14 - Dinkoff Architects recently designed a solar-powered passenger service center for the seaport of Kinmen, Taiwan. Since the seaport is considered the iconic gateway to Kinmen, it was imperative that the architects design a building that captured a sense of the local culture and history. The curving roof structure, for instance, draws influences from the bow of nearby ships as well as the swooping rooflines of the local historic architecture. The architects also considered LEED requirements in the design. In addition to the solar panel-topped roof, the architects added various solar mitigation devices around the building to minimize energy costs. read more>>>
May 14, 2014 - Typhoon HIL, Inc., the leader in ultra-high fidelity Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing and real-time simulation for power electronics, is introducing a new product: Typhoon HIL Micro-Grid DSP Interface. The Micro Grid DSP Interface is ideal for rapid development and testing of controllers for multi-converter systems and microgrids. The new Micro-Grid DSP Interface will be introduced at the PCIM 2014, May 20-22, in Nuremberg, Germany.
The next stage in the development of power electronics are increasingly complex multi-converter systems that are intrinsically difficult and expensive to design and test. read more>>>
May 13 2014 - IT IS STILL early days for South Africa’s green economy, but clears signs are evident of the overall commitment to shift our business-as-usual economy towards a low-carbon, resource efficient, resilient and inclusive sustainable economy.
This transformative economy has the potential to create large numbers of green jobs and at the same time reduce negative environmental and social impacts.
Green jobs can be found in sustainability-related career fields that encompass a wide range of skills, educational backgrounds, and occupational profiles. read more>>>
Move to cut subsidies for large-scale installations is condemned by green activists and renewable power companies
13 May 2014 - The government is to make drastic changes to its financial support for solar energy farms, in a move condemned by green activists and renewable power companies as likely to reduce the UK's ability to generate low-carbon power and green jobs, and to increase dependency on imports of fossil fuels.
It is the second major blow to renewable energy within a month, following the announcement that the Conservatives want to axe subsidies to new onshore windfarms if they win the next election. read more>>>
Changes to the solar industry's funding will force solar to compete against other renewable energy sources. Is this a bad thing? With your help Karl Mathiesen investigates.
13 May 2014 - Big solar farms will no longer receive government subsidies under proposals released today. Instead, the government will expand support for rooftop solar and community-owned solar projects.
Fiona Harvey reports for the Guardian:
Installations of photovoltaic equipment amounting to 5MW and above will no longer receive payments under the renewables obligation, as they currently do, under the proposals, expected to take effect from next April.In an echo of recent Tory policy announcements on onshore wind, rooftop solar installations will receive higher feed-in-tariffs in order to discourage solar installations in rural areas, which are seen as politically unpopular. read more>>>After that, solar farms would receive support under the “contracts for difference” scheme, which was brought in under the electricity market reforms for large-scale low-carbon power. This would mean they would have to compete for cash with other forms of renewable energy, such as onshore wind and energy from waste, which the government classes as “established”.
May 14, 2014 - The San Francisco Bay Area is giving the electric vehicle (EV) market a bit of a push with consumers. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and a consortium of EV organizations have launched a new EV awareness campaign: Experience Electric -- The Better Ride, designed to spur electric vehicle adoption by offering thousands of free test drives at dozens of public venues and workplaces throughout the nine-county Bay area.
Currently, there are more all-electric vehicles in the Bay area than any other region in the state. The Bay Area accounts for about 20 percent of California's population but 40 percent of the state's EVs. The Bay Area EV Strategic Council aims to boost the number of EVs in the region to 100,000 or more. read more>>>
May 14, 2014 - As New York State continues to expand its portfolio of renewable solar energy, another $60 million has been made available through a third round of the statewide NY-Sun Competitive PV initiative. Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the funding opportunity is for solar projects at large energy-use sites, including business, industry and institutional.
The NY-Sun Initiative was launched in 2012 to significantly increase the amount of solar power installed annually at customer sites in New York State. Over the past few years, the NY-Sun initiative has been vital to reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, lowering the strain on the power grid, and creating new opportunities for businesses to pursue solar installations across the state. Today, a total of 316 MW of solar PV has been installed or is under contract -- more than was previously installed in New York throughout the entire prior decade. read more>>>
May 14, 2014 - Energy storage opportunities will continue to grow over the next 10 years, along with the microgrid market, according to Navigant Research. This will be driven by diesel fuel prices, a greater push toward renewable resources in microgrids, and ancillary service market reforms -- all of which underscore the business case for energy storage for microgrids.
Energy storage systems deliver resource optimization (fuel, PV, wind), resource integration (PV, wind), stability (frequency, voltage), and load management services to microgrids as well as the traditional grid. Delivering services to microgrids -- and, in the case of grid-tied systems, to the centralized grid -- energy storage is becoming an essential enabling technology for all types of microgrids, according to Navigant, and can reduce the payback period of the microgrid by enabling an increase in the penetration of renewable energy sources or by reducing diesel fuel consumption. read more>>>
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