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The UK’s CO2 emissions fell by 2.9% in 2019, according to Carbon Brief analysis. This brings the total reduction to 29% over the past decade since 2010, even as the economy grew by a fifth. Another 29% reduction in coal use last year was the driving force behind the decline in UK emissions in 2019, […]
CIM Group says it is advancing the development of Westlands Solar Park (WSP), a development that could produce more than 2,700 MW of renewable energy potential at full buildout. The energy park encompasses more than 20,000 acres in California’s San Joaquin Valley in western Fresno and Kings counties and is designed to open in phases […]
Most everyone knows it’s important to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day to avoid getting pinched. But could this pinching thing be a helpful reminder that we can always be a little more green? Would a spritely mischievous leprechaun running around handing out quick pinches be such a bad thing if it meant helping the […]
Chinese solar panel manufacturer Longi has announced its modules have been used in a major floating solar energy project in China’s Hunan Province. Longi says it supplied 100MW of its Hi-MO 4m PERC modules for the project. It doesn’t mention how many panels, but based on 350 watts per module, that would work out to […]
The government’s decision to overturn an effective five-year-old ban on new onshore wind power generation is hugely welcome. Wind provides the cheapest energy, with the first subsidy-free contracts for offshore projects awarded last year. Onshore wind is even cheaper. It is also popular, scoring above other infrastructure (including roads and railway stations) in opinion polls […]
CIM Group announced that it is advancing the development of Westlands Solar Park, one of the largest permitted solar parks in the world that could grow to more than 2.7 gigawatts of renewable energy potential at full buildout, which could provide clean energy to more than 1,200,000 homes. The master-planned energy park encompasses more than […]
The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for partnership in the Southwest Virginia 2020 Residential Solarize Program. This program will provide solar installation services for homeowners, small businesses and farms in the seven-county coalfield region of Southwest Virginia. The workgroup is facilitating this program as part of its mission to […]
The OneBox from Vision Mechatronics consists of a Lithium battery, hybrid inverter and solar charge controller to give a hassle-free solution for electricity backup in case of power outages. Users with excess solar power generation can save money with net metering by using its grid feed feature. March 2, 2020Uma Gupta Diesel generators are the […]
At the TechAdvantage conference this week, Sense is debuting its partner program for rural cooperatives. Through the program, cooperatives can offer the Sense Home Energy Monitor to their members at a significant discount and take advantage of real-time insights into energy flows at the grid edge. The Sense Home Energy Monitor uses high resolution waveform […]
Solar mounting and racking manufacturer Clenergy passed the Dun & Bradstreet DUNS Registered Supplier Capability Evaluation (Manufacturing), rated at 5A1. The D&B DUNS Number (which stands for data universal number system) is a unique nine-digit identifier for businesses that is used in dozens of countries around the world, including the U.S., Australia, and the European Union. What’s the […]
