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Small-scale solar PV booming in the US
By Joshua Hill on 27 July 2012
Report finds 40% of solar PV projects currently in progress in the US come in under 500kW – including PV arrays on sheep farms. Baa.
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Fossil fuel plants not needed to back up UK wind
By Joshua Hill on 14 June 2013
A note from the UK grid operator dismisses myths about the level fossil fuel back-up for wind energy and the reduction of emissions.
Mosaic find 800 investors per million for crowdfunded solar projects
By Joshua Hill on 21 May 2013
A 487kW solar power installation in New Jersey, US – Mosiac’s largest solar project ever – has attracted 823 investors.
Myanmar to be home to world’s third largest solar plant
By Joshua Hill on 13 May 2013
Green Earth Power have signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a $275 million solar power plant in the city of Minbu.
Lockheed to build world’s first ocean thermal power plant off China
By Joshua Hill on 6 May 2013
The US corporate giant will build a 10MW power plant using ocean thermal energy conversion off China’s Hainan Island.
New discovery could mean making fuel from carbon in atmosphere
By Joshua Hill on 28 March 2013
US researchers have developed a way to transform the CO2 saturating our atmosphere into useful industrial products like chemicals and fuel.
CarbonStory to launch crowdfunding at Texas festival SXSW
By Joshua Hill on 7 March 2013
Singapore-based social enterprise CarbonStory set to launch its crowdfunding platform for climate projects at South by Southwest in Austin this weekend.
Solar PV demand falls short of 30GW mark: report
By Joshua Hill on 26 February 2013
Solarbuzz report shows PV demand up only 5% in 2012, marking the first year in a decade annual market growth has been less than 10%.
Global big solar capacity doubles to more than 12 GW
By Joshua Hill on 25 February 2013
A new report finds 6 GW of new solar farm capacity has been connected worldwide in the last 12 months. Australia does not feature.
Why the glut in solar panels is a good thing
By Joshua Hill on 18 February 2013
The oversupply of solar panels is like the dotcom bubble – vast amounts of infrastructure, market exposure and adoption is occurring despite financial pain.
One third of all global solar PV shipments ended up in China
By Joshua Hill on 24 January 2013
The NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly report suggests China’s share of global solar PV demand has jumped from 10 per cent to 33 per cent.
World’s first renewable energy atlas goes online
By Joshua Hill on 17 January 2013
International Renewable Energy Agency has launched the first ever online Global Atlas of renewable energy resources.
UK commissions longest ever wind turbine blades
By Joshua Hill on 14 January 2013
New blade types to be used in next generation of offshore wind turbines, that will lift capacity to 10MW.
Chile installs South America’s 1st solar thermal plant
By Joshua Hill on 13 January 2013
Spain’s Abengoa has designed and built a 10MW solar thermal plant for a Chilean mining company, the first operational solar thermal plant in South America.
Renewable energy most cost effective option for millions: IRENA
By Joshua Hill on 4 December 2012
International Renewable Energy Agency finds renewables the best way to deliver power to the hundreds of millions worldwide who are not on the grid.
Price of solar systems reach all-time low in Australia
By Joshua Hill on 6 November 2012
The average price for all solar system prices dropped on average by approximately $200 at the beginning of November.
Energy efficiency vs energy supply: Which should be our focus?
By Joshua Hill on 30 October 2012
A new US study shows that twice the effort is going to developing supply technologies than to improving the efficiency of end-use technologies.
Popemobile goes electric with Renault
By Joshua Hill on 11 September 2012
French car-maker Renault has donated two electric vehicles to the Vatican for the personal use of His Holiness Benedict XVI.
