Solar

WoodMac: APAC renewables to outcompete coal within eight years
Indian and Australian solar will spearhead a grid parity shift set to take hold of Asia-Pacific renewables within less than a decade, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Jul 29, 2019 // Solar, Germany, China, Indian, Australia, LCOEs, Asia-Pacific, McKinsey, Europe, Asia, Oceania
Chinese solar production figures continue to ramp up
Quasi-governmental body the CPIA has released first-half figures for the world’s biggest solar marketplace which show production volumes for export markets continuing to expand and the domestic picture set to rebound after public solar subsidy levels were published.
Jul 26, 2019 // Solar, China, China Photovoltaic Industry Association, CPIA, Asia
Solar Flexrack supplying fixed-tilt mounts for 26.4-MWac Connecticut solar project
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and a photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions provider, has completed a contract to supply a 26.4 MWac solar power generation plant for Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE). SRE will serve as the project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm.
Jul 24, 2019 // Solar, USA, EPC, Solar FlexRack, SRE, Swinerton Renewable Energy, North America, Connecticut
India: Renewable Energy Dominates 1st Half Of 2019 With 58% Share In New Capacity
Renewable energy technologies, especially wind and solar power, continued to lead all other technologies in new capacity added in the first half of 2019.
Jul 24, 2019 // Solar, CleanTechnica Research, India, Asia
The end of the petrol station? First solar powered electric forecourt that will charge electric cars in just ten minutes to be built in Essex - the first of more than 100 planned for the UK
Solar panels will provide the energy needed for the vehicles to recharge Each forecourt fitted with 24 charging spaces which can be booked with an app All vehicles will recharge in less than 30 minutes but some will be done in ten Lounges will also be built with shops, toilets and cafes for weary travellers
Jul 17, 2019 // Solar, solar powered electric forecourt, electric cars, Electric Forecourts
The World Is Spending the Least on Clean Energy in Six Years
Worldwide investments in clean energy projects have hit a six-year low. Global spending totaled $117.6 billion in the first half of 2019, down 14% from a year earlier and the least since 2013, according to a report by BloombergNEF. Investments slowed in all three major markets -- the U.S., Europe and China -- but China’s decline was especially pronounced as the country continued its shift away from subsidies for solar and wind power.
Jul 10, 2019 // Solar, clean energy, Lithium-ion batteries, storage, Canada, Hydrostor, Energy, North America
Solar Installed Across Brooklyn Park, Minn., Facilities
Brooklyn Park, Minn., has completed a solar project installed across several city-owned facilities.
Jul 8, 2019 // Solar, Brooklyn Park, Mayor Jeffrey Lunde