Mixing it up — how wind and solar can work together
WORLDWIDE: As technology costs come down, combining wind, solar and energy storage looks like the way to integrate renewables at least cost.
Free Government Money for 20 Years
The solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) is still running, and giving a guaranteed 20 years of income.
Clean energy is cheap, surging – and headed for a fall
Solar and wind projects are transforming Australia’s power grid, but unclear policies will slow new investments
Tidal energy firm makes waves with Tesla battery storage
Nova Innovation claims it has developed the world’s first grid-connected baseload tidal power station
Budget 2018: Hammond’s ‘missed opportunity’ as government prepares energy efficiency overhaul
The UK renewables lobby has once again expressed its exasperation that clean energy failed to merit a mention within this year’s Budget, despite the government teasing an overhaul of tax benefits for on-site generators.Yesterday afternoon chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the 2018 Budget, but during his speech in the House of Commons failed to mention climate
Can Civilization Survive What’s Coming?
The new IPCC report on climate change will fill you with existential dread — rightfully so
UK’s second subsidy-free solar farm completed by West Sussex Council using battery storage
The UK’s second subsidy-free solar farm, and the first by a local authority using battery storage, has been completed by West Sussex County Council in a project that ticked “every box” and will generate significant income over the next 25 years. The Westhampnett project combines 7.4MW of solar, comprised of panels from Hanwha Q Cells,
Tesla’s ‘historic’ quarter included gains in storage, solar
Dive Brief: Tesla is on track to triple its 2018 energy storage deployments the company said in its third quarter letter to investors.The company’s “historic” quarterly results included a 70% increase in quarter-over-quarter revenues and $312 million in net income, according to the letter.
Poll shows Brits support EU regulation to pay solar generators for export, including Leavers
A majority of the respondents in a new YouGov poll would support the UK matching incoming European Union regulations that guarantee payments for solar homes exporting into the grid; including those that voted to leave in the Brexit referendum.The poll, commissioned by 10:10 Climate Action, found that 71% of the 1,612 respondents want the UK
How to add storage to an existing solar array
Adding storage to an existing solar array is not always an easy, plug-and-play process.