Be Smart, Go Solar!
Depending who you ask, solar is our salvation or on the verge of inflicting terrible damage on our energy system. The problem is that it generates in an inverted U shape, peaking at midday. Homeowners who have installed PV systems to cut their bills may not appreciate that often they are way too large for …
Shared community solar presents an ideal alternative for low-income households who rent, cannot afford the high upfront costs of rooftop solar panels, live in multi-family housing, or lack suitable rooftops for panels. Community solar sometimes called shared solar, allows individuals to purchase affordable clean energy produced close to home, without installing any new equipment. Using this …
Hybrid technology combines solar PV-CSP concentrated solar power with PV-CSP costs less than gas plants in Chile. A group of researchers from the center of solar technology in Frownhover Chile compared the costs and prices of Solar Hybrid Station-wide projects (PV-CSP) and natural gas-based thermal technologies and concluded that the most competitive configuration in accordance …
Iraq is aiming to develop its renewable energy potential in the coming years. Iraq is seeking international investors to build seven solar power plants, with a total capacity of 750 megawatts (MW). For which Iraq is in talks with Total of France and “Norwegian companies”. These solar power plants to be built in the south …
🇮🇶 Iraq Seeks International Investors for 750 MW of Solar Projects Read More »
Famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He seemed to be telling us that solutions lie just beyond our old habits of thinking. Cities, states and countries around the world are committing to clean energy economies that run on very high levels — …
Around 88,000 energy storage systems linked to rooftop PV were installed last year in the country, which supports residential batteries through a dedicated scheme. The German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) has reported that demand for residential batteries increased by 47% in 2020. This means that the number of solar power storage systems has grown by around 50% for …
Germany has 270,000 residential batteries linked to PV Read More »
New South Wales’ Lismore City Council will construct a carpark solar shade structure and an electric vehicle charging station funded through a Federal Government grant. The project, which is set to begin construction in April, will feature a roof composed of 99.9 kW solar PV system over 40 public carparks in the Clyde Campbell Carpark …
Solar-loving town to construct PV carpark shade with Federal grant money Read More »
Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. To overcome these challenges, Europe needs a new growth strategy that will transform the Union into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 economic growth is decoupled from resource use no …