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SolarWorld Announces Supply of 8.75MWp of Solar Panels for DTE Energy Projects in Michigan

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar panel manufacturer for 40 years, announced today that the company has supplied a total of about 8.75 megawatts-peak (MWp) of American-made solar panels for DTE Energy projects in Michigan, including the state’s three largest solar systems.

11 Dec 2015

EDF EN Canada Commissions 74MW Mont-Rothery Wind Project

EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles Group, is pleased to announce the commissioning of Mont-Rothery wind project. This 74 megawatt (MW) project comprises 37 turbines of 2 MW each supplied by Senvion. Construction of Mont-Rothery commenced in 2014 and reached commercial operation on December 1, 2015. Electricity generated will be delivered to Hydro-Quebec Distribution under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement.

11 Dec 2015

Invenergy's Grand Ridge Battery Storage Facility Honored with 2015 Project of the Year Award

Invenergy LLC ("Invenergy"), a leader in innovative energy storage solutions, on Monday received Power Engineering and Renewable Energy World Magazines' 2015 Project of the Year Award for Best Renewable Project. Invenergy received the award for its Grand Ridge Battery Storage Facility in Illinois. The award was presented Monday night at the PennWell Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas.

11 Dec 2015

Duke Energy Renewables and Green Charge Networks Partner to Increase Savings for Commercial Solar Customers

Duke Energy Renewables is increasing savings for commercial solar customers through an alliance with Green Charge Networks, the country's largest provider of commercial energy storage for retail, industrial and government customers.

11 Dec 2015

Improvements to Northern Power 100 kW Wind Turbine Decreases Delivered LCOE

Northern Power Systems Corp., a next generation renewable energy technology company, today announced that substantial technology-driven operational improvements to its flagship Northern Power 100 kW wind turbine platform have been demonstrated to materially decrease the delivered Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of wind power produced by its turbines.

10 Dec 2015

Climate-Related Liability Could be a Big Problem for Energy Companies

In the final week of the Paris Climate Talks, check out what can be done to help energy companies mitigate instead of litigate. Climate-related liability could be a big problem for energy companies, according to a new study by Michigan Tech researcher Joshua Pearce, a materials science and electrical engineer.

10 Dec 2015

NREL Provides Method for Measuring Economic Potential of Renewable Energy Across the US

Analysts at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are providing, for the first time, a method for measuring the economic potential of renewable energy across the United States.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 10 Dec 2015

Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Can Also Remediate Polluted Groundwater Faster Than Existing Technologies

Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) is more than a renewable energy source. The storage and extraction of heat and cold can remediate polluted groundwater ten times faster than existing technologies. PhD candidate Zhuobiao Ni of Wageningen University presented this conclusion in his thesis, which he will defend on 8 December.

9 Dec 2015

New Method to Produce Extremely Thin Semiconductor Layers for Flexible Solar Cells

Using a new procedure researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich (LMU) can now produce extremely thin and robust, yet highly porous semiconductor layers. A very promising material – for small, light-weight, flexible solar cells, for example, or electrodes improving the performance of rechargeable batteries.

9 Dec 2015

PowerCell Commences Study on Storage of Excess Electricity from Wind, Solar Energy as Hydrogen Gas

The leading fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) announces partnership with Wallenstam AB, Midroc Automation AB and Hydrogen Sweden to jointly launch a pilot study on developing a system where surplus energy from wind and solar energy can be temporarily stored as hydrogen which then together with fuel cells provides electricity on cloudy and windless days.

8 Dec 2015