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A Major Florida Utility Company is Investing $6 Billion in Solar Instead of Nuclear
Duke Energy Florida has decided to cease plans to construct a nuclear power plant in western Florida. Instead, they will be investing $6 billion in growing the region's solar energy capacity.
A Florida...
Daytona International Speedway Making Solar Energy History
Daytona International Speedway’s legendary race track may be home to NASCAR racing, but for nearly two years it has also been a live laboratory for solar energy research.
The Florida Power & Light...
EPA Estimates Rolling Back Clean Power Plan Could Cause 100,000 Deaths By 2050
In its mania to prove how horrible the Clean Power Plan is, the EPA has rejiggered the numbers and found — the Clean Power Plan could save more lives than the Obama...
Developers Complete First Block 1,021 Megawatt Miraah Solar Plant For Oman Oilfield
Petroleum Development Oman and GlassPoint Solar announced earlier this month the completion of the first block of one of the world’s largest solar plants, the 1,021 megawatt Miraah solar plant that will...
Yingli Solar Panels Will Help Low Income Villages in China
People assume that the booming economy in China over the past 30 years has made all Chinese citizens wealthy. Nothing could be further from the truth. In Zhangbei County, just 150 miles...
World’s Largest Coal Miner Launches 200 Megawatt Solar Power Tender
The solar blitzkrieg in India has now attracted the world’s largest coal miner as well.
Earlier this month, Solar Energy Corporation of India issued a tender on behalf of Coal India Limited for...
Still No Takers For One Of India’s Cheapest Solar Projects
Solairedirect, an international solar developer backed by French energy major Engie, is currently behind schedule for setting up a 250 megawatt solar power project in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh as...
TransCanada Selling Ontario Solar Power Holdings in Move Against Renewable Energy Trend
TransCanada Corp. is offloading its only solar power holdings in a $540-million deal as it moves against the industry trend of investing more in renewables.
The company said Wednesday it was selling the...
Hydroelectric Power is Most Damaging to Ecology
Hydroelectric power is the most damaging to ecological systems, followed by solar power and wind power, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports, citing a study. The study was conducted by the University...
India To Auction 4.5 Gigawatts Of Wind Power Projects By February 2018
Sticking to its announced road map to expedite wind energy auctions, India will put 4.5 gigawatts of capacity on the block by February 2018.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced...
India’s Largest Generator Achieves First-ever 100 Million kWh Solar Generation In A Month
India’s largest power generator NTPC Limited achieved a unique feat that signals the company’s direction in the future. The company reported over 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of solar power generation in a...
Lancaster (California) Is “Solar Power Capital Of The Universe”
Lancaster, California, produces more solar power per capita than any other city in the state. Devastated by the recession of 2009, when unemployment rose to 17%, the city has made its commitment...
Coal Is Going Down, Even Without the Clean Power Plan
Last Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced he will repeal the Obama administration's regulation to curb power plant carbon emissions, telling coal miners in Kentucky that "the war on...
Australian Gullen Range Hybrid Solar & Wind Farm Is Now Generating Energy For The Grid
The Gullen Range solar farm – the first in Australia to be co-located with a wind farm – has begun generation into the grid.
The 10MW solar farm is adjacent to the 165MW...
ABB Powers Up Largest Solar Power Plant In South America
ABB is on the move. The Swedish company has recently expanded into the US by purchasing GE’s Industrial Solutions division, announced a new EV charger with up to 350 kW of power,...
Saudi Arabia Gets Cheapest Bids for Solar Power in Auction
Saudi Arabia received offers to supply solar electricity for the cheapest prices ever recorded, marking the start of a $50 billion program to diversify the oil producer’s domestic energy supplies away from...
