Tag: solar farm

Anesco to Cut Ribbon on ‘UK’s First Subsidy-Free Solar Farm’

A renewable energy project in Bedfordshire described as the UK's first solar farm to be built without government subsidy will be officially opened later today by Climate Change Minister Claire Perry. The 10MW...

Green Light for Scotland’s Largest Solar Farm

A Scottish council has this week granted planning permission for what would be the country's largest solar farm, a 20MW project near Urquhart in Morayshire, Northern Scotland. The solar farm is set to...

Google Inks Supply Deal with Largest Dutch Solar Farm

Google's global renewable energy drive has continued with a new deal to purchase renewable power from the largest solar farm in the Netherlands. Dutch clean energy specialist Enenco announced that the tech giant...

Dominion Energy Buys Virginia Solar Power Facility, Plans to Purchase Another

Dominion Energy acquired Clarke County Solar, a 10 MW solar power facility in Clarke County, Va., from the project's developer, an affiliate of Chicago-based Hecate Energy. The company also announced plans to purchase...

Space Shades Malta’s Solar Power Push

Millions of people flock to Malta to get roasted by the intense sun, but the Mediterranean island struggles to hit its solar power goals.Despite being one of the EU’s sunniest countries, Malta...

World’s Biggest Coal Company Closes 37 Mines as Solar Prices Plummet

The rapid growth in renewable energy continues to put a dent in the demand for coal. Coal India, the world's biggest coal mining company and producer of 82 percent of the country's coal,...

Tesla Now Powers this Island with Solar Energy

American automaker Tesla has recently built a solar energy project in Kauai in Hawaii, The Verge reported. The Kauai project consists of a 52 megawatt-hour battery installation plus a 13 megawatt SolarCity solar...

Jordan Refugee Camp Becomes First in the World to be Powered by Renewables

Up to 20,000 Syrian refugees living in the Azraq refugee camp have been given access to free clean power thanks to the world's first solar farm to be deployed at a UN...

Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm

Kentucky, like most of the Appalachian region, has been in economic distress since the bust of the coal mining industry. But, new hope for jobs and the ravaged environment may come in...

Report: Onshore Wind Now So Cheap it Could Go ‘Subsidy-Free’

Onshore wind is now cheap enough to deliver power to UK consumers without subsidy, according to a report released today by management consultancy Baringa Partners. Commissioned by Scottish Renewables, the report finds the...

Successful Take-Off: Private Wire Solar Farm Credited with Saving Belfast Airport £100,000

Belfast International Airport has announced it has saved £100,000 on its energy bills in the 10 months since the switch was flicked on the neighbouring Crookedstone Road solar farm. The £5m Crookedstone Solar...

Upsolar Charts Course to Bring Floating Solar to European Waters

Buoyant solar panels floating on the surface of lakes and reservoirs could soon become a common sight across Europe, if one PV manufacturer has its way. Hong Kong-based PV manufacturer Upsolar two days...

Renewables Roadshow: How Daylesford’s Windfarm Took Back the Power

From the fertile spud-growing country of Hepburn Shire, 90km northwest of Melbourne, has sprung what many hope will become a revolution in renewable energy in Australia. On Leonards Hill, just outside the town...

China’s Premier Unveils Smog-Busting Plan to ‘Make Skies Blue Again’

The Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, has promised to step up his country’s battle against deadly smog, telling an annual political congress: “We will make our skies blue again.” China’s cities have become synonymous...

Cornish Village Marks 25 Years of UK Wind Power

From Pam the lollipop lady to the repairs for a storm-battered church roof, the fruits of wind power are not hard to find in Delabole. The residents of this Cornish village have...

Queensland’s Largest Solar Farm Plugs Into the Grid a Month Early

Queensland’s largest operating solar farm has plugged into the national electricity grid and is set to generate enough power for almost 10,000 households by the end of 2016. The Barcaldine remote community solar...

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