Delta to showcase energy conservation efforts at COP21
Group founder and various management executives of the Taiwanese power management company are in Paris to actively support the goals of the conference and showcase Delta’s efforts in renewables, green buildings and energy conservation.
Japan: Solar tax breaks will be removed, PV accounts for 3.3% in Q3
As part of the plan to liberalize its energy market, Japan will end tax breaks for commercial solar installations at the end of next March. A tax reform plan is expected this month. In other solar news, PV accounted for 3.3% of electricity production in Q3; and 750 applications have been submitted by hopefuls looking to enter the countrys energy market next April.
US: EIA to begin including small-scale solar output in new data
The Energy Information Administration of the DOE will begin including monthly estimates of small-scale distributed solar PV capacity and generation by state and sector; finds distributed PV accounted for 30% of electricity in September.
California's PG&E announces first 75 MW of storage contracts
Pacific Gas and Electric Company unveils details of first tranche of storage contracts offered in the state under California’s Energy Storage Decision, which has targeted procurement of 1.32 GW of storage by investor-owned utilities by 2020.
NextEra plans 17 MW of solar for Hawaii
NextEra Energy will install 17 MW of solar PV at three military bases in Hawaii. Construction is slated for February, with commercial operation expected by the end of 2016.
Kingfisher pledges $75 million renewables investment
Kingfisher, owner of companies including B&Q and Screwfix, has announced a £50 million (around US$75 million) investment in renewables, the majority of which will be channeled into solar energy. The move is part of the companys aim to become net positive by 2050.
COP21: African Renewable Energy Initiative launched, 300 GW 2030 target
Africa has pledged its support for renewables in Paris this week by announcing the launch of the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI). The goal is to achieve universal access to energy on the continent. 10 GW of new and additional renewable energy capacity is planned by 2020, while the potential to generate 300 GW is expected by 2030.
From the Mag: A selection of stories from the December issue
It’s December, and do we have some gifts in store: from a comprehensive update of India’s solar market to a near-the-knuckle muck-rake of unscrupulous solar sales practices, it’s all in this month’s issue.
US deployed 60 MW of storage in Q3, finds GTM
By the end of the third quarter the U.S. had added more than 100 MW of energy storage capacity for the year, with more than 60 MW coming online in the third quarter, GTM Research finds.
Pushing the envelope: Utility KIUC on integrating high penetrations of solar on an isolated grid
The small island of Kaua’i, at the end of the chain of islands that comprises the U.S. state of Hawaii, has become a pioneer in the integration of high levels of solar on an isolated grid.
