Large Scale Renewables – Solar Factor .com https://solarfactor.com Solar power information and news Sun, 11 Dec 2016 19:39:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://solarfactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-New-Project-32x32.png Large Scale Renewables – Solar Factor .com https://solarfactor.com 32 32 Kenya, World Bank Consider $150 Million Off-Grid Power Project https://solarfactor.com/kenya-world-bank-consider-150-million-off-grid-power-project/ Sun, 11 Dec 2016 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/kenya-world-bank-consider-150-million-off-grid-power-project.html Kenya and the World Bank are in talks about financing a $150 million solar-and-wind project in the country’s remote, off-grid northeastern region.

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Kenya and the World Bank are in talks about financing a $150 million solar-and-wind project in the country’s remote, off-grid northeastern region.

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Google Targets 100-Percent Renewable Operations in 2017 https://solarfactor.com/google-targets-100-percent-renewable-operations-in-2017/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/google-targets-100-percent-renewable-operations-in-2017.html With the trend of corporate renewable energy power purchasing clearly set by global corporations, it’s no surprise that Google is now claiming it will be fully powered by renewables next year.

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With the trend of corporate renewable energy power purchasing clearly set by global corporations, it’s no surprise that Google is now claiming it will be fully powered by renewables next year.

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Promising Prospects in Microgrid Development from Carnegie Wave Energy https://solarfactor.com/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy.html The last few weeks have been flush with developments for pioneering marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy — the Australian company now set to diversify into microgrid systems.

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The last few weeks have been flush with developments for pioneering marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy — the Australian company now set to diversify into microgrid systems.

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Promising Prospects in Microgrid Development from Carnegie Wave Energy https://solarfactor.com/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy-2/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy.html The last few weeks have been flush with developments for pioneering marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy — the Australian company now set to diversify into microgrid systems.

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The last few weeks have been flush with developments for pioneering marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy — the Australian company now set to diversify into microgrid systems.

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Tucson Electric Seeks Offers on 100-MW Solar Project in Arizona https://solarfactor.com/tucson-electric-seeks-offers-on-100-mw-solar-project-in-arizona/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/tucson-electric-seeks-offers-on-100-mw-solar-project-in-arizona.html Tucson Electric Power said Nov. 4 that it is seeking bids for the design and construction of large new renewable energy resources, including a community-scale solar array that could power more than 21,000 homes.

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Accelerating Adoption — A #REWChat on Large-Scale Renewables https://solarfactor.com/accelerating-adoption-a-rewchat-on-large-scale-renewables/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/accelerating-adoption-a-rewchat-on-large-scale-renewables.html Join us on Twitter on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. EST to explore the path for large renewable energy infrastructure progress in the near and long term.

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Accelerating Adoption — A #REWChat on Large-Scale Renewables https://solarfactor.com/accelerating-adoption-a-rewchat-on-large-scale-renewables-2/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/accelerating-adoption-a-rewchat-on-large-scale-renewables.html Join us on Twitter on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. EST to explore the path for large renewable energy infrastructure progress in the near and long term.

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Huge Potential New Demand For Power: Part One https://solarfactor.com/huge-potential-new-demand-for-power-part-one-2/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/huge-potential-new-demand-for-power-part-one.html Community choice aggregators could displace as much as 20 percent to 40 percent of electricity load in California. They are a new kind of offtaker of renewable power.

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Huge Potential New Demand For Power: Part One https://solarfactor.com/huge-potential-new-demand-for-power-part-one/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/huge-potential-new-demand-for-power-part-one.html Community choice aggregators could displace as much as 20 percent to 40 percent of electricity load in California. They are a new kind of offtaker of renewable power.

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SolarReserve Introduces Gigawatt-Scale Solar Thermal Storage Project for California https://solarfactor.com/solarreserve-introduces-gigawatt-scale-solar-thermal-storage-project-for-california/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/10/solarreserve-introduces-gigawatt-scale-solar-thermal-storage-project-for-california.html SolarReserve plans its second U.S. dispatchable solar project to be at the gigawatt scale of a nuclear plant. At 2 GW, the Sandstone Energy 10X project will have nearly 20 times the 110-MW capacity of Crescent Dunes; the California firm’s first fully dispatchable solar plant, able to deliver solar on demand.

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