Australia´s foreign minister Julie Bishop has announced that the country has signed the solar agreement to join to the ISA Australia seems to continue it unstoppable road to a green energy future. If recently we talked about a 2016 year where the renewable sector reached record growths, now is the turn of the agreements to reach even better growths. In this direction, Julie Bishop, Australia´s foreign minister announced that the oceanic country has signed and agreement to join to the International Solar Alliance. This association, boosted by countries like India or France, seeks to promote solar adoption, skill sharing and best practice for nations situated mainly between the tropics. "The Australian Government has formally indicated its intention to join the International Solar Alliance, an important initiative to boost cooperation on new technologies...
Year: 2017
Australia will be the home of the biggest lithium battery of the world
The battery, powered by Tesla with the collaboration of the energy renewable company Noen, will be instaled in the south coast of Australia The South Australia Government has announced that this region will house the biggest lithium battery of the world. This technological milestone will happen under Tesla´s collaboration and will be installed near a wind farm that it´s under construction. The battery, which capacity is estimated in 100MW, is designed to light up 30,000 homes if there is a blackout and will be the largest lithium-ion battery storage project all over the world, overtaking an 80 megawatt-hour facility in California, aslo built using Teslas´s products. But under the agreement, Tesla must deliver the 100-MW battery within 100 days of the contract being signed or it will be free - a commitment Musk made in a Tweet...
Egypt will be able to export electricity by 2020
The arab country is working in the efficiency of the national grid in order to be prepared to export electricity for the next decade With more than 90 million population and a economy that will experiment an important growth, Egypt is preparing itself for the future of the national grid, specially to the possibility of becoming,...
The Australian renewable sector reaches record growth in 2016
The "aussies" have increased their compromise with the renewable energy sector during the last year, reaching US$2.99 billion investment The Clean Energy Regulator (CER), a Government body responsible for accelerating carbon abatement for Australia, has recently published the results obtained during 2016...
Australia plans its first offshore wind farm
This renewable energy farm, that will cover 574-square kilometre area, will be situated in the Victoria state Renewable energy continues reaching milestones all over the world. Now, the turn is for Australia that, as the Victoria state government announced, are planing their first offshore wind farm of the country. "Start of the...
The first Smart City of Eastern Europe is in Poland
Gdynia´s city hall, in northern Poland, has announced that the city has become the first smart city in Eastern Europe At last, Eastern Europe has its first smart city. The Polish city of Gdynia, located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland, has become the first city of Poland, and of all Eastern Europe in fact, in...
France launches a 3GW onshore tender
3GW of onshore wind power will be installed in France along the next three years The French Government announced the last week a tender for up to 3GW of onshore wind energy over the next three years. This tender, open to projects of seven turbines and above, also smaller projects where at laeast one turbine exceeds 3MW, will start in Decemeber...
Abu Dhabi approves $64m infrastructure projects
The UAE has approved an ambitious plan to boost capital city´s infrastructure amount The Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has confirmed development projects worth in $64 million with the aim of boosting the infrastructure of the islamic capital. These plans, that...
Vestas expands 2 MW platform with two new turbine variants
The company has presented the new 2MW rotors for the wind energy sector Vestas, one of the wind energy sector leaders, has presented its last offer for the industry. The new productos larger 116 meter and 120 meter rotors, the V116-2.0 MW and V120-2.0 MW, are particularly well-suited for the U.S., India and China. The...
Bombardier wins a contract to build 40 high speed train cars for China
The contract, for 40 train cars, of the eco-friendly CRH series, is valued at 73 million € Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST), has been awarded a contract from China Railway...