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Conergy Builds World’s First Islanding Solar Power Project

Courtney Lepping — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:34:53 +0000

An islanding solar project reliant on battery backup is about to undergo a two-year test. Conergy (a well-known solar company), along with Origin Energy, BHP Billiton, Ergon Energy, and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARNEA), just established a Knowledge Sharing Project to bypass renewable energy setbacks. These companies will monitor a $42.5 million Lakeland solar project […]

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EU Planning on Building An European Renewable Energy "Supergrid"

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:45:52 +0000

The first electricity grid dedicated to renewable power becomes a political reality this month, because nine European countries draw up plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Sea.

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80MW Sarnia Solar Project to Power About 12,800 Homes

Mike Sandru — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:30:32 +0000

Last week, First Solar Inc. and Enbridge Inc. announced an agreement to expand the Sarnia Solar Project in Canada from its current generation capacity of 20 megawatts to 80 megawatts (MW), costing about CDN $300 million.

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