Jan 11 (Reuters) – U.S. clean energy companies are offering better wages and benefits, flying in trainers from overseas, and contemplating ideas like buying roofing and electric repair shops just to hire their workers as firms try to overcome a labor shortage that threatens to derail President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda. The Inflation Reduction […]
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., a solar module manufacturer, has unveiled its second-generation Tiger Neo panel family. The upgraded platform includes three series with up to 445 Wp for 54-cell, 615 Wp for 72-cell, and 635 Wp for 78-cell and module efficiency up to 22.27%, 23.23% and 22.72%, respectively. With up to an 85% bifacial factor, […]
Australia’s largest electrified bus depot has powered up in Leichhardt, in Sydney’s inner west. Now with 55 electric buses, a rooftop solar array, onsite battery and charging infrastructure, the new depot is considered a blueprint for what electrified public transport could be. The depot, operated by Transit Systems and partners Zenobē Energy and TransGrid, cost […]
Queensland is taking the lead in going backwards on solar power, with Energy Queensland mandating a new device, a few new acronyms, a new layer of complexity and a new expense. All in the name of keeping things under control as solar generates more and more energy in the Energex and Ergon networks. Generation Signalling […]
In the past we have talked about how some states have tried to prevent the average citizen from getting solar on their homes, but not California. Think again. This fall, the utilities presented a formidable proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission. The solar industry fought hard with demonstrations, phone calls and emails to PCUC […]
Photo: istockphoto.com The dawn of the electric car revolution is here, and enthusiastic drivers anticipate being able to shed their dependence on costly and unpredictable gas prices. The chance to run cars on electricity, powered by home solar panels in some cases, almost seems too good to be true. So what’s the catch? While electric […]
