The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financing to support the conversion of electricity networks in five provinces of the Solomon Islands almost entirely to solar power; with the assistance of battery storage.
The exciting new Tesla Powerwall 2 battery system was recently unveiled – and is now available on pre-order from Energy Matters.
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States is bad news for the global environment. He has made it clear that he will not implement the steps required to meet the pledges to reduce emissions as part of the agreement reached in Paris at the end of 2015.
New regulations for Canada will see the end of conventional coal-fired electricity generation in the country by 2030.