Spain tops 50% renewables for second month in a row

Renewables accounted for 54 per cent of electricity production in the month of April, according to data from Spanish grid operator, Red Eléctrica de España (REE),. It is the second month in a row that renewable energy a have set a production record in Spain; in March they accounted for 51.8 per cent of the country’s electricity mix. According to the data, hydropower accounted for 25 per cent of the enerhy mix, while wind power contributed 22.1 per cent, solar PV 3.6 per cent and solar thermal 1.3 per cent.

250kW solar PV plant for vaccine manufacturer

Victorian veterinary vaccine manufacturer, MSD Animal Health, is to build 250kW rooftop solar PV system after receiving a $335,600 grant from the Federal Government’s Clean Technology Investment programs. The grant is matched by an equal investment from the company and deliver $44,000 in annual energy cost savings, and reduce the carbon intensity of the facility by 22 per cent, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation, Yvette D’Ath, said.

Last week, Adelaide’s largest ice manufacturer, Adelaide Ice Services, received a $90,000 grant under the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Program to install a 87.5kW solar PV system at its ice manufacturing plant in Regency Park.

South African CPV plant scores listed bond financing