A group of MIT, Georgia Institute of Technology and National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers say their molten silicon energy storage design concept could help power cities – and be much cheaper than pumped hydro. [Read more…]
Sunswift Team And Solar Car Violet Set Guinness World Record
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The UNSW Sunswift solar car team last week set a new Guinness World Record for the lowest energy consumption driving trans-Australia with an electric car. [Read more…]
NSW Energy Minister Spruiks Renewables Achievements
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New South Wales’ Minister for Energy and Utilities Don Harwin outlined renewable energy progress in the state at the NSW Smart Energy Summit on Tuesday. [Read more…]
SA Electricity Prices: Post-Coal Post-Mortem
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A report just released by the Victoria Energy Policy Center (VEPC) confirms renewable electricity generation has brought wholesale electricity prices down – and is likely to continue to do so. [Read more…]
Airbus Zephyr Base Opened In Western Australia
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The world’s first operations base for Airbus’s Zephyr Solar High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) has been officially established at Wyndham Airfield in Western Australia. [Read more…]
Fresh Regulator Warning On Non-Existent Solar Installations
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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has again warned registered REC agents to ensure solar power systems that STCs are created for actually exist. [Read more…]
Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – December 2018
While millions of solar power systems are now installed across Australia, there wasn’t any shortage of new interest in the electricity bill busting technology in November. [Read more…]
Noosa Council Slashing Emissions And Electricity Costs With Solar
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Queensland’s Noosa Council says it has installed 252 kilowatts of on-site solar power capacity across six of its facilities in the past five months. [Read more…]
Thinning The Herd : Solar Panels Struck From CEC Approved List
In one fell swoop, thousands of solar panel models disappeared from the Clean Energy Council’s approved solar panels list a few days ago. [Read more…]
Australian Rooftop Solar Power System Installations Top 2 Million
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Latest estimates put the number of rooftop solar power systems installed across Australia at more than 2,001,130 – with approximately 20.3% of all Australian homes now boasting solar panels. [Read more…]
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