Australians Say No To Fracking – Image: Jeremy Buckingham
New polling indicates far more than double the percentage of Australians support moratoriums on the controversial practice of fracking compared to those who oppose them.
Trashpresso – Turning Trash Into Tiles With Solar Power
Mobile plastic waste upcycling – Miniwiz’s Trashpresso
The world’s first mobile plastics and fabric waste recycling plant, powered by solar panels, was recently demonstrated in Shanghai.
Bathurst Art Gallery And Library Going Solar
Going green and saving bucks – Bathurst Regional Council
This month will see the installation of solar panels on Bathurst Regional Art Gallery and City Library, the latest in a series of Council solar projects.
Electricity Market Controls “Back In The Hands Of South Australians”
SA Back In The Driver’s Seat On Electricity (Somewhat) – Image: Wongm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
The South Australian Government has announced it now has powers over the electricity market not seen since the privatisation of ETSA back in 1999.
Solar Hot Water Subsidies For Victorians
Power Your Hot Shower With Solar – Image: Nicole-Koehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
Households and businesses in Victoria can still take advantage of added incentives for upgrading their gas and electric hot water systems to solar units.
Pollution Impacting Solar Yields In India
Coal giving the final finger to solar power in India? Image: Ville Miettinen, CC BY 2.0
India has taken great strides in boosting its use of renewables, but its efforts in relation to solar energy are being impacted in some parts of the country by heavy air pollution.
Hawaii Hurtles Towards 100% Renewables
A small-scale solar led energy revolution in Hawaii – Image: Hawaiian Electric Companies
26 percent of the electricity used in Hawaii last year came from renewable resources – up from 23 percent in 2015. Hawaii’s impressive energy transformation has been a customer-led revolution.
REC Launches TwinPeak 2S 72 Series Solar Panels
REC is half cut again – TwinPeak 2S 72 Series
Touted as the “highest power 72-cell multicrystalline solar panel in the world”, REC has announced the start of production of its TwinPeak 2S 72 Series modules.
South Australian Town Considering Solar + Storage Backup Power
Kimba Looks To Solar Energy + Batteries – Image: Thom Devereux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
The District Council of Kimba is looking into the viability of using solar and batteries to provide backup power for important buildings in the Kimba township.
Redflow Pauses Battery Delivery Due To Electrolyte Concerns
Unwelcome bumps in the road for Australia’s Redflow
Australian energy storage company Redflow has temporarily suspended delivery of new battery stock after detecting the presence of impurities beyond an acceptable level in battery electrolyte.
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