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.
Submaran – The Wind And Solar Powered Submersible Drone
More Than Meets The Eye – Submaran S10 Hybrid UUSV – Image: Ocean Aero
This wind and solar powered unmanned underwater and surface vessel (UUSV) can operate for months at sea and dive to depths of 200 metres.
Massive Battery Plant Could Bring Jobs Boom To Townsville
Townsville – Beautiful One Day, Battery Powered Economy The Next? – Image: ROxBo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
A consortium has inked an agreement with Queensland’s Townsville City Council to investigate the viability of constructing of a huge battery manufacturing facility capable of churning out one million home batteries annually.
Queensland’s 50MW Kidston Solar Project (Phase 1) On Track
Soon to be home to 540,000 solar panels – Image: Genex Power
Phase One of the Kidston Solar Project (KSP1) remains on budget and on track for first electricity generation in the final quarter of this year according to the project’s developer, Genex Power.
More Funding For Australian Movable Solar Farm
SunSHIFT movable solar farm – Image: ARENA
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will reportedly today announce it has committed a further $2.1 million to support the commercialisation of a 1 megawatt relocatable solar farm being developed by SunSHIFT.
Australia’s Already Expensive Gas To Become Even More So
LNG/Cash Carrier – Image: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
A new report to be released today will state gas prices in Australia are set continue to increase for the foreseeable future.
The Climate Council’s “Pollution and Price: The Cost of Investing in Gas” will say a mad dash for cash in exporting Australia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has pushed up the price of gas power at the expense of Australian households and business. This is a result of gas prices within the country now being linked to world market prices.
Australian-Built Solar Powered Nanosatellites Launched
Dr Matthew Tetlow and the solar-powered CubeSat : University of Adelaide
Early this morning Australian time, the first Aussie-built satellites to be launched for 15 years left terra firma from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
One of the tiny nanosatellites, or CubeSats, was built at University of Adelaide and is being delivered along with two other locally-made devices by NASA on an Atlas V rocket bound for the International Space Station.
JA Solar Hits 1GW Capacity Milestone In India
A JA Solar panel and the robot mascot that we find a little creepy
Chinese solar panel manufacturing giant JA Solar says its cumulative module shipments to India have reached 1 gigawatt; two years after it entered that market. [Read more…]
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