Energy Brix Power Station circa 2008 | Image: Marcus Wong Wongm, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Energy Brix Power Station (aka Morwell Power Station) in Victoria was destined for demolition, but has dodged destruction (for now) after the Heritage Council of Victoria granted it heritage listing. The move has some celebrating, others scratching their heads and a few quite furious. [Read more…]

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The Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant will become the new permanent home for South Australia’s so far barely used turbine generators. [Read more…]

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week NYSERDA-supported solar power capacity in the state increased more than 1,000 percent from December 2011 to December 2017. [Read more…]

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A report released last week recommends solar panels or other renewables be compulsory for new homes built in Australia; saying such a measure would help slash energy bills, network investment and emissions. [Read more…]

Just as there are fantastic, good, average and terrible solar power system installers, the same can be said for Australian solar quotes service providers. [Read more…]

The awarding of a $6.8 million contract for a 100 per cent renewable energy-powered microgrid project for Kalbarri in Western Australia was announced yesterday. [Read more…]

While U.S. solar industry employment dropped 3.85% last year, there’s still just over a quarter of a million Americans working in the nation’s solar power sector –  twice as many as in coal. [Read more…]

Australia energy storage company Redflow announced yesterday the first battery electrode stacks manufactured at its new Thailand facility had arrived in Brisbane. [Read more…]

Researchers at USA’s Michigan Technological University believe tobacco farmers could turn better (and more ethical) coin by harvesting the sun instead of the deadly crop. [Read more…]