Draft Solar Action Plan For London Released

Solar power in London

London Calling – For More Solar (Apologies To The Clash) | Image: MariaGodfrida

Meeting the Mayor of London’s ambitious zero carbon target will require 1 GW of solar capacity to be installed in the city by 2030 and 2 gigawatts by 2050 – hard targets to reach.

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Coal-Fired Electricity Generation In Australia : Toxic And Terminal

Toxic and Terminal - coal fired power in Australia

A new report says coal power regulations have failed Australians, and some of those that are in place are far less restrictive than in the US, EU – and even China.

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Huge Solar Thermal Power Plant Project Secured For Port Augusta

Solar thermal + energy storage

Kudos to Repower Port Augusta, which campaigned hard for years for a solar thermal power station.

A 150MW solar thermal power plant to be built near Port Augusta in South Australia will be the largest of its type in the world and supply electricity even when the sun isn’t shining.

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Parkes Harnesses Solar Energy To Slash Electricity Costs

Solar Power In Parkes | Image : Public Domain

Two 100kW solar power systems have been installed for Parkes Shire Council in New South Wales, which combined will generate 612 megawatt hours of clean electricity a year.

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ARES – Advanced Rail Energy Storage

A battery on rails

ARES energy storage shuttle train

While it’s not the sort of solution you could install at home, rail based energy storage may prove to be a viable option for grid-scale applications and an alternative to pumped hydro in some scenarios.

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NT’s Daly River Solar + Storage Project A “Shining Light”

Hybrid diesel, solar and storage

SETuP Solar + Battery At Daly River (Nauiyu) | Image: ARENA

The remote aboriginal community of Daly River will be the first in the Northern Territory to reach 50% renewables, thanks to solar and battery storage, and will serve as a model for powering others. [Read more…]

India Powers Ahead With Solar – Coal, Not So Much

Solar power in India

Solar power in India | Image: Public Domain

In the first half of this year, the Indian solar market added more capacity than it did during all last year – and its appetite for coal is waning.

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EnergySmart South Australia Launched

EnergySmart South Australia

A new initiative providing South Australian households and small businesses with information on how to improve energy efficiency and reduce power bills was launched yesterday.

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Solar Power Slashing City of Canterbury Bankstown’s Electricity Costs

Solar panels in Canterbury Bankstown

Solar panels to play a key role in the City of Canterbury Bankstown’s energy future

The City of Canterbury Bankstown has announced it will install solar power systems on more buildings to make further substantial savings on its electricity bills and increase local efforts on addressing climate change.

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Unapproved Solar Panels In Clean Energy Regulator’s Crosshairs

Non-compliant solar panels - Australia

CER crackdown on non-compliant solar panels

The Clean Energy Regulator has announced it is targeting installations of unapproved solar panels for which STC’s have been claimed – and has already taken its first scalp.

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