Touting it as the solar car for everyone, Munich’s Sono Motors unveiled a fully functional prototype of its Sion electric vehicle last week.
Fossil Fuels – Billions In Subsidies, Trillions In Health Costs
A new report says health costs associated with fossil fuel use in G20 countries are more than six times higher than the substantial subsidies the oil, gas and coal sectors receive.
Green Light For More Large-Scale Solar Projects In New South Wales
Gilgandra Solar Farm Preliminary Layout
NSW Department of Planning and Environment has approved four major solar power projects to be constructed in the west of the state.
Renewables And Batteries To Increasingly Squeeze Out Gas In South Australia
SA – A Battery Powered Future?
A new report states 2025 could see renewables and batteries in a position to overtake gas in South Australia’s energy mix for managing peak loads.
Junee Shire Community Power Project Meeting Next Week
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Residents of Junee in New South Wales have been invited to a Council-supported meeting that will gauge the level of interest in solar power and other alternative energy technologies in the area.
Jinko Solar And SunPower Announce Panel Supply Deals
Module manufacturers Jinko Solar and SunPower are continuing to power ahead, with both companies announcing major panel supply deals.
Aquion Energy Back In The Salt Water Battery Business
Aquion battery installation in Perth | Image: Aquion Energy
U.S. battery company Aquion Energy has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy status with new owners at the helm and renewed confidence in its future.
Producing Food From Air With Solar Power
Solar electricity + air – the answer to world hunger? | Image: VTT Technical Research Centre
Researchers in Finland have created a protein-rich food using electricity and carbon dioxide, with help from microbes – a process that could be solar powered.
Solar Panels Helping To Power More Remote NT Communities
Solar Energy Transformation Program saving on diesel | Panel Image: Smaack, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
The Northern Territory Government has announced commissioning completion of 3.325 MW of solar power capacity in ten remote Aboriginal communities.
Solar + Storage Proposed For Lindeman Island Resort Redevelopment
Lindeman Island Resort Redevelopment | White Horse Australia Lindeman
Redevelopment of Queensland’s Lindeman Island Resort could incorporate a significant level of solar power and battery storage according to a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) released on the weekend.
Lindeman Island’s resort has been out of action since 2012, following substantial damage wreaked by Cyclone Yasi in 2011. [Read more…]
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