Two potential buyers emerge for coal-fired Liddell power station
Both Delta and Alinta energy companies are showing an interest in buying NSW’s Liddell power station, but so far the plant’s owner insists it’s not for sale. The coal-fired plant, owned by AGL, is due to close in 2022. However, the Federal Government is keen to keep it open beyond 2022 with fears its closure […]
Wind turbine giant taps car battery technology for dispatchable power
The world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturer is testing the potential of car battery technology to provide dispatchable power from renewable energy. Danish company Vestas hopes to solve the problem of creating reliable energy from intermittent sun and wind sources by using commercial energy storage in new ways. The company has invested €10 million ($16m) to […]
Families compete to live in Melbourne’s ‘no bills’ solar house
Competition to win a year of rent-free accommodation in the home dubbed the ‘House With No Bills’ or the solar house is pretty tough, News Corp reports. Property developer Mirvac is seeking a “typical Melbourne family” to take part in the experiment, which uses solar energy storage and smart technology to create a ‘no bills’ environment. […]
Power Ledger partnership brings P2P solar energy trading to Melbourne
Power trading software company Power Ledger and energy solutions business Greenwood Solutions have joined forces to deliver peer-to-peer or P2P solar energy trading to Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The two firms will bring P2P energy trading to four strata units in Burwood, Victoria. Greenwood Solutions will install the solar power systems, while Power Ledger will supply […]
Victoria’s Hepburn Shire solar bulk buy program chases carbon neutral goal
Hepburn Shire is launching a solar bulk-buy scheme for homes and businesses with the aim of being 100 per cent carbon neutral by 2025. Five information sessions held during April will give local residents and firms more information about the community solar and battery bulk-buy initiative in the central Victorian shire. Not-for profit group More […]
Tesla’s new Solar Roof up and running with a lifetime guarantee
One of Tesla’s first Solar Roof systems is up and running with glass solar tiles so strong they come with a lifetime guarantee. Because only a handful of solar roofs are commercially installed, the 9.9 kW system in San Jose, California, is being showcased by its proud owner on social media. Solar glass tiles make up […]
Latest Renewable Energy Index points to bright future for solar energy in Australia
The latest Renewable Energy Index report from Green Energy Markets shows Australian renewable energy sources generated more electricity over summer than either brown coal, gas or oil fuels. The data indicates generation from renewables (including wind and solar power) was second only to black coal. Rooftop solar installations also reached high levels during February, close to […]
Solar home owner rights at stake in court battle with developer over solar power system
Solar home owner rights are in dispute as a Queensland home owner is waiting for a Supreme Court decision on her right to install a solar power system on the roof of her house. Pauline Tyler was astounded when Oxmar Properties objected to the solar panel array she installed on her newly built Griffin Crest […]
Electric car batteries feature in Japanese solar powered street lights trial
A Japanese trial is breathing new life into old electric vehicle (EV) batteries by using them in solar powered street lights. Nissan has teamed with 4R Energy Corporation in a pilot program recycling old EV batteries in solar street lights. Lamps running on solar power could be used globally if the project succeeds. Because they […]
Second virtual solar power plant to be built in Adelaide
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced funding of $7.7 million for a second virtual solar power plant (VPP) to be built by Simply Energy in Adelaide. The $23 million VPP is essentially a two-year trial involving the installation of solar power storage batteries at 1,200 households and 10 commercial businesses across the city, forming […]