Sovereign Hill To Go Solar
290 solar panels are to be installed on the Gold Museum at Ballarat, Victoria’s iconic tourist spot, Sovereign Hill. The Gold Museum Solar Energy Project was officially launched yesterday by Victoria’s Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio. Minister D’Ambrosio said the system will have a capacity of 75.4kW and significantly reduce Sovereign […]
Solar Powered Mosquito Traps To Battle Zika
As part of the effort in combating the spread of the Zika virus, the Malaysian Government has announced solar powered mosquito traps will be mandatory in all new People’s Housing Programme (PPR) projects. Last week, Malaysia confirmed its first case of locally transmitted Zika virus, which killed a 61-year-old man in the state of Sabah […]
Adelaide Carbon Neutrality – How To Get There
A new study shows how Adelaide could become the world’s first carbon neutral city and in the process potentially generate tens of thousands full time jobs. South Australia’s capital has previous won accolades for its commitment to carbon neutrality – the next step is to determine how best to attain the goal. The City has […]
Defect-Free Graphene With Microwave Cookery
Researchers have discovered a very simple way to make high quality graphene – zap it in a microwave oven for just a couple of seconds. Graphene is a form of carbon arranged in a honeycomb- shaped lattice just one atom thick. It’s of particular interest in relation to renewable energy as it is the best […]
NREL Explores America’s Grid Potential For Wind And Solar
The USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used a supercomputer and detailed visualisation software to model how well the eastern United States’ power grid could accommodate a vastly increased amount of wind and solar energy. In its analysis, NREL mapped the entire Eastern Connection, a power system involving over 5,600 electricity generators and more […]
Demand For Enphase AC Batteries Exceeds Expectations
Enphase Energy, Inc. has upped production plans for its AC Battery, based on expected strong demand in Australia and New Zealand. Volume projections provided by distributors put the expected sales tally at 70,000 Enphase batteries in Australia and New Zealand alone over the next year. Some of this demand will be driven by the looming […]
Australian Solar Subsidies In The Crosshairs Again?
It’s not just the future of ARENA hanging in the balance it seems – all subsidy support for solar power in Australia may face a new threat. The Guardian reports chairman of the Coalition’s backbench environment and energy committee, Craig Kelly, wants wind and solar funding to be re-routed to research into ‘technological breakthroughs’. “I’m […]
Australia Faces A Clean Energy “Valley Of Death”
The Clean Energy Council has detailed the massive impact stripping grant funding from ARENA would have across Australia’s clean energy sector in a new report. “While we understand the government is looking for savings, slashing grant funding for renewable energy massively undermines the industry’s efforts to meet our national emissions reduction targets, as well as […]
Solar Citizens’ Save ARENA Campaign
Solar Citizens is urging all solar supporters in Australia to join its campaign to save the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). In March this year, the Federal Government announced its intentions to set up the $1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF), money for which would come from ARENA’s coffers. Aside from the funding cut, […]
Life On Mars* In A Solar Powered Dome
6 “lavanauts” have rejoined the community after spending a year participating in Earth’s longest NASA-sponsored simulated Mars mission, living and working in a solar powered habitat. The HI-SEAS IV simulator is located in an abandoned quarry on the northern slope of Mauna Loa, Hawaii at an elevation of just under 2.5 kilometres. Since August 2015, […]
