Vale John Kaye, A Friend To Renewable Energy
NSW Greens MP John Kaye will be greatly missed by his family, friends and colleagues – and the renewable energy industry. Mr. Kaye died on Monday night after a brief battle with a particularly aggressive cancer. “We are very saddened by this news. John’s loss will be felt deeply by Greens members and supporters across […]
New Record Set For Large Scale Solar Electricity Cost
The world’s largest solar park project has also set a record for solar electricity cost that will strike fear into the heart of the fossil fuel based power generation industry. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park was originally to boast 1 gigawatt of capacity. That was boosted to 3 gigawatts in January last […]
Australian Battery Storage Installation Guidelines Released
New battery installation guidelines published by the Clean Energy Council seek to ensure the safety of consumers and installers as Australia’s energy storage revolution really gets into gear. Like solar power panels before them, it might not be too long before energy storage systems will become reasonably common in homes and businesses across the nation. […]
ACT Brings Forward 100% Renewable Energy Target
The ACT has set a goal of sourcing 100% of its electricity needs from renewables by 2020, 5 years earlier than previous planned. The Territory had originally intended on reaching 100% renewable energy by 2025. Announced by Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Simon Corbell on Friday, the brought-forward target is the result of […]
Solar Powering Local Food Production
The distance from field to fork can add significantly to the carbon footprint of food. This US company is addressing the food miles issue and using solar power to help its efforts. Gotham Greens is leading the way in urban agriculture and opened the first commercial scale rooftop greenhouse in the United States in 2011. […]
Electricity Price Increase Looms Over South Australians
According to Business SA, wholesale electricity prices in South Australia have increased 25% in the last 9 months. It’s already hurting industry and could soon be apparent on the power bills of households and smaller businesses too. A recently published article on Adelaide Now states wholesale electricity costs jumped significantly after an announcement last year […]
Record Thin Film Solar Cell Efficiency Achieved
Alta Devices has broken a conversion efficiency record with a dual junction thin-film solar cell, achieving a very impressive 31.6%. The claim was confirmed by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Agency’s Centre for Photovoltaics, and beats Alta’s previous record of 30.8 percent efficiency for a 1-sun dual junction cell established in March, 2013. The company […]
Labor Unveils Climate Change Action Plan
Released yesterday, Labor’s Climate Change Action Plan outlines how the Opposition would work towards its goal of 50 per cent of Australia’s electricity being sourced from renewable energy by 2030. Part of the Plan involves the investment of $206.6m in the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ( ARENA) to support a specific Concentrated Solar Thermal funding […]
Solar + Storage In Adelaide’s Central Business District
A solar power and battery system has been installed in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD; at The Joinery at 111 Franklin Street. The system will supply nearly half of the building’s daily electricity needs. The Joinery is a result of the transformation of an old rundown bus station into a community environment space in the […]
New Zealand On Track For 90% Renewables
A new report states New Zealand is already well on the way to reaching its ambitious goal of 90 percent renewable energy by 2025. However, more needs to be done to reduce heavy emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from the island nation. Commissioned by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the report was written by […]
