5.2GW+ Of Small Scale Solar PV In Australia
There are now officially more than 1.6 million small solar panel systems installed throughout the nation; enough to supply the electricity needs of 1.4 million Australian households. While October wasn’t the busiest of months for installations by any stretch, 5,169 small wind, hydro and solar systems were installed nationally in October. This represented a total […]
U.S. SunShot Achieves 90% Of 2020 Solar Goal
The U.S. Department of Energy says its multi-billion dollar SunShot program has achieved over 90 percent of its stated goal to make solar energy fully cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by 2020. Spurred on by its success, the DoE has announced a target to further reduce the price of solar-generated electricity by 50 percent by […]
Mount Isa Mulling Major Solar Powered Water Pumping Project
Mount Isa Water Board is progressing a study examining cost-effective solar pumping to bring water from Lake Julius to Mount Isa’s water treatment plant. According to Queensland’s Minister for Biofuels, Energy and Water Supply Mark Bailey, the project has the potential to slash the significant cost associated with transporting water over the 70 kilometre distance. […]
Sonnen Battery System Popularity Builds In Australia
Germany’s sonnen is leading that nation’s home battery sector and has already become very popular in Australia according to a recent report. With sonnen’s residential energy storage prices dropping, the German manufacturer may find even greater favour here. Recent analysis by EuPD Research indicated sonnen had a cumulative market share of 23% across European, USA […]
StEnSea (Stored Energy in the Sea) Trial Under Way
An undersea compressed air energy storage system for offshore wind farms is currently being trialed at a depth of 100 meters, about 200 meters from the shores of Überlingen, Germany. The 1:10 scale model utilises the high water pressure in very deep water to store electrical energy with the aid of hollow concrete spheres. Energy […]
NASA To Launch Solar Powered, Cyclone Tracking Microsatellites
Next month, NASA will launch its CYGNSS Earth science small satellite constellation; consisting of eight suitcase-sized solar powered craft. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) hurricane mission will monitor the formation and intensity of tropical cyclones and hurricanes, helping to further knowledge and improve forecasts of hurricane intensity, path and storm surges. The eight […]
The Solar Powered, Flood Dodging Elevating House
There’s elevated homes and then there’s this, a solar and battery powered elevating house. UK developer Larkfleet Homes has submitted plans to South Holland District Council for a rather unique house that can lift itself above flood waters; to a height 1.5 metres above ground. The house will sit on a steel ring beam instead […]
Compact Solar Reactor Transforms CO2 Into Renewable Fuels
A new device that fits inside a shipping container and uses solar power to extract high-quality renewable fuels from the atmosphere has been unveiled by German and Finnish researchers. Known as SOLETAIR, the compact reactor is capable of converting ambient carbon dioxide into gasoline, diesel and kerosene. The project has been a multinational cooperative effort […]
Lithium-ion Leads Global Energy Storage Market
Navigant Research reports Li-ion battery technology continued to remain the leading energy storage technology for new projects announced globally during the third quarter of this year, with the exception of pumped hydro storage. Lithium-ion batteries accounted for 83.0% of newly announced Energy Storage System (ESS) capacity during Q3. Distributed energy storage systems (DESS) has represented […]
Gamesa Commissions Hybrid System’s Battery Storage
Wind power specialist Gamesa has put a lithium-ion battery system at its prototype off-grid hybrid power station in La Muela, Spain into service. The prototype power station, originally inaugurated in May of 2015, uses four technologies – wind energy, solar power, diesel-powered generation and the recently-installed energy storage battery. The facility has an installed capacity […]