Simulation Shows A Renewable Energy Dominated World
Researchers in Finland have developed a model showing how a global electricity system based entirely on renewable energy sources would function in 2030. The simulation is designed to illustrate how renewables such as solar and wind alone can supply the entire world’s energy needs and fulfil the targets set at last year’s Paris Climate Summit. […]
SMA Hits Major Solar Inverter Capacity Milestone
Germany’s SMA Solar Technology AG has announced the company has boosted its installed inverter capacity in North America by 33% in less than a year. The 10 GW of installed capacity is capable of supplying the electricity needs of approximately 2 million average American households. ” Due to our complete product portfolio we do not […]
Australian Poultry Farmers To Look To Solar Power
The float of Inghams will set feathers flying among poultry farmers throughout Australia; who will need look at cutting costs – and one way is with solar power. Australia’s largest poultry producer was floated on the Australian Stock Exchange this week; an event that will have some major ramifications says Ric Spooner, chief market analyst […]
The “Junkyard” Steel-Brass Battery
Researchers at Vanderbilt University in the USA have developed what’s been called the world’s first steel-brass battery; created from waste materials. The invention was inspired by the Baghdad Battery (also known as the Parthian Battery), which dates back to the first century BC. While the Baghdad Battery comprised a ceramic terracotta pot, a copper sheet, […]
Sustainable Residential Redevelopment For Adelaide Suburb
A former Housing Trust complex in the Adelaide suburb of Marden will be redeveloped with 6-star energy rated homes featuring solar power systems. Part of the South Australian State Government’s Renewing Our Streets and Suburbs project, the redevelopment will include 61 new homes – 37 two and three-storey terraces covering much of the site. Also […]
Adelaide Celebrates Paris Agreement Commencement
Several of Adelaide’s landmarks were bathed in green light on Friday night to mark the Paris Agreement coming into force. 100 of 197 parties, including Australia, have ratified the Paris Agreement (Under 2 MOU); representing at least an estimated 55 % of total global greenhouse gas emissions. The Agreement commits signatories to keep global warming […]
Mining Bitcoin With Wind And Solar Power
Pulling resources out of the ground isn’t the only type of mining that is energy intensive – so too is Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin is a type of digital cryptocurrency generated by individuals and companies using computing power to perform complex calculations; the solving of which provides a reward of the currency. Among its appeals is […]
Hazelwood Closure A Symbolic Generational Shift
The announcement of the closure of the emissions-spewing Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria has heralded a major shift in Australian energy says the CEC. Engie, Hazelwood’s owner, yesterday formally announced it will close the aging coal power station and adjoining mine; effective at the end of March 2017. The decision is part of Engie’s transformation […]
Recycling Indoor Light With Better Flexible Solar Cells
Homes of the future could be equipped with solar curtains and flexible tiles capable of capturing and converting not just sunlight, but also indoor lighting into usable levels of electricity. It’s a goal scientists from the USA’s Virginia Tech University believe they are close to making a reality. They’ve used screen printing technology to produce […]
Hazelwood Power Station Closure Impact On Electricity Prices
The closure of Hazelwood Power Station is expected to be announced today. As to the impact of its demise on power prices in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia; opinions clash. Completed in 1971, the 1,600MW capacity power station supplies up to 25% of Victoria’s baseload electricity. It does this through burning brown coal; […]