Ditch Hinkley, Switch To Renewables
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK will apparently be the most expensive building on earth and an ongoing costly, toxic time capsule says a new report. Hinkley originally promised “electricity too cheap to meter”. That hasn’t turned out to be the case and the station could represent a very bad deal for […]
Australian Doctors Call For An End To Coal Power
Hundreds of Australian health professionals have put their names to an open letter calling on the Victorian Premier to commit to a timeframe for shutting down coal fired power generation facilities in the Latrobe Valley. Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), the Climate and Health Alliance and Healthy Futures organised the communication; which was delivered […]
Storage Key To Unlocking EU Solar Potential
SolarPower Europe is calling on EU member states to set concrete policy on solar storage technologies in order to unlock huge clean energy potential in the electricity, heating and cooling as well as transport sectors. In a new policy paper, “Solar and Storage”, SolarPower Europe (former European Photovoltaic Industries Association), along with partners the European […]
Zero Carbon Australia – Renewable Energy Superpower
The 2016 Beyond Zero Emissions Renewable Energy Superpower National Tour kicked off yesterday with the launch of a report on how Australia can realise its full renewable energy potential. “Australia’s high quality renewable resources are the foundation for a sustained energy advantage,” states the report. “The economic renewable energy resource potential of Australia is greater […]
Frankston Life Saving Club Goes Solar
Frankston in Victoria boasts the first life saving club to receive solar panels under the Victorian Government’s Community Renewables Solar Grants Initiative. According to the state’s Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, solar power systems will be installed on most of Victoria’s 50 or so life saving clubs under the $500,000 scheme. Under the […]
Solabat : Solar + Battery Hybrid System
The Solabat project gives new meaning to the term solar + storage – it aims to combine the two on a single device. Researchers at the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) say they are entering largely unknown scientific territory with the project. While small solar + battery devices are already widely available, the Solabat […]
Adelaide Gets A Thumbs Up For Climate Action
South Australia’s capital city, Adelaide, has been ranked in the top 10 globally for climate change reporting in the CDP Cities 2015 Report. CDP, formerly known as Climate Disclosure Project, holds the largest collection of self reported climate change, water and forest-risk data in the world. “This international report is another feather in the cap […]
Healthy Homes : Tesla Powerwall Installation – Video
Walt and Dani from Channel 10’s Healthy Homes recently dropped in on an Energy Matters/SunEdison Australia team installing a Tesla Powerwall home battery system. Apparently the first filming of a Powerwall installation in Australia, the project went smoothly (albeit in very blustery conditions) and the system’s proud owners can now gain much more from their […]
Solar Panel Glass Made From Wood?
We’ve seen all sorts of novel materials used to create solar cells and batteries, but here’s a new one for a different component – wood as glass facing for solar panels. Solar panel glass doesn’t get much attention in the media; but it’s a very important component of a module. Poor quality glass can discolour […]
2.5 Million Clean Energy Workers In The USA
More than 2.5 million people work in clean energy related employment across the United States, with 414,000 of those jobs in renewable energy. The Clean Jobs In America report states energy efficiency is the largest clean energy sector, accounting for nearly 1.9 million workers. 328,000 of those people work in the energy efficient lighting industry […]
