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 […]
Coal Power’s Not-Quite-Last Gasp
While renewable energy is the flavour of the day, coal fired power generation isn’t dead yet – and not by a long shot it seems. It appears the last gasps will still be from those coal kills some time to come. While there was a decrease in power generation from coal again last year, the […]
Redflow Commissions Large Scale Battery Installation
Australian energy storage company Redflow has announced the commissioning of a 660kWh battery system in South Australia. The energy storage unit consists of 60 ZBM flow batteries housed in a shipping container form factor that also incorporates system control and monitoring hardware. Flow batteries work by pumping two solutions separated by a membrane in one […]
1MW+ Solar Panel Installation For IKEA
IKEA has announced a solar installation for its new Las Vegas store is complete and once commissioned, will be the largest single-use retail rooftop solar array in the state of Nevada. Consisting of 3,620 solar panels, the array will generate approximately 1,750,000 kWh of electricity annually for the store; enough to power 166 homes and […]
Panasonic Solar Lantern Project Hits Halfway Mark
Panasonic Corporation’s “100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project” is now halfway to its 2018 goal, having distributed more than 50,000 lights. The project, which began in early 2013, seeks to distribute 100,000 solar powered lights to communities in developing nations. The solar lanterns are primarily distributed for use in places where people gather, such as schools, […]
Renewables Investment Surges In Developing Nations
Investment in renewables in the developing world was up 19% in 2015; ahead of developed nations (down 8%) states a report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016 states investment globally last year (USD $266 billion) was also double that invested in coal and gas fired power stations ( […]
Rockefeller Family Fund Divesting From Fossil Fuels
The family that made a significant chunk of their fortune from fossil fuels is continuing to distance itself from the sector. Following the lead of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 2014, the Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF) announced last week its intention to divest from fossil fuels. “While the global community works to eliminate the use […]
Coal-Fired Power Generation Ends In Scotland
Last week saw the end of coal fired power in Scotland when remaining generation units at Longannet Power Station were switched off for the last time. The plant is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, near Kincardine-on-Forth. The largest coal station in Europe when it came online in 1969, the 2.4MW […]
