Tasmania’s Energy Crisis : Keep Calm And Carry On
Tasmania’s Energy Minister has continued to reassure the state’s residents everything is under control and the government’s energy supply plan will keep the lights on. It’s now been over 3 months since the Basslink interconnector failed. The state’s residents and businesses are understandably becoming a little more concerned about the situation. “It is very important […]
Solar Power Lighting Up Uluru
The internationally-acclaimed Field of Light art installation will see its biggest event yet at the place that inspired it – Uluru in Australia – and be solar powered for the first time. Originally conceived during a visit to Uluru in 1992, Bruce Munro’s Field of Light Uluru will illuminate a desert area within sight of […]
Australia’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund – Reactions
Reactions to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s new $1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF) have been somewhat mixed. As we reported yesterday, the Fund will be run jointly by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and invest up to $100 million per year. The Fund will provide […]
$1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund For Australia
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced initial details of a new $1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). The Fund will reportedly invest up to $100 million per year over ten years in emerging technologies. The CEIF will be run by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) […]
Batwind : Battery Storage For Offshore Wind Power
The world’s first floating wind farm will have energy storage added after completion under a recently-inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The 35 MW Hywind Scotland wind far, located 25km from Scotland’s Aberdeenshire coast, will consist of five large floating turbines. Due for completion in 2018, it will be followed by the construction of a 1MWh […]
A Solar Panel Factory On The Moon?
As far-fetched as it may seem, space-based solar electricity production may become a reality if a California high school student’s vision of installing a self-replicating solar power factory on the moon is realised. Justin Lewis-Weber, a senior at Viewpoint School, California, believes terrestrial solar energy cannot work on a planetary scale. The sun isn’t always […]
Australia’s New Green Embassy In Jakarta Opened
The new Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, which features solar technology, was opened yesterday by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), it’s the largest embassy ever constructed by an Australian Government; incorporating a five-storey Chancery, staff accommodation, and a recreation and medical centre. The compound covers 50,000 […]
Majority Of Americans Against Nuclear Power
For the first time in its history, a Gallup poll has indicated the majority of Americans now oppose nuclear energy. The 54% against nuclear power is up significantly from 43% just 12 months ago and the 44% favoring it is down from 51%. Even soon after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, support had remained quite solid […]
South Australia Considering Solar Feed In Tariff Deregulation (Again)
The Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCoSA) is requesting feedback on the possibility of deregulating the state’s solar feed in tariff. South Australia’s retail electricity market was deregulated in in February 2013, but the retailer-paid feed-in tariff (R-FiT) remained a regulated component and is reviewed annually. Currently, owners of grid connected solar power systems […]
Better Lithium-Ion Batteries With Bread Mould?
Neurospora crassa – red bread mould – could help make better supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries say researchers at Scotland’s University of Dundee. While much research has focused on the improving the performance of electrodes by using materials such as carbon nanotubes and manganese oxides, little work has been carried out on the construction of novel […]
