Ocean Cleanup – Solar Powered SeaVax
The full size, semi-autonomous wind and solar powered version of this model may be able to scoop up 22,400 tons of plastic trash from the ocean each year. Plastic is everywhere in our oceans, but it becomes particularly concentrated in a number of locations where currents swirl, called gyres. One of these is the North […]
Enphase Unveils New AC Battery Design
————UPDATE – New design Enphase AC Battery Systems now available for pre-order from Energy Matters!———— Enphase has provided a first look at its updated AC Battery enclosure; a design it says is “clean, modern and unpretentious”. The company made the changes to aesthetics after consulting installers and home owners around the world. “.. the AC […]
30,000 Australian Solar + Storage Households By 2018
Around 30,000 Australian households will have solar + battery systems by 2018 says IHS Energy Storage Intelligence Service. Describing it as “explosive growth”, the research firm expects Australia’s battery storage market to increase more than ten-fold this year; growing from fewer than 500 installations in 2015 to more than 5,000 in 2016. If this level […]
Solar Powered Bins Trial In Sydney
Canada Bay in the Inner West of Sydney is now home to six solar powered Bigbelly garbage bins. We first mentioned Bigbelly bins back in 2009 and it seems the company has been going from strength to strength since then. Bigbelly features a solar powered compacting system that enables it handle to 5 times the […]
U.S. Electricity Sector Emissions Plummet
U.S. power sector carbon emissions fell to their lowest levels since the mid-1990s last year. This development was thanks to record coal plant closures, investment in energy efficiency, and a massive uptake in solar and wind energy projects, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) latest Sustainable Energy Factbook for 2016. President Obama’s Clean Power […]
Wraps Off SMA Sunny Boy Storage Solar Inverter/Charger
If you’ve been waiting to see how the Tesla Powerwall compatible SMA Sunny Boy Storage solar inverter/charger looks – here it is. Originally announced last month, SMA have also released a datasheet containing further details about the upcoming Sunny Boy Storage 2.5. “The device combines the flexibility of the AC coupling with the advantages of […]
10MW Battery System Unveiled In The Netherlands
The 10 MW AES Netherlands Advancion Energy Storage Array was officially unveiled in Vlissingen, The Netherlands yesterday. The battery system, touted as the largest in its class operating globally, adds the equivalent of 20 MW of flexible resource to the grid. An alternative to a peaking power plant, the array incorporates more than 45,000 lithium […]
Pollution Free Australian Politics Possible?
$3,700,000 has been donated by the fossil fuel industry to Australia’s major political parties since the last Federal Election. The sector has done pretty well from their gifts says 350.org.au. 350.org Australia has launched a campaign to apply pressure on political parties to end fossil fuel donations and subsidies. “If we are serious about climate […]
UK Reaches 10GW Of Solar PV
The UK now has double the installed solar PV capacity of Australia. It’s a situation that might have many Australians scratching their heads. Solar Power Portal states 340MW of solar was installed during the first 6 weeks of this year, adding to the 9.66GW cumulative tally reached in the UK at the end of 2015. […]
Work Starts On Europe’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir is home to what will be Europe’s largest floating solar farm; comprising of more than 23,000 solar panels. The system will cover around 10% of the reservoir (approximately 13 hectares) and have a total installed peak capacity of 6.3 megawatts. The installation is expected to generate 5.8 million kilowatt hours […]
