Wind Power – SheerWind Invelox
SheerWind announced yesterday it had signed a licensing agreement to enable its novel Invelox wind power technology to be marketed and deployed in the Netherlands. The creators of the Invelox wind power system claim it has a cut-in wind speed of just over 3 kilometres an hour and under the right conditions, can generate electricity […]
Rooftop Solar Now Western Australia’s “Biggest Power Station”
It’s been reported Western Australia’s largest power station is represented by the many thousands of households and businesses with solar panels installed. In a great example of power to, by and for the people; research from Curtin University indicates 500 MW of installed solar capacity in Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System (SWIS), which incorporates […]
Increased Support For Rooftop Solar In India
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs last week boosted the budget for grid connect rooftop solar by more than 8-fold. The Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, increased the budget from Rs. 600 crore (around AUD $124 million) to Rs. 5,000 crore (~ AUD $1.03 billion). The funding will support the installation of […]
Solar Power And Solvatten Saving Lives
It looks like a fairly ordinary plastic jerry can for water; but using the power of the sun and some clever but simple technology, Solvatten makes contaminated water safe to drink without the use of chemicals – and heats it as well. The Solvatten unit opens like a book into separate 5 litre containers. When […]
Scotland’s Solar Capacity Jumps 28% In 2015
The total installed capacity of solar panel systems in Scotland has reached 179 megawatts; an increase of 28% since last year. According to figures from Ofgem published by WWF Scotland and the Solar Trade Association Scotland, more than 40,000 Scottish homes and 850 commercial premises now have solar panels. The pace of solar uptake in […]
Australia’s Solar Supercharge 2016 Set To Sizzle
From the 13th to 15th of February 2016, solar experts and supporters from around the nation will gather in Brisbane for Solar Supercharge; a national action summit focused on Australia’s clean energy future. To be held at the Queensland University of Technology, the event will plan for the 2016 election and mark the start of […]
Sand Batteries For Solar Energy Storage
Researchers from Masdar Institute have successfully demonstrated that desert sand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be utilised as an alternative to molten salts for concentrated solar power (CSP) thermal energy storage. Using the sand could be a cheaper and more sustainable approach for CSP facilities in the UAE. Instead of importing salts from […]
Solar Farm ‘Common Sense’ For Queensland’s Fraser Coast
Campaigning on a platform of “common sense”, Fraser Coast Regional Council mayoral hopeful Chris Loft say he will initiate a solar farm feasibility study if elected. “There are many issues on the Fraser Coast Region; none of which are more important than rising energy prices,” says Cr. Loft; who also points to issues with unreliable […]
Infosys Embraces Solar Power
Infosys has announced the launched of a huge solar power plant at its Pocharam campus in Hyderabad, making it one of the first corporate campuses in India run completely on renewable energy. Infosys, headquartered in India, is a multinational corporation providing business consulting, information technology, software engineering and outsourcing services. It’s a huge employer, with […]
Solar Sunflower To Power Woodford Folk Festival Concert
Southern Cross University’s Sunflower won’t just be creating solar electricity for a concert at Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland, but making its own musical contribution as well. A project of SCU School of Arts and Social Sciences, the Sunflower is a mobile solar power system featuring a 1.2 kW array of solar panels, a lithium […]
