Turkey To Commercialise Australian Solar Technology
Australia’s Dyesol has caught the attention of the Development Bank of Turkey (TKB) in a big way. Dyesol announced earlier this week it had received a non-binding Letter of Intent from TKB, which wishes to fund and commercialise the company’s revolutionary perovskite based photovoltaic technology. The end goal is to construct a 600 megawatt plant […]
350MW Floating Solar Farm For Brazil
Brazil’s Energy Minister, Eduardo Braga, has announced a massive floating solar farm project at the Balbina hydroelectric plant in the Amazon. At a news conference late last week at the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan), Minister Braga said the Ministry of Mines and Energy intends commencing pilot tests of solar power generation […]
Stand Up For Solar And Australia’s Sun Powered Future
There are now more than 1.3 million solar homes across Australia and 3,500 new systems being installed on rooftops every week. 75% of Australians want to see more solar and renewable energy. It’s time for that collective muscle to be flexed says Solar Citizens. The grassroots group has just unveiled Stand Up For Solar; a […]
Solar For Vanuatu – A Call To Industry
Australia’s Solar Energy Industries Association Inc. (SEIA) is calling on local industry to donate redundant solar components, which will be used to assist the people of Vanuatu recover after Cyclone Pam. Cyclone Pam’s destructive force impacted approximately half the country’s population. 50-90% of homes across the nation were damaged, along with critical infrastructure. Pam had […]
3+ Megawatt Solar Facility Opened In Queensland
Queensland’s largest solar array and the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) research facility in the southern hemisphere was switched on at University of Queensland’s Gatton campus on Friday. The 3.275 megawatt Gatton Solar Research Facility is made up of more than 37,000 solar panels, which will generate more power than what is consumed by 450 average […]
Global Wind Capacity Surged In 2014
Wind power installations worldwide increased by 42 per cent in 2014 and wind is set to become a significant global source of reliable renewable energy according to a sweeping analysis by Navigant Research. The World Wind Energy Market Update 2015 report is Navigant Research’s 20th annual market update. It covers changes in the wind energy […]
SunEdison To Purchase 100+ MWh Of Flow Batteries
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), has announced it intends purchasing up to 1,000 vanadium flow batteries to store solar-generated electricity generated by the company’s rural electrification and solar powered minigrid projects in India. The 100+ megawatt hours of batteries will be sourced from Imergy Power Systems, a leader in flow battery solutions. A flow battery is […]
CEC Tables Renewable Energy Target Compromise
The Clean Energy Council yesterday called on the Federal Government and Opposition to accept a proposed compromise target for large-scale renewable energy in Australia of 33,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) by 2020. The CEC had been aiming for a higher target; but says it wishes to end the 12 months of political deadlock as it was now […]
Australian Renewable Energy Target Support Grows
A recent poll again confirms Australians want to protect the Renewable Energy Target – and that the Government’s Direct Action policy is generally viewed as a bit of a dud. The latest Essential Report (PDF) poll included the following: Q. The Renewable Energy Target scheme encourages investment in renewable energy by requiring electricity retail companies […]
The Flat-Pack, Solar Powered ‘Better Shelter’
The masters of flat-pack design, IKEA, have developed solar powered emergency accommodation for refugees. Launched at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD), the flat pack Better Shelter is a temporary structure designed for a service life of 3 years. It is assembled on site without requiring additional tools or equipment, […]
