The Portobello Mushroom Lithium-ion Battery
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have used portobello mushrooms to create a more durable lithium-ion battery anode. Most of today’s lithium-ion batteries have anodes made of graphite. It’s a relatively expensive material and production of graphite anodes involves preparation using chemicals that aren’t particularly environmentally friendly; creating a large amount of hazardous waste. […]
The World’s First Optical Rectenna
An optical rectenna is like a radio antenna, except it works with the sun and can generate electricity. Developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology who have solved a 40 year-old challenge, the optical rectenna works on the same sorts of principles as a radio antenna. Tiny antennae match the size of the […]
Sunny Days Again For SMA
SMA, one of the world’s leading solar inverter manufacturers, says it has returned to profitability earlier than anticipated and is set to benefit from expected market growth in 2016. The company has again raised its sales and earnings forecast; predicting sales of EUR850 million to EUR900 million (previously: EUR800 million to EUR850 million) for the […]
Australia No Slouch On Wind And Solar : ESAA
Australia ranks 6th in the world for total solar installed capacity per capita says the Energy Supply Association of Australia (ESAA). A fact sheet from ESAA states the country’s solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal capacity per capita stands at 0.19kW per person, trailing countries including Germany (0.47 kW), Italy (0.31 kW), and Belgium (Belgium […]
SunEdison An All-Energy Australia 2015 Sponsor
All-Energy Australia 2015 is just a week away and this year the event promises to be bigger than ever. One of the most important dates on the local clean energy sector calendar, 2015’s All-Energy program will focus on technology and innovation; with experts and exhibitors from Australia and around the world participating. Leader of the […]
More Wind Power For Walmart
The world’s largest retailer has just taken a major step towards its goal of obtaining 100 per cent of its energy from renewable sources after signing an agreement to buy more than half the power generated by a Texas wind farm. The company will purchase wind power produced by Pattern Energy’s recently completed 200 MW […]
Weipa Solar Plant Commences Commercial Operation
Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement PV solar power station has commenced operation at a remote Rio Tinto mine in Australia. The 1.7 megawatt Weipa Solar Plant will generate electricity for Rio Tinto’s Weipa bauxite mine, processing operations and township; which are located on Queensland’s Western Cape York Peninsula. “We expect the energy from the solar […]
More Solar Canopies Built By SunEdison
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), has completed three more solar car parking canopy systems; this time for the City of Fremont, California. The solar canopies have been constructed over car parking lots at the city’s Irvington Community Center, the Aqua Adventure Water Park, and the Robert Wasserman Fremont Police Center. At 1.2MW capacity collectively, the solar […]
The Solar Powered ‘ Farm From A Box’
Farm From A Box is a modified shipping container containing a complete, off-grid solar powered toolkit for community farming. “Adam,” the first working Farm From A Box debuted at a ceremony at Shone Farm, in Forestville, California last week. Its been referred to as a ‘Swiss-Army knife’ of sustainable farming and contains many of the […]
Solar Retailer Code Of Conduct Granted ACCC Reauthorisation
The Clean Energy Council’s Approved Solar Retailer scheme was last week granted reauthorisation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for a further five years. The reauthorisation follows the ACCC’s draft determination in July. “The Clean Energy Council introduced the Approved Solar Retailer scheme almost two years ago to help raise the bar in […]
