More Clean Power For New York State
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last week announced USD $175 million for five large-scale clean energy projects in the state. The five projects will add approximately 116 megawatts of capacity and generate around 356,000 megawatt-hours of clean electricity per year; enough to provide for the power needs of 54,000 average-sized homes. The largest project […]
Hybrid Solar Panel Generates Power & Heats Water
Scientists at Brunel University London have designed a new hybrid solar panel system that heats water and generates electricity. A significant chunk of a household’s energy consumption is dedicated to heating water. Solar modules can get quite hot during normal operation and heat degrades the performance of solar panels; impacting on their sunlight conversion efficiency. […]
‘Green’ Residential Flow Battery Design Unveiled
In January 2014 we reported on Harvard University’s development of a metal-free, rechargeable flow battery with applications in large-scale renewable energy storage. Building on that earlier work, members of the same team have demonstrated an improved flow battery system that is 50 per cent more efficient than its predecessor and is composed entirely of Earth-abundant, […]
An Evening With Tim Flannery Sells Out
Former Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery, will speak to more than 400 people at a sold-out SunEdison-sponsored event at Castlemaine Town Hall in Victoria this Saturday night. An Evening With Tim Flannery, hosted by the Hub Foundation, will see the Chief Councillor of the Climate Council speak on the topic of transitioning Australia […]
Measuring The Fossil Fuel Divestment Revolution
Fossil fuel divestment is gaining traction; with 430 institutions and 2,040 individuals across 43 countries, representing USD $2.6 trillion in assets, committing to abandoning investments in fossil fuel companies. A new report from Arabella Advisors states institutions and individuals that have pledged to both divest and invest in clean energy, such as wind and solar […]
More Fortune 500 Companies Pledge 100% Renewables
A coalition of major companies have taken a pledge to source 100% of their power from renewable energy sources. RE100, a campaign led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, has secured commitments from Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, NIKE, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Salesforce, Starbucks, Steelcase, Voya Financial, and Walmart. “As a leading […]
Canberra’s Solar Feed-in Tariff A Success
ACT Minister for the Environment Simon Corbell says a review of the Territory’s roof-top solar feed-in tariff initiative proves the program has been a success. “The ACT went from less than 1000 connections prior to the start of the scheme in 2009 to 10,175 FiT-supported connections with a capacity of 26.0 MW in operation today. […]
Energy Storage System Addresses Wind Turbine ‘ Spillage’
An engineering student from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has invented a prototype system that improves the efficiency of wind turbines by capturing and storing what would otherwise be wasted wind energy for later use. Like solar technology, wind power systems rely on intermittent source of energy to produce electricity. When the wind becomes a light […]
A Cool Solar Panel Invention
Engineers at Stanford University have developed a coating that cools solar cells and boosts efficiency. It’s a misconception that summer days are good for solar electricity production because of high temperatures as one of the major enemies of solar panels is heat. The hotter the day is, the more it impacts on sunlight conversion efficiency. […]
Australia/China Solar Deal To Create 200 Jobs In Victoria
A deal struck between Victorian solar company RayGen Resources Pty Ltd and China’s JuYe Solar will create 200 jobs in Victoria. Under the agreement, funding will be provided for the construction of a manufacturing facility in Blackburn, which will produce RayGen receivers for concentrated solar photovoltaic (CSPV) systems to be sold to customers in China. […]
