City Of Moreland To Divest From Fossil Fuels
The City of Moreland will be the first council in Victoria to rule out direct investments in fossil fuels. Moreland joins dozens of cities and counties around the world that have made similar commitments. “The leadership shown by Moreland will be an example to spread to other local councils in Australia, showing that fossil fuel […]
Yingli Solar Panels First ‘Positive Quality’ Recipient
The Australian Solar Council has announced Yingli Solar is the first solar panel manufacturer to successfully pass its Positive Quality inspection program. To qualify, Yingli Solar’s entire manufacturing process was physically inspected under the program and will continue to be on random dates. “As manufacturers compete on price there is an inevitable pressure to substitute […]
Australians Struggling With Power Bills, Want Solar
A recent Ernst & Young survey has found 1 in 8 Australian households cannot afford to pay their electricity bills and 9 in 10 have or would like to go solar. The Ernst & Young survey of more than 649 households in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland states 10% of households reported electricity bills […]
Solar To Help Power 30+ NT Communities
A $55 million solar PV project funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Northern Territory government will benefit remote communities. A total of 10 MW of off-grid solar panel systems will be constructed at more than 30 remote communities in the NT. 9MW of the installations will collectively achieve a 15 per […]
RET Review Recommendations Binned – Or Not?
Rumour has it the Warburton Renewable Energy Target review recommendations have been ditched by the Government – but the Australian Solar Council has warned the industry not to become complacent and risk falling into the “anti-solar trap”. An article on Business Spectator reports federal Cabinet has nixed the two options for slashing the Renewable Energy […]
DoE Announces CSP Improvement Fund
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a $25 million fund to drive advancement in concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies, part of the Obama administration’s Climate Action Plan target of doubling renewable energy generation in America by the end of the decade. The grant builds on the DOE’s Sunshot initiative, which provides a pool of […]
C-Enduro Commences New Ocean Mission
The wind and solar powered ASV C-Enduro recently commenced an oceanic robotics mission along with six other unmanned marine vessels off the southwest coast of England. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) project will see the craft travelling up to 480 kilometres over 20 days, collecting scientific data about ocean processes and marine life along the […]
EV ARC – Electric Vehicle Autonomous Renewable Charger
The USA’s Envision Solar has developed a relocatable solar powered electric car charging station that can be deployed in minutes. Designed to fit comfortably inside a standard parking space, its 2.3kW solar panel array generates approximately 16kWhrs per day and features 22kWhr battery storage. The EV ARC solar power system incorporates a tracker, enabling the […]
US Solar School Census Report Published
More than 3,700 solar power systems are installed at public and private K-12 schools in the USA according to a report from The Solar Foundation. Nearly 2.7 million students are attending schools gaining some of their electricity by harvesting the power of the sun. The report states electricity generated in one year by all 3,727 […]
ATA’s Solar For Timor Project A Google Finalist
Australia’s Alternative Technology Association (ATA) is a finalist in the $500,000 Google Impact Challenge with its Solar for Timor initiative. An estimated 20% of all homes in East Timor won’t ever be connected to mains grid electricity. The Solar for Timor project would see the installation of 2000 solar lighting systems that would bring solar […]
