Uralla Chosen For Zero Net Energy Town Project
The town of Uralla in New South Wales is celebrating after being chosen as the model for the Zero Net Energy Town (ZNET) project. ZNET is an initiative to create Australia’s first town that produces all of its own energy requirements from renewables. An example of a town outside our own shores that does so […]
RET Negotiations – On Again, Off Again?
It’s been reported the Federal Government wishes to restart negotiations with Labor on the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and is willing to budge on its previous stance. But is this latest round already over before it really began? The Clean Energy Council cautiously welcomed the initial news. “We look forward to working with all major […]
Siemens’ Wind Farm Life Cycle Assessments
German wind energy company Siemens has published detailed performance data covering CO2 savings and payback times for both geared and direct drive wind turbines in offshore and onshore projects. The four new Environmental Product Declaration brochures are based on Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of four defined Siemens wind power projects: two offshore wind plants with […]
LG Donates Solar Powered Fridges
LG has donated 20 solar powered refrigerators to be used in impoverished communities in Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Peru. World Vision Kenya will use the solar refrigerators to improve immunization coverage in Kenya’s West Pokot County. West Pokot County has a population of around 500,000 and a poverty rate of 69%. The immunisation rate […]
Thailand Solar Pioneer Wins UN Award
In 2008, solar power capacity in Thailand was just 2MW. Today, it’s a leader in the Southeast Asian region, thanks in part to the efforts of Wandee Khunchornyakong. Ms. Khunchornyakong was a winner of this year’s UN Momentum for Change awards for her work in significantly boosting Thailand’s renewable energy capacity with utility-scale solar farms. […]
MXene Clay Energy Storage Breakthrough
A special type of clay could play an important role in the energy storage systems of the future. Invented by Drexel University College of Engineering’s materials scientists, MXene clay exhibits conductivity on par with that of metals and can be formed into a variety of shapes and size with ease. MXenes are a family of […]
SunEdison Partnership To Develop 1GW Of Solar In Brazil
SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE) has partnered with Renova Energia S.A. to develop, own, and operate more than 1 gigawatt of utility scale solar power in Brazil. The joint venture will see 106.9 megawatts of solar PV installed by 2017 as part of contracts awarded by the Brazilian Energy Commercialization Authority. The company will provide SunEdison solar […]
Groundhog Day For Australian Renewable Energy
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, then what is again being inflicted upon Australia’s renewable energy sector might fit that particular definition. The Senate has given the green light to yet another review of renewable energy – the ninth in just three years. The Senate inquiry will focus […]
10 Percent Solar Within Reach For The USA
According to a new report from the Environment America Research Policy Institute, solar capacity is growing so fast in the United States that the nation could potentially generate 10 per cent of its electricity with solar power by 2030. In the past three years, solar electricity – defined as distributed PV, rooftop and utility-scale PV […]
Solar Strategy Needed In WA To Avoid ‘Death Spiral’
The author of a new study into Western Australia’s electricity future says the falling cost of solar power systems could drive a tenfold increase in privately owned solar capacity in WA by 2025. Adjunct Professor Bill Grace is an urban sustainability specialist at the University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC). […]