How High Do Wholesale Electricity Prices Get?
The wholesale cost of electricity in Australia can change every 5 minutes – and dramatically. Home solar power systems are increasingly playing a role in softening the impact of wild upward swings.
Solar Could Play A Huge Role In Heating And Cooling
According to the International Energy Agency, solar energy could account for approximately 16% of the world’s total low-temperature heating and cooling requirements by the middle of the century.
The Solar Tollway
A toll highway in Denver has become a clean energy powerhouse.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 70 – July 11, 2012
This week, Virginia reports on Perth Zoo going solar, solar staving off electricity infrastructure expenditure, renewables the key to a low carbon future and the water footprint of coal vs solar.
Germany’s Solar Panels Would Provide 25% Of Australia’s Power Needs
According to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), if all the solar panels currently in service in Germany were installed in Australia, they would generate a quarter of our electricity demand.
Perth Zoo Adds 452 Solar Panels
Perth Zoo now boasts the city’s largest solar panel installation.
CCS? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ CCS
While the Carbon Capture and Storage boffins struggle to make CCS commercially viable and environmentally safe – the key to a low carbon energy future is already here.
Solar Power Helps Stave Off High Voltage Line Project
The prediction of solar power helping to delay or reduce electricity transmission infrastructure investment is a reality.
The Fountain Of Youth For Solar Cells?
Solar panels have a very long lifespan, with some installed in the 1980’s still cranking significant quantities of clean electricity – but this durability comes at a financial cost.
Coal Fired Power Generation Isn’t Just Filthy, It’s Thirsty Too
It takes a lot of water to generate electricity using coal – and gas or nuclear power too – many times the amount required by wind or solar power.
