The UK is continuing to break renewable energy records and making headway on carbon emissions reduction, while coal power is laying bleeding in the gutter.
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Does Virtual Powerline Technology Make SA-NSW Inconnector Obsolete Before It’s Built?
The cornerstone of the new South Australian Liberal government’s energy policy, a new $740 million electricity interconnector with NSW, may be rendered obsolete before construction has even begun thanks to a new blockchain based ‘virtual powerline’ being built between the two states. The technology was developed by the US company BiTchain and has already avoided the […]
[Continue reading…]100 Schools Join Victoria’s Greener Government School Buildings Pilot
The one hundred schools participating in a Victorian Government program seeking to drive down school carbon emissions and energy costs have been named.
[Continue reading…]STP Knob Turned The Right Way For Small-Scale Solar Power
Tony Abbott and Craig Kelly may be gearing up for more bluster after news knob-fiddling that relates to Australia’s solar subsidy has gone the right way.
[Continue reading…]The Six Biggest Myths About Battery Storage
I’ve been publishing thoughts on the solar industry since 2009. And since Tesla announced their Powerwall battery to great media hype in May 2015, a lot of those thoughts have concerned batteries. Unfortunately, a lot of the facts I’ve published about batteries, their economics and their environmental impacts have not gone down well with some […]
[Continue reading…]Germany’s SolarWorld Starts Bankruptcy Proceedings (Again)
Just months after Germany’s SolarWorld AG was resurrected as SolarWorld Industries GmbH, the new company has filed for bankruptcy.
[Continue reading…]Kelly Compares Replacing Liddell With Renewables To A Dog With Rabies
NSW Liberal MP Craig Kelly has said replacing Liddell Power Station with solar panels, wind turbines and batteries is “as dangerous to the economy as rabies is in a dog”.
[Continue reading…]JinkoSolar’s Stellar Solar Panel Shipment Tally
JinkoSolar recently announced it had shipped a very impressive 9,807 MW of solar panel capacity in 2017, a 47.3% increase on 2016 – and the company expects to better last year’s figure in 2018.
[Continue reading…]Solar Company Penalised For Telemarketing Infringements
An Australian solar energy company recently found itself shelling out $21,600 as a penalty for telemarketing to consumers on the Do Not Call Register without their consent.
[Continue reading…]Opal Storage Review: Beware Short Cabinet Warranty And Unrealistic Savings
Opal Solar is a brand owned by the Australian solar wholesaler Solar Juice. Last December they launched Opal Storage, an “all-in-one” home battery system.
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