Flinders University’s first solar car entry in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, Investigator III, was unveiled yesterday – and the pressure is on to have the vehicle ready for next month’s race.
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Sustainable House Day On Sunday, September 17
If you’re looking for energy efficiency ideas for your current home or a new build, check out some of Australia’s most environmentally progressive homes on show on Sustainable House Day this Sunday.
[Continue reading…]JinkoSolar Announces Eagle AC Solar Module
JinkoSolar has formally announced its new Eagle AC solar panel, a monocrystalline PERC PV module incorporating Enphase Energy’s IQ6 microinverter.
[Continue reading…]SunnySavers – QLD’s Solar On Public Housing Trial Kicking Off
Starting next week, some of up to 2,300 households in Cairns and Rockhampton will be invited to participate in a trial putting solar panels on public housing.
[Continue reading…]Is The Most Efficient Hot Water System A Solar PV Powered Heat Pump?
If you are looking for the most efficient solar hot water system then solar PV panels powering a heat pump are hard to beat. While both the panels and heat pump will need to be proficient performers, it is possible for the combination to beat solar thermal hot water which is widely considered the most efficient […]
[Continue reading…]More Steps Towards 100% Renewables In Yackandandah
Excitement is building in the small town of Yackandandah in northeast Victoria as it moves towards a fossil fuel-free energy future.
[Continue reading…]Kerfuffle Over Potential Liddell Power Station Sale And Life-Support
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s attempts to keep an old coal fired power station in New South Wales operating past its use-by date has caused quite a stir.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar System Interest Index – September 2017
August saw a significant increase in the proportion of Australians wanting to install battery-ready PV systems according to the latest SolarQuotes Australian Solar System Interest Index (auSSII) report.
[Continue reading…]U.S. Utility Energy Storage Snapshot Report
Energy storage in the USA is a small but growing market according to SEPA’s 2017 Utility Energy Storage Market Snapshot – and many utilities have residential customers in their sights.
[Continue reading…]Agriculture And Electricity Generation – Solar + Fungus Farms
A new solar PV project in Japan is combining electricity generation and agriculture, making the most of what was abandoned farmland.
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