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Australia was a star performer in renewable energy investment last year says Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) – but it warns clouds may be gathering. [Read more…]
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New York State Governor Sets 1,500MW Energy Storage Goal
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New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a USD$200 million investment to assist the state’s private sector in meeting an energy storage target of 1,500MW by 2025. [Read more…]
Australian Distributed Solar PV Electricity Generation Statistics
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Close to 1.8 million solar power systems are now installed in Australia – how much electricity have PV installations been generating? [Read more…]
Port Augusta Mayor Calls For Northern Power Station Royal Commission
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Port Augusta Mayor Sam Johnson has had a gutful (or lungful) – he’s called for a Royal Commission into the impacts of the operation and closure of Northern Power Station. [Read more…]
Bifacial Solar Panels May — Straight Up — Dominate Australian Solar Farms
Are vertical solar panels the best orientation for new Australian solar farms?
Last week I wrote about double glass bifacial panels that are able to use light coming from the front and behind, while on Christmas Eve I mentioned large scale solar farms are taking off in Australia. Because it’s the season for togetherness, I thought maybe we could put these two things together and make a bifacial solar farm.
Northern Power Station’s Legacy Lingers
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The South Australian city of Port Augusta was reportedly again shrouded in haze yesterday by dust emanating from the Northern Power Station site. [Read more…]
Merry Christmas And A Happy Old Year
Well, another year is almost gone and so to everyone I say, Merry Christmas and a Happy Old Year! [Read more…]
AGL’s Plans For Liddell Power Station Unveiled
On Saturday, AGL announced it still intends closing the Liddell Power Station in New South Wales, revealing its plans to replace it with gas peaker plants, renewable energy, battery storage and demand response. [Read more…]
Renewables In Mining : Resistance Is Futile
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Using renewables as a major component of an effective energy management program, miners can slash their energy costs by up to 25% in existing operations and 50% in new mines says a Deloitte report released yesterday. [Read more…]
Huge Floating Solar Farm For Indonesia
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Our neighbours to the north-west are getting into floating solar in a big way. A 200MW solar farm is a major project by any benchmark – put that on water and it’s quite extraordinary. [Read more…]
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