Waste collection trucks to be powered by rain, wind and sun | Image: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 3.0
Victoria’s Moreland City Council has received government funding for an ambitious project to transition its diesel-fuelled waste trucks to hydrogen extracted using wind and solar power.
Equis Energy’s Wandoan South Solar Project Approved
The massive Wandoan South Solar Project, which could become the largest operating solar farm in Australia, has been granted approval to proceed by Western Downs Regional Council.
A bigger role for solar in Lithgow’s future? | Solar panels image : Lujkin8, CC BY-SA 3.0
If the Mayor of Lithgow in New South Wales has his way, solar panels could soon be installed on the Lithgow City Council building rooftop. It’s big news, as the city is in the heart of coal country.
34 years after it was invented ‘PERC’ is now a big deal in solar panel technology. But what the hell is it?
Update 16th April 2019: Many PERC panels have suffered from LeTID deterioration problems since this article was written. This article here goes into the problem and this article on the MC Electrical blog covers it in detail and gives information on which PERC panels are resistant to LeTID.
Solar panel manufacturers crave efficiency. I’m not talking about the labour efficiencies they receive from building new production lines that are robot-heavy and people-light, although they like those too. [Read more…]
Gilgandra Solar Farm Preliminary Layout
NSW Department of Planning and Environment has approved four major solar power projects to be constructed in the west of the state.
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Residents of Junee in New South Wales have been invited to a Council-supported meeting that will gauge the level of interest in solar power and other alternative energy technologies in the area.
Solar electricity + air – the answer to world hunger? | Image: VTT Technical Research Centre
Researchers in Finland have created a protein-rich food using electricity and carbon dioxide, with help from microbes – a process that could be solar powered.
Tesla Founder And CEO Elon Musk | Image: National Governors Association
In an entirely solar powered USA, what would be the land area required for battery storage to ensure 24/7 electricity supply? Tesla’s Elon Musk says he has the answer.
Craig Kelly | Image: NSW Liberals
Liberal MP Craig Kelly cranked up the anti-renewables rhetoric to 11 this morning on ABC’s AM, linking energy price increases to subsidies for renewables that he states will cause deaths this winter. [Read more…]
Sunraysia Solar Farm – Balranald, New South Wales – Maoneng Australia
A 200MW solar farm proposed for near Balranald in New South Wales received state government approval last week.
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