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Preloved wind turbines from Netherlands help power remote mine in Australian outback
Total 0 Shares A 2.5MW wind farm using five refurbished Enercon wind turbines will form part of an “Australian-first” hybrid renewables and battery storage microgrid that will power a garnet mine in Port Gregory, Western Australia.
In a…
WA utility unveils plans for 800 MWh big battery
As Synergy prepares to switch on its first big battery, the state-owned utility has revealed it plans to build a new 200 MW/800 MWh battery energy storage system at Kwinana to support the state’s main grid and enable the uptake of more…
NTU’s team finds new way to make perovskite cells greener
Research led by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) announced the findings of using non-toxic metals with a new approach to fabricate the capping layer of perovskite solar cells, making the cells more…
Tesla Secret Masterplan #3 Leaking Event
Tesla had an Investor Day event at its gigafactory in Austin, TX, today. Somehow, during this event, Secret Master Plan #3 got leaked to some people. It even appeared on a website that did not understand the nondisclosure agreement (NDA).…
Date you could be thrust into darkness if ‘critical work’ not done
AEMO CEO Daniel Westerman said "reliability gaps" would begin to emerge from 2025, until all states and territories in the national energy market would "breach" reliability standards in 2027, without urgent investment in generation and the…
Wind, solar and storage costs jump by up to 60 pct, says biggest project developer
Total 0 Shares The cost of wind, solar and battery storage projects has jumped by between 20 and 60 per cent over the last two years, and show little prospect of any immediate reduction.
That is the assessment of Neoen, the French…
Solar and storage provides energy solution for South Australian town
The remote town of William Creek in outback South Australia is now being powered entirely by solar backed by a battery energy storage system after the switch was flicked on a 200 kW PV array that eliminates the need for diesel generation.…
Trina to deliver 1-GW Vertex modules for Low Carbon’s European projects
Tier-1 solar module manufacturer Trina Solar recently signed a three-year framework agreement to supply at least 1 GW of its solar modules to multiple European solar projects developed by global renewable energy company Low Carbon.
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Narrowing the Solar Equity Gap Through Solarize
How cities are helping low- and moderate-income households install solar with Solarize campaigns
Residential solar has grown tremendously over the past decade, increasing from an installed capacity of just 1.4 GW in 2012 to 23.2 GW in 2021.…
“A slam dunk for families:” Pilot launched to kick gas out of homes and communities
Total 0 Shares The bid to kick fossil gas out of Australian homes, electrify everything and power it with solar is off and running in New South Wales, with the launch of an $8 million pilot to decarbonise three local communities across…