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Rooftop solar installations increase 40% from 2020
Australia broke solar installation records across all rooftop sectors in 2020, solidifying its “remarkable” position in the global solar market with the highest per capita capacity at over 810 watts per person. November 2, 2021 Bella…
Eni and IRENA Sign Partnership Agreement to Accelerate the Transition to Renewable Alternatives
The Eni energy company and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a three-year partnership agreement to promote renewable energy and encourage energy transition, especially in countries that rely heavily on oil…
U.S. DOE Awards Nearly $40 Million for Grid-Decarbonizing Solar Technologies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation of solar, storage, and industrial technologies necessary for achieving the Biden–Harris…
FRV steps up Australia solar and battery plans, with new investment partner
Saudi-owned Fotowatio Renewable Ventures has sold a major stake in its Australian subsidiary, bringing Canada-based Omers Infrastructure on board to help fast-track and expand its multi-gigawatt pipeline of solar and big battery projects…
Report finds co-located hubs key to battery industry competitiveness
A report from Australia’s Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre which analysed the development of battery hubs in the U.S., Germany and Japan, has found that co-location and cooperation between industry and government were…
Solarvest Aims to Pave the Path to Carbon Neutral Future
As the 2021 fiscal year nears its end in Malayasia the Solarvest Holdings Berhad group has rounded it off with all-time high profits while weathering the COVID19 pandemic. The annual general meeting with all of its shareholders has…
Cost of Build Back Better Proposal: Close To $0, Cost of Catastrophic Climate Change: $551 Trillion
Right now, as I’ve highlighted briefly before, there’s a hot negotiation underway between almost every other Democrat in the House & Senate and two Democratic Senators — Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin. Republican Party politicians are…
The places where daylight savings doesn’t exist
Residents in the town of Rjukan, two and a half hours west of Oslo in Norway, frequently spend their time in darkness.The town is situated in a valley running east to west and because of the large flanking mountains and low placement of the…
More solar records broken
On Sunday, Australia set a new record for minimum operational demand, with the national grid dipping below 14 GW. Renewables met 55% of that, while rooftop solar accounted for 34%. October 5, 2021 Bella PeacockIn case you were in need of a…
The Quest to Make Solar Panels Last Longer
Solar power installations are now common worldwide. It’s easy to overlook solar power’s virtues given that so many of us see it in use daily across our communities, but it indeed remains an incredible technology. Typically, solar power…