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Australia’s power future could be virtually guaranteed
Average temperatures in Australia are on the way up, as is the surging demand for power which is putting pressure on the grid. With grid instability comes the potential for blackouts and I expect many families and businesses have already…
Top Cleantech Stories of the Week You Have to See!
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There’s so much cleantech news and analysis out there. It always blows my mind when I try to come up with a weekly roundup of the top stories and then…
Time for a manufacturing renaissance, powered by renewables
With small policy adjustments, Australia can enjoy a manufacturing renaissance that delivers jobs, growth and emissions reductions. January 17, 2024 Richard PettersonIndustrial policy is at the centre of global governments’ approach to…
Heliostat Consortium Publishes Annual Report Highlighting Impactful Technical Projects, Partnerships…
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon), co-led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and…
This wild, futuristic space plan could help save the world. But some say it’s too far-fetched
Ali Hajimiri has spent a decade researching how to put solar panels in space and beam the energy down to Earth. Yet when the Caltech electrical engineering professor talks about his work, people always have three questions, usually in this…
Free home solar and battery rollout begins with Diamond partnership – here’s how NRN’s value model…
Australian startup the National Renewable Network (NRN) says it has found a model to fit Australian households with no-cost rooftop solar and home battery systems. The systems in its program are not owned by the households, with full…
Rain Not Enough To Wash Pollen From Solar Panels — New Study
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Rainfall can wash away many things, but even a steady downpour may not be enough to clean pollen from solar panels. That is the conclusion of…
NSW doubles size of Central-West Orana REZ to 6 GW
The New South Wales government has formalised its decision to double the size of Australia’s first coordinated renewable energy zone, boosting its capacity to 6 GW of solar, wind and storage in a move designed to better cater for the…
South Africa’s First Utility-Scale Solar Project Celebrates 10 Years of Electricity Production
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The RustMo1 Solar Project, the first renewable energy project developed under South Africa’s large renewables tender program — the Renewable…
12-fold increase in heat pump installations in NSW, rooftop solar continues to set records
Australians have installed a record number of both heat pumps and rooftop solar system this quarter, according to Clean Energy Regulator. If Q4, typically solar’s biggest quarter, proves substantial, the nation could match its annual…