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Source: Flickr The massive and expanding data centres that enable our online lives are huge energy users. The top 100 data centres in Australia account for four per cent of our total energy use – more than any sector other than resources.…

The expanded Tesla big battery – officially known as the Hornsdale Power Reserve – has begun its final testing before it starts to deliver a range of new services to the state’s renewables-dominated grid. As RenewEconomy reported last…

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has published its latest report on the quality and safety standards of the nation’s millions of rooftop solar systems, and it’s encouraging news. The data shows the proportion of unsafe and potentially…

Clean Power Published on June 23rd, 2020 | by Cynthia Shahan June 23rd, 2020 by Cynthia Shahan Solar Panel and Sky at Disney World Solar Power Plant, by Cynthia Shahan, CleanTechnica. The most recent count from the U.S. Department…

Renewables developer Invenergy used the capital and know-how it built up from years of leadership in wind development to plant an early stake in the large-scale energy storage market. Whereas regulated utilities like Duke Energy and…

Plans to build a 720MW solar farm and a very big battery of around 400MWh in the New South Wales New England region have cleared another major hurdle, after locking in a grid connection agreement with network provider Transgrid. Developer…

Redflow Batteries’ latest partner is Northern Territory veteran power-related products company Delta Electrics. Andrew Boller, General Manager of Delta Electrics, believes Redflow’s zinc-bromine batteries are ideally suited to the hot,…

The Northern Territory’s rollout of solar panel installation at 25 schools is picking up speed, and Victoria is looking to follow suit after announcing the application period open for its Greener Government School Buildings program after…

From The Conversation In a letter to Scott Morrison Albanese says the government’s recent draft technology roadmap “presents a technology transition story that is largely consistent with past Labor policy and expert advice”. It sees…

Clean Power Published on June 20th, 2020 | by Tina Casey June 20th, 2020 by Tina Casey Hey, whatever happened to the artificial leaf? It was all the rage a few years ago, when scientists figured out that you could dunk a solar…