By Sophie Vorrath AEMO’s final report into SA blackout sparks a social media spat between the state’s energy minister and The Australian’s Michael Owen. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Sophie Vorrath Credit finance group FlexiGroup issues second CEFC-backed green bond to Australian market, tapping investor demand for residential rooftop solar and battery storage. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Jeff Cobb A year after the introduction of the prototype Model 3, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to his medium of choice, Twitter, to share more details on the pending production version. Due in just three months in July, the Model 3 is the arguably biggest news for electric cars going, and may even…
By Sophie Vorrath North East Water launches tender for solar and battery storage system to power Yackandandah water treatment plant – testing the water for the entire national sector. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Repower Port Augusta Repower Port Augusta says the final Australian Electricity Market Operator report into South Australia’s statewide blackout in September highlights the need for solar thermal with storage to be built in Port Augusta. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Stanford University The researchers analyzed and described the current state of China’s solar industry, debunking several myths that are prevalent in Western countries. The post New Stanford Study Calls for US Solar Energy Policy Reform appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Thermal Magazine
By Yale University Renewable thermal technologies comprise a range of products — from solar water heaters to district energy systems — all designed to use renewable energy in the cooling of space and the heating of both space and water. The post Building a Market for Renewable Thermal Technologies appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine….
By U.S. DOE Not only did the researchers find plentiful wind and solar resources in Africa, another key finding was that system costs and impacts could be lower with robust energy trade and grid connections between countries. The post The Economic Case for Wind and Solar Energy in Africa appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine….
By Giles Parkinson Final report by AEMO into S.A. blackout underlines need for system overhaul, with market operator saying new, faster technologies like battery storage, demand management, wind and solar need to be adopted, rather than relying on traditional thermal generators. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Muriel Watt First 3kW array had to pretend to be a coal-fired power station to get connected. But it didn’t destroy the grid, as utilities feared. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Sophie Vorrath Australia is closing one of the world’s dirtiest coal power plants. Witness Hazelwood’s emissions disappear before your eyes. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Giles Parkinson As more wind and solar is introduced into the grid, more storage will be needed. SolarReserve has plans for a facility of up to 2GW in Nevada. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Christian Roselund Production of the luxury BIPV product will not begin until “mid-2017”, and a waiting list has appeared on the Tesla site. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Australian Technologies Competition Australia’s leading technology accelerator program opens for applications for the seventh year. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
The second-generation concept machine is part of an electric site research project that aims to transform the quarry and aggregates industry, by reducing carbon emissions by up to 95% and total cost of ownership by up to 25%. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research