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25.01.2022 RESOURCES REPORTS LEADERS AND LEGENDS: THOUSANDS OF CLEAN JOBS FOR QUEENSLANDERS ! WOO HOO , Radnor , don't tell the COALition :) BY CLIMATE COUNCIL...Continue reading

25.01.2022 OPTIMIZED 'ANTI-SOLAR PANELS' MAY BE THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ! These energy harvesters can pick up where daytime solar panels leave off. SOLAR PANELS ARE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TOOL for generating sustainable, clean energy. Their popularity and efficiency are only going up, but there is one problem. They only work half the day....Continue reading

25.01.2022 Bright side: what Australia’s rooftop solar can teach us about electric cars " And cheap solar systems " Radnor Our solar rollout has been world-leading and can point the way to get us moving on EVs...Continue reading

25.01.2022 Energy bill complaints skyrocket on the Gold Coast October 1, 2020 6:34 am in Gold Coast, by Monique StClair It’s been revealed that energy bill disputes have skyrocketed on the Gold Coast over the last year....Continue reading

25.01.2022 In a landmark judgment, the Federal Court found the environment minister has a duty of care to young people The class action case was brought on behalf of all Australian children and teenagers, against Environment Minister Sussan Ley. Their aim was to prevent Ley from possibly approving the Whitehaven coal mine extension project, near Gunnedah in New South Wales. They argued that approving this project would endanger their future because of climate hazards, including causing ...Continue reading

22.01.2022 Giant weights, liquid air, and beyond: How we’ll store energy in the future ! Everyone’s familiar with the need for renewable energy sources as a replacement for the fossil fuels that are still in heavy circulation. But energy production is about more than just producing the energy you need right now. Alongside fresh sources of energy production, innovative approaches to energy storage are also required to keep generating energy even when it’s nighttime (and the solar panel...Continue reading

21.01.2022 AGL sets new storage benchmark with 1,000MWh big battery in South Australia , Woo Hoo :) AGL, the country’s biggest coal generator and biggest polluter, on Saturday a announced that it is to build a massive 250MW big battery in South Australia, with four hours of storage, making it the longest duration big battery to be built in Australia. Importantly, the 250MW, 1000MWh battery will be built at the site of the ageing Torrens Island gas generator, which is to due to close wi...Continue reading

19.01.2022 NSW unveils $32bn renewable energy plan with focus on pumped hydro ! Radnor ! Roadmap could increase share of renewable energy in state from 16% today to more than 60% by 2030 The Tumut 3 power station at the Snowy Hydro Scheme in Talbingo, NSW. The NSW government says its $32bn private investment boom in renewable energy will position the state as an energy superpower....Continue reading

16.01.2022 How renewable energy could open the door for economic empowerment for women UNEP has been working in the region to improve access to renewable energy as a way to tackle poverty and gender inequality The program aims to bring more women into the decision-making process when it comes to the economic benefits of renewable energy Because of her work, Insider named Wallgren to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming energy in Asia. According to the UN Environmental Program...Continue reading

16.01.2022 Benefits of COALition’s ‘gas-led recovery’ overstated and declining usage inevitable, report finds ‘Good old days’ of low gas prices long gone making role as ‘transition fuel’ unfeasible, Grattan Institute reports Someone please tell Scotty from marketing , we need a new ...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Renewable energy saves money on farm power consumption Farmer Jon Elder has saved almost $200,000 a year by switching to a solar-powered irrigation pump on his cotton farm, and he is not alone. Key points:...Continue reading

15.01.2022 These New Luxury Solar-Powered Trailers Let You Live Off-Grid and Recharge Your EV The Living Vehicle 2021 Pro is billed as the most powerful trailer on the planet. Living Vehicle 2021Matt Wier/Living Vehicle...Continue reading

13.01.2022 How to Compare Solar Energy Quote & Select a Solar Installer . More home and business owners are installing solar panels than ever before. And we now have a greater variety of panels and solar equipment to choose from than ever before. This means you have a lot of options when installing a solar energy system which can be overwhelming. ABC 730 report last month claimed 25% of all solar installed in Qld is unsafe or not working. Cheap systems installed badly are the main...Continue reading

13.01.2022 Let the Energizer bunny power your home Energizer Homepower solar battery launches in Australia Home batteries will be the biggest thing in home upgrades over the next five to ten years following the huge Aussie trend toward solar, Batteries offer storage for that power you generate for you to then use at night and one of the biggest names in batteries is getting in on the game with the Energizer Homepower battery launching in Australia. Sure there are other brands on the m...arket like Sonnen, or even big names like Tesla but you try and tell me the Energizer brand doesn’t have huge pulling power and sales force when it puts itself alongside those with the Energizer Homepower here in Australia. Home batteries allow homes fitted with Solar panels to maximise their return on investment by utilising more of the generated power at the home rather than relying on the grid at peak times. Wider unit showing expanded Energizer Homepower system The Energizer Homepower has a nice sleek design, with a 6.1kWh capacity, but as with all these systems can be expanded to connect to additional storage if needed. And it’s all controlled and monitored via an easy to use app. Tigran Aganesov, boss of Aussie distributor Entel Holdings says Energizer Homepower is well-positioned to give homeowners a premium option that utilises smart technology to give control back to rooftop solar customers, enabling homeowners to store and use their solar energy more effectively, The Energizer Homepower solar battery combines Energizer’s performance and reliability as the maker of the world’s longest-lasting AA battery1 with smart features that significantly shorten the time for a return on investment. The batteries also look incredible, a great fit for any home. The system’s weatherproof design also makes it suitable for indoor and outdoor installation, Mr Aganesov said. Energizer Homepower unit shown on its own in black Energizer Homepower batteries come with a 10 year warranty and should cost between $7500 and $8500 depending on installer

12.01.2022 Australia’s first solar panel recycling facility to be established in Adelaide Australia’s first dedicated solar panel recycling company has locked in plans to develop its first processing facility in the industrial Adelaide suburb of Lonsdale, in South Australia, with plans to recycle tens of thousands of PV panels a year. Reclaim PV Recycling said on Tuesday that it had committed to a long-term lease at the Lonsdale site and obtained development approval for the establish...Continue reading

12.01.2022 Tesla's new 'tabless' cell design is 'brilliant,' said a top battery researcher Tesla new 4680 battery cell was revealed last week. Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell is an A-plus design according to Shirley Meng, a scientist from the University of California San Diego. But she added that Tesla can’t achieve is ambitious goals by itself to get to ten terawatts of worldwide capacity, other players will be required....Continue reading

12.01.2022 Australian outback cattle station to house world's largest solar farm, powering Singapore ! Electricity from $20bn farm on 10,000 sq km property in Newcastle Waters also planned to feed Northern Territory’s power grid A cattle station halfway between Alice Springs and Darwin is set to house the world’s largest solar farm, with energy generated from the project to ultimately power Singapore....Continue reading

12.01.2022 Australian town powered 100% by solar PV and battery Western Australia utility Horizon Power has achieved a major milestone with the coastal town of Onslow powered 100% by solar PV and battery during a successful trial of what is one of Australia’s largest distributed energy resource microgrids. The Onslow microgrid had been successfully trialed....Continue reading

11.01.2022 Officeworks to be run on renewable energy within five years Officeworks this week released its ‘Positive Difference Plan’, which outlines the next five years of sustainable practices for the home & office goods retailer. Between 2020 and 2025, Officeworks will transition to using only renewable power in order to hit net-zero emissions, and will aim to support its team, reduce its environmental impact and source its products in sustainable and responsible ways.... Our 2025 plan has been integrated throughout our business, demonstrated by the breadth of our commitments, Officeworks managing director Sarah Hunter said. It’s critical to our future success and delivering sustainable growth over the long term. For us, these commitments exist not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because they are good for business. To meet its net-zero emissions target, Officeworks will install solar panels on 80 stores in the next few years, and will be exploring other ways to increase its renewable energy usage. Plus the Restoring Australia Initiative, which has already planted 639,000 trees on behalf of customers, is aiming to reach two million trees to act as a carbon sink, and provide environments for Australia’s endangered wildlife. Officeworks’ commitment follows it’s 2020 plan, through which it recycled 86 per cent of its waste and achieve FSC certification or 100 per cent recycled paper for 90 per cent of all its paper sold.

11.01.2022 Tapping into solar-charged batteries could help prevent blackouts Changing regulations in California would help keep the lights on by enabling customer-owned solar-charged batteries to provide energy to the grid. Like many of you, I worried for my family, friends and constituents during the recent rolling power outages. Losing electricity during an oppressive heat wave should not happen, it’s simply unacceptable....Continue reading

10.01.2022 These biological batteries generate renewable energy from the ground ! Bioo uses microorganisms in the soil to power lightsand maybe one day, your whole house. These biological batteries generate renewable energy from the ground...Continue reading

10.01.2022 Solar installations go through the roof despite Victoria's A near-record number of rooftop solar systems were installed in Australia last month, despite a plunge in Victorian installations during COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown. And Victorian installations are likely to increase rapidly when restrictions ease, with some solar installers saying they are already booked out until March next year....Continue reading

09.01.2022 ACT Labor promise Canberra-wide network of renewable energy batteries if elected 'Cheaper and more efficient' community solar battery may be trialled in Canberra suburb A network of 'big batteries' with a combined capacity far larger than the massive Tesla battery in South Australia would be built across Canberra, under a new plan from ACT Labor....Continue reading

07.01.2022 If Australia wants more jobs, it needs to choose renewables over gas As Australia’s federal government maps a gas-led recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, a new international report has stressed the importance of comprehensive policy frameworks to drive the transition to renewable energy and the millions of jobs that will flow from it. The report, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency on Tuesday, shows that jobs in the renewable energy sector reached 11.5 m...Continue reading

07.01.2022 A win-win': New rooftop solar technology could boost household earnings :) Network congestion is stopping millions of Australians selling their surplus solar power to the electricity grid, but a trial of new technology to unblock the network could deliver a hip-pocket boost to householders across the country. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is working with network operators and fitting smart inverter technology to 600 houses in areas where the network is most... constrained so access to feed-in tariffs for supplying the grid is fairer. Most rooftop panels lack technology to regulate supply into the grid. "With household solar continuing to grow, it is really critical that we can maximise the potential of rooftop solar," said ARENA chief executive Darren Miller. Export limits are placed on rooftop solar panels at the time of installation, which disadvantages households that had their panels installed most recently particularly in areas with the highest uptake of panels. Also, most rooftop panels lack technology to regulate supply into the grid and ramp output up or down in response to the network capacity, which reaches peak load in the middle of hot days. Because those panels cannot regulate output, to avoid overload, networks have to set limits calculated by capacity on the sunniest day. That means the opportunity to take maximum power supply on cooler days is missed. "Just as we wouldn't stop people driving just because the roads are gridlocked a few hours a week, it is not fair to stop people exporting solar power from their homes just because the grid is congested a few hours a week or a few days a year," Mr Miller said. "At present, solar owners who got in early are able to sell their surplus electricity back to the grid without limits, but late adopters are restricted which is also unfair." ARENA and network operators AusNet in Melbourne and SA Power Networks in South Australia are conducting the trials, worth a total of $4.8 million. The new smart inverters will be installed to regulate power supply according to the network's current load, maximising the volume of power which can be supplied at any given time. "A smart and flexible solution for solar energy exports is a win-win," said Andrew McConnell of AusNet Services. "It means more Australian homes and businesses can benefit from solar panels, and that our energy mix becomes cleaner overall." Australian government feed-in tariffs for households that supply solar power to the grid have led the country to the highest installation rate in the world. More than 2 million of the nation's 13 million homes have been fitted with panels. Around 200,000 rooftop solar systems are being installed each year across the country.

05.01.2022 So, What Exactly Is Long-Duration Energy Storage? Everyone’s talking about it, and Californians are buying in. Here’s what you need to know about this emerging grid sector. A new watchword: Long-duration storage is a critical missing piece of the energy transition....Continue reading

03.01.2022 LEADERS AND LEGENDS: THOUSANDS OF CLEAN JOBS FOR QUEENSLANDERS. BY CLIMATE COUNCIL Don't tell the COALition ...Continue reading

03.01.2022 Tasmania’s reached net-zero emissions and 100% renewables but climate action doesn’t stop there Getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy might seem the end game for climate action. But what if, like Tasmania, you’ve already ticked both those goals off your list? Net-zero means emissions are still being generated, but they’re offset by the same amount elsewhere. Tasmania reached net-zero in 2015, because its vast forests and other natural landsc...Continue reading

02.01.2022 Tesla Battery Day: Expect Battery Costs to Drop by Half Within 3 Years Changes in battery form factor, materials, supply chain and manufacturing could add up to game-changing savings, says Elon Musk. Tesla plans to enter battery cell manufacturing to drive costs down....Continue reading

02.01.2022 Elon Musk pledges $100m for carbon removal competition ! Tesla boss Elon Musk has put aside $US100 million ($A130 million) to fund innovation in technology that draws carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and stores it in a way that removes it from the carbon cycle. The international competition, intended to help halt global warming, is open to Australian businesses and organisations and will be administered by XPrize, which runs competitions to solve some of the world’s most ...Continue reading

01.01.2022 How Many Solar Panels Does Your House Need? Learn the basic formula for computing the number of solar panels for your home here. SOLAR POWER...Continue reading