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New damning report on coal-fired power generation in Australia
Independent energy research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released a damning report on new ultra-super critical coal-fired power generation in Australia, describing it as “the most expensive form of […]
USA’s SolarCity reveals plans for integrated solar roof product
US solar installer and manufacturer SolarCity has revealed plans to start making building integrated solar roofing and to target Australia as a key market for cheap and efficient solar and […]
Aquion’s saltwater batteries: Affordable, safe, clean – and available in Australia
Aquion is a US-based battery manufacturer bringing a fresh approach to battery manufacturing. The company’s saltwater-based batteries are some of the most affordable, safest, and environmentally-friendly batteries on the planet, […]
Australia’s Fulcrum3D launches CloudCAM into commercial market
Australian made cloud tracking technology that predicts cloud movements to help optimise the output of solar PV has successfully entered the commercial market. CloudCAM, developed by NSW company Fulcrum3D, uses […]
Sacred Sun’s lead carbon batteries
Sacred Sun is a manufacturer of a variety of battery technologies for applications ranging from renewables backup, grid-level storage, electric vehicles and telecommunications. The company, founded in 1991 and listed […]
How Fulcrum3D’s CloudCAM aims to improve solar farm reliability
Fulcrum3D is an Australian technology developer whose innovative CloudCAM technology allows solar farm developers and operators a high degree of granularity in predicting solar energy yields thanks to its sophisticated […]
Reposit Power’s GridCredits: Trade your home’s energy on the grid – and get paid for it
No feed-in tariff? No problem: Reposit Power’s GridCredits software lets solar-plus-storage system owners sell power into the grid – at a premium. Reposit Power is an Australian company whose goal […]
Australian Utility Week 2015 Roundup (Part 1): Australia’s emerging electricity story
Australian Utility Week 2015 wrapped up today. The two day event was held at Sydney’s Luna Park, and as I walked through the gigantic face/gate that serves as the iconic […]
Solar projects win a quarter of Chilean renewables contracts at auction
Solar was a big winner at Chile’s latest energy auction, making up one-quarter of the all-renewable bids awarded 20-year contracts to supply 1,200GWh to the Chilean electricity market from 2017. […]
Going with the flow: An introduction to redox flow batteries
Renewable energy technologies – solar PV in particular – are on the cusp of changing the energy landscape. In combination with the right load profile and in the right settings, […]
PV Magazine’s 50 ‘array changing’ technologies sure to excite the solar enthusiast
PV Magazine has released a report outlining the 50 top ‘array changing technologies’ featured at this year’s Intersolar Europe exhibition and conference. The ‘downstream’ technologies were picked based on their […]
In California, now anyone can sell power into the grid
California has cleared the way for homes and businesses to sell their stored electricity into the grid at a profit, thanks to new legislation that allows the aggregation of distributed energy […]
Solar Impulse 2 sets record, flies emissions-free across the Pacific
The Solar Impulse 2 (SI2) solar powered-aircraft has just set a new distance record for emissions‑free flight by flying non-stop from Nagoya (Japan) to Hawaii. The voyage took all of […]
Australia’s first road-legal solar sports car to hit streets this year
Imagine being able to drive yourself around town without having to pay for an ounce of petrol – but instead getting all the fuel that you need for free from the […]
Australia’s Redflow to fast-track rollout of ‘flow batteries’ for homes, businesses and mining operations
Australian energy storage company Redflow says it is fast-tracking the rollout of its battery products to the residential and mining sector, in yet another sign that storage costs are falling […]
The untapped potential of Australia’s capital cities
In the first part of this series, we outlined the enormous potential for Australia to become a solar energy exporter for the southeast Asia region. In fact, we are so […]
Magellan power’s Solar Smoother deployed at Carnarvon’s new Police Complex
WA-based power product engineering company Magellan has seen its Australian-made Solar Smoother put to use for the first time at a new Police and Justice Complex in regional WA. Carnarvon, whose […]
US solar PV installer SolarCity to start panel manufacturing with new 1 GW factory
Vertical integration and using economies of scale to push down prices are classic strategies in economics and ones that Elon Musk, chairman of US solar installer, Solar City, is hoping […]
New solar connection guidelines for Queensland come into effect from 1 July
From 1 July 2014 Queensland’s two state-owned electricity network companies, Ergon and Energex, will jointly implement new standards for new solar system owners seeking to connect to the grid. The […]
New chemical breakthrough with stabilised lithium could enable safer, cheaper Lithium-ion batteries
While many contend that lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries may be replaced with other, more promising battery technologies in the long run, incremental improvements continue to keep Li-ion relevant with promises of […]
Power Japan Plus introduces dual-carbon batteries to replace lithium-ion
Power Japan Plus, a Japanese battery technology start-up, revealed a new carbon-based battery as a replacement for lithium-ion technology. The new battery, trademarked Ryden, offers comparable energy densities to Lithium-ion […]
RESA’s VoltLogic gets grid connection approval for most of NSW
Renewable energy technology developer Renewable Energy Solutions Australia (RESA) has received approval for its VoltLogic power management device to connect to the grid in sections of NSW where power export […]
International standards proposed for redox reflow batteries
A recent development may give grid storage batteries, particularly redox flow batteries, a major push towards adoption. The International Electrochemical Commission (IEC), a body that issues important universal technical standards, […]
Prediction: Some utilities will adapt, many will perish
We have a lot to thank the electricity industry for, let’s be clear about that. Energy has transformed our life and brought wealth and health to billions of people. But […]
Toshiba’s SCiB batteries to be deployed in Japan’s remote islands
Toshiba Corporation recently announced an order for its innovative SCiB batteries for a large-scale renewables/storage project on remote islands in Japan. The systems were installed by Kyushu Electric Power Co. […]
Who will own the batteries? GSES suggests some ways utilities can adapt to the rise of distributed generation
Although we’re still waiting for it to happen, everyone in the Australian renewable energy sector is talking (a lot) about energy storage and its supposedly massive potential to revolutionise how […]
Five billion reasons why independent power makes sense
Australia. Often described as modern, sophisticated and of course, sunny; a country with 22 million smiling and suntanned jokers. What you may not know is that almost half a million […]
Gum-like electrolyte makes Li-ion batteries safer
An icky-sticky wad of chewing gum under your shoe is definitely annoying, but what makes gum sticky may soon keep your laptop or grid storage battery from exploding. Researchers at Washington […]
Sugar powered fuel cells for a solar-powered economy
Excessive sugar consumption might be a big no-no for the health-conscious, but according to a recent paper published in Nature Communications, what’s bad for you might be the perfect fuel […]
2013: The Australian year in solar
2013 was a huge year full of ups and downs for the solar industry globally and in Australia. What were some of the most important milestones, events and trends of […]
