by stretchomatic | May 11, 2018 | Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar PV
With rapidly falling costs and rising resources, solar PV and wind power are on track to completely replace fossil fuels worldwide within two decades, although the time frame would depend mostly on politics. Solar PV and wind energy offer the only realistic chance of...
by stretchomatic | May 11, 2018 | Pumped Solar Hydro, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
An analysis by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) found that Australia has the capacity to store up to 1,000 times more renewable energy than it could ever need. An engineering professor at ANU Andrew Blakers carried out a study looking into...
by stretchomatic | May 11, 2018 | Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar PV
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) reportedly committed $2.1 million in support of the commercialization of a 1-megawatt relocatable solar farm that is being developed by SunSHIFT. But the government funding isn’t a donation – the Australian Financial Review...
by stretchomatic | May 11, 2018 | Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm
Global energy giant Acciona Energy has been chosen to convert 1,250 hectares of underutilized state-owned land at Aldoga into a solar energy project. The project is expected to produce hundreds of jobs and deliver long-term benefits to the community. Cameron Dick,...
by stretchomatic | May 11, 2018 | Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar PV
A Melbourne hotel complex has become the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s first solar investment in the hotel sector. The Southbank Holiday Inn Express is due for completion at the end of 2019 and CEFC is investing $39 million to install a solar power system plus...
by stretchomatic | May 11, 2018 | Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar PV
A new survey shows that most of the Australian tenants are willing to pay a premium for rental properties with solar energy in an effort to reduce power bills. According to the Origin Energy study, two-thirds of renters would pay at least $5 more per week for a...
