Solar batteries the likes of Tesla’s Powerwall have exploded in popularity, reveals the first nationwide audit, lowering electricity bills by as much as 90%. Consultancy firm Sunwiz audited solar manufacturers, wholesalers and photovoltaic (PV) retailers, and found more than 6500 Australian households installed a solar battery in 2016 – a 13-time increase on the year […]
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‘Payback will commonly take about five years in some states’
POWER prices are on their way up so it is time to follow the Prime Minister’s lead and install solar panels on your roof? Details of Malcolm Turnbull’s heavy-duty solar set up were revealed on Monday, after an eventful week where South Australia lost power and NSW residents also came very close to forced outages […]
The future of solar power technology is bright
While our recent look at residential solar may lead you to believe harnessing that power is a newer initiative, humans have been exploiting solar energy for thousands of years to heat their homes, cook, and produce hot water. Some of the earliest written references to technology consciously designed to capture the Sun’s rays come from […]
Solar Applications You May Be Using Soon
Imagine a drone navigating to your doorstep, delivering a microwave oven you recently ordered online—simple. Today’s technology has enabled such a transaction to occur fairly seamlessly, yet innovation hasn’t stopped there. These same drones are now capable of operating via solar power, commanded by a distant satellite in space harnessing solar rays, all the while […]
Solar energy gift for civic body main building – Times of India
AURANGABAD: Relief is on the cards for the cash-strapped civic body as the authorities have decided to make use of solar energy in place of conventional sources. The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to install rooftop solar panels at its main administrative buildings. An investment of Rs 53.32 lakh will be allotted for the work, […]
Why The US Army, Navy, & Military Veterans Love Solar Power & Electric Vehicles
Donald Trump says he wants to create American jobs, but he is cool to the idea of renewable energy, which he claims is “too expensive.” Don’t tell that to the US military, however. Last year, the Navy broke ground on a 4 megawatt (MW) solar array at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Mississippi and […]
After years of promises, Victoria to get its first large-scale solar plants
After years of unfulfilled promises, Victoria is on the cusp of getting its first large-scale solar power stations. Three farms in the state’s northwest are promised to be operating by the start of next year. Australian company Overland Sun Farming plans to start work in April on separate fields of solar photovoltaic panels at Yatpool, […]
Kerala’s renewable energy organization ANERT to campaign for Solar connect project – ET EnergyWorld
KOZHIKODE: Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (Anert) is set to include more institutions, individuals and companies under the grid-connect solar power project to reduce dependence on hydroelectric power. The plan is to utilise solar energy to its maximum to meet the electricity needs during day time. Under the solar connect project, the excess […]
FPL accelerates plans to add solar power
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) – Florida’s largest electric utility intends to double its solar-energy plans for the coming year, leading solar proponents to praise the announcement — and say they would like to see more. A month after outlining plans to build four solar plants this year, Florida Power & Light on Monday said it will […]