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Solar PV and wind on track to be global energy resources within two decades
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...
Researchers says Australia could run on renewable energy alone within 20 years
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...
Australian government funds a relocatable solar farm
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...
Archer partners with USNW in developing carbon-based battery technology
Australian advanced materials company, Archer, and University of South New Wales announced its Collaboration Agreement and Research Service Agreement. The partnership is geared towards developing and implementing Archer’s graphite and graphene materials for use in...
Acciona Energy to build solar farm near Gladstone
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,...
Hotel complex gets a major solar funding from CEFC
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...
