Australia Leads Global Renewable Energy Revolution
Australia is installing renewable energy facilities at a faster rate than any other country. Australia is enjoying a green energy revolution. It is installing renewable energy facilities faster than anywhere else, and research shows Australia […]
Australia is Creating Renewable Energy Faster Than Other Countries
On top of that, the government recently announced they are taking even more steps to reduce their national carbon footprint by planting one billion trees by 2050. The research, which was conducted by The Australian National […]
Gelion launches zinc bromine gel battery to take on lithium mainstays
The company unveiled the first commercial application of its Gelion Endure battery storage platform – a battery-integrated portable, automated solar light tower – at the home of its conception, the University of Sydney, at a […]
Solar demographics: Low-to-mid income households choose solar to beat rising power prices
This is according to solar demographics data just released. New research commissioned by Solar Citizens shows rooftop solar panels are proportionally more common on the homes of low-to-middle income Australians. In fact, the lowest socio-economic […]
All-girl engineer team invents solar-powered tent for the homeless
As Daniela Orozco picks off excess plastic bordering a 3D-printed box, she recalls how many homeless people she saw on her way to school when she was a high school freshman. Just one. Four years […]
Small-scale rooftop solar installs reach record 159MW in January
The boom is small-scale rooftop solar installations has continued into 2019, with total installs for the first month of the year reaching 159.4MW – a record for the month that is typically affected by the […]
Business doubles down on clean energy in 2018
New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance show that businesses doubled down on renewables in 2018, buying more than twice as much compared to the year before. Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) jumped from the 6.1 GW […]
Immediate phase out of fossil fuels could keep warming below 1.5°C
Despite some positive climate action, new fossil fuel infrastructure is still being built and deployed. Dozens of new coal power plants are currently planned or under construction, for instance, while petrol car sales will nearly […]
Here’s how a 100% renewable energy future can create jobs and even save the gas industry
The world can limit global warming to 1.5℃ and move to 100% renewable energy while still preserving a role for the gas industry, and without relying on technological fixes such as carbon capture and storage, […]
Melbourne: First Australian capital city powered by 100 per cent renewables
The City of Melbourne has become the first Australian capital to use 100 per cent renewables to power its streets and businesses. As a result, ‘Melbourne renewable energy capital’ is a title the city can […]