Predicting the Price of Electricity
The best case scenario predicted by the National Grid is that the price of electricity could increase two-fold for the next 20 years, given recent surges in power prices. This can certainly happen given the...
Mall of the World – The Latest Pride of Dubai
When completed, Mohammed Bin Rashid City in Dubai, also called the Mall of the World, will be the biggest of its kind. This city-sized enclosure will measure 4.5 million square meters. This massive project was unveiled...
Prepaid Solar Energy: Bringing solar to the renters
Prepaid solar energy could very well be the savior for the rental markets challenge of heightening electricity bills. Approximately 1.8 million rooftops in Australia belong to the residential rental market. Historically, this sub-market has been largely...
The Solar Roller Teaching the Value of Renewable Energy
Unirac has developed a new solar powered remote controlled car, called the solar roller, to spark interest in renewable energy amongst school children. While experts agree that solar energy use needs to be propagated, there’s...
Rupert Murdoch Makes Controversial Global Warming Claims
Rupert Murdoch, News Corp chairman said in a recent interview about climate change that the worst-case scenario is a 3 degree Celsius rise in temperatures over a century, and that only a third of that...
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IPA Calls for Privatisation of ABC Over Mining Coverage
The IPA is calling for the privatization of the ABC after claims of “media bias” in ABC’s reporting of renewable energy and non-renewables. The Institute of Public Affairs released a report this week saying...
QLD Solar Service Charge Damaging the Industry?
Queensland business owners are complaining because of the $500 service charge from the QLD Solar Service on their electricity bills. Solar industry entrepreneurs say that this move is designed to prevent the roll-out of commercial-scale...
Silex Solar Dumps Power Plant Due to RET Concerns
Silex Systems has discontinued its plans to build its 100MW Power Station Project after some serious deliberation regarding the RET. This move naturally affects the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s $75 million conditional funding for...
Samsung SDI and Sungrow Energy Storage Systems
Samsung SDI Co Ltd has announced a preliminary agreement with Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd of China to create a joint venture to develop energy storage systems in China. Samsung SDI did not give any...
What Are Electricity Substations?
Australia generates electricity from several energy sources. Coal fired power stations, oil, natural gas, hydro power and solar power among other renewables are all used to produce electricity. This is called the energy mix. But...
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V/Line’s Bendigo-Echuca Solar Powered Level Crossing
Bendigo-Echuca Line Is V/Line’s First Solar Powered Level Crossing, and more solar-powered projects may go ahead due to its success. The installation by V/Line of its first ever solar powered level crossing in northern...
World’s Biggest PV-Diesel Hybrid Power Plant Energized by SMA
The biggest PV-diesel hybrid power plant on earth is being built by Solar Technology AT (SMA) in Pando, a Bolivian province. SMA Solar-Diesel Hybrid Innovation Solar Technology AG is not only supplying the required photovoltaic...
NY Student’s Solar Powered Lens Purifies Water
A New York student may have found a way to solve the problem of contaminated drinking water by conceptualising a solar powered lens that purifies water. We take for granted the purified water that we...
The Salmon Cannon: Migration Tool for Hydroelectric Dams
A US company has found a way to repair disruptions to salmon migration caused by hydroelectric dams with a device called "the salmon cannon." Solving the Problem of Hydroelectric Dams Helping salmon to migrate back...
The New Samsung Smart Bulb: Enhancing User Experience
The Samsung smart bulb is the latest in innovation and cutting edge technology. The light bulb has an average life span of 10 years, and allows users to adjust their light fixture settings from their mobile devices....
Emma Thompson and Greenpeace Criticise Tony Abbott
Award-winning actress and Greenpeace supporter Emma Thompson held up a placard that read: "Tony Abbott Climate Change Is Real And I’m Standing On It,” a message directed at the Australian Prime Minister while on a...