As homeowners realise the potential of home automation and energy efficiency, smart home technology is becoming increasingly relevant to industries like solar and home improvement. Experts are predicting the home automation sector will grow exponentially...
Brisbane based solar company, SunSource Group Pty Ltd, has gone into liquidation this week. Following some speculation that the company was struggling to stay afloat, SunSource's insolvency notice was officially released on July 1st 2016....
Tesla Motors Inc.’s bid to buy the biggest U.S. rooftop solar installer has little to do with selling cars. Rather, it’s about solving two of the biggest problems standing in the way of the next solar boom. And...
BMW announced today that it's working with Germany's Beck Automation to use complete i3 battery packs as a home energy storage solution. As with other car companies getting into this business — Daimler and Tesla, notably — the idea...
Building the cheapest 5kW solar system can be a challenge. The cost will be partly decided by the components, partly by where you live, and partly by the cost of delivery and installation. Another factor...
Every day it seems new technology is being invented to help us live more actively and get more done. The technology can be applied in a diverse range of pursuits including farming, fishing, and even camping....
Australian Energy Market Operator also finds this would push wholesale energy prices up, but reduce consumption. Australia’s coal-fired power stations will face early closure to meet 2030 emissions reduction commitments, according to assumptions made by...
Originally published on CleanTechnica. By Darryn Van Hout Australia boasts the highest penetration of residential solar in the world, with one in five households now powered by the nation’s abundant sunshine. While the debate...
The Australian manufacturing sector is beginning to see new life as the renewable energy and tech boom feeds a world of opportunity into what was thought to have lost hope for the future.
Despite tumbling fossil fuel prices, global renewable energy experienced its greatest surge in capacity last year, growing 9 per cent or around 147 gigawatts (GW) of power. Stripping out hydro - the world's largest source...
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The Queensland Government has announced that it will increase its commitment to a 120 megawatt large-scale solar farm. The project is expected to create a large number of new jobs for Queensland as well as...
Why are big names like Walmart, Starbucks, and even Goldman Sachs making environmental moves? The bottom line is that sustainability often helps a company grow its, er, bottom line. So it makes sense that more...
Sweden's prime minister announced his country will work towards becoming 'one of the first fossil fuel-free welfare states of the world' Renewables account for over half of Sweden's energy, while the UK has one of...
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pledged to create a program offering grants to community groups for the installation of solar panels and battery systems. There’s a small catch, though – re-election. The program, which...
The fight for supremacy in Australia’s electricity market is shifting away from wholesale markets and retail tariff wars to inside the home – and the two biggest forces of the Australian energy market are now lining up...
A team of international researchers have developed a new type of flexible battery that could make getting a charge as simple as getting some sun. In a paper titled "Soft, thin skin-mounted power management systems...
