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Graph of the Day: Why EV uptake could match solar PV
By Sophie Vorrath on 20 April 2018
New IEA report reveals a striking resemblance between the path electric vehicle penetration is currently on, and the path solar PV has been charting.
Category: CleanTech Bites
South Australia urged to re-think household battery storage
By Giles Parkinson on 19 April 2018
Plans for sonnen manufacturing base in South Australia at stake as new state government urged to rethink support for household battery storage.
Image of the Day: “Sheila” the solar panel cleaner
By Sophie Vorrath on 18 April 2018
How do you solve a problem like dusty solar panels? Two SA entrepreneurs and a tractor company have created a solution.
Please explain: CHOGM to focus on Turnbull’s weak emissions policy
By Sophie Vorrath on 18 April 2018
Malcolm Turnbull’s weak climate policy is not going unnoticed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
Electric water taxi trialled in Switzerland
By Sophie Vorrath on 17 April 2018
ABB trials “futuristic new design” of electric water taxi on Lake Geneva – a “milestone” in the development of zero emissions transport.
Retailers to pocket carbon credits from customers’ rooftop solar
By Giles Parkinson on 17 April 2018
Big retailers may be allowed to pocket carbon credits from rooftop solar systems paid for and installed by households.
Diesel-busting portable solar technology wins ARENA backing
By Sophie Vorrath on 17 April 2018
ARENA awards $289,725 for Canberra company to design, manufacture and test its rapidly redeployable Container Roll Out Solar System.
Musk says Tesla Model 3 back on track, production set to grow “four-fold”
By Sophie Vorrath on 16 April 2018
Elon Musk tells interview Model 3 production has settled at 2,000 a week, should grow “three or four-fold” by Q2 2018.
World’s first “electric road” for mobile EV charging launched in Sweden
By Sophie Vorrath on 13 April 2018
Sweden trials road-embedded EV charging technology, a solution it believes could solve problems of EV cost and range anxiety.
Acciona wins tender for 300MW solar farm in Queensland coal country
By Sophie Vorrath on 13 April 2018
Acciona wins contract to develop, finance, construct and operate $500m 300MW Aldoga solar farm in Gladstone, one of Queensland’s coal centres.
Google, Apple smash their 100% renewable electricity goals
By Sophie Vorrath on 12 April 2018
Within days of each other, Google and Apple both announce they are now matching all of their electricity needs with renewable energy production.
Apple • CleanTech Bites • Climate • Google • Renewables • Solar
