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Solar

Households could boost solar output with two-sided panels, a tilt, and a light colour roof
Using two-sided or bifacial solar modules could lift the output from rooftop solar systems by more than 22 per cent. But they need a light coloured roof.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 23, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Australian carbon credits have another credibility problem: This time from landfill gas
Integrity issues have arisen with landfill gas projects because baselines have been set too low – and do not properly account for two drivers of methane combustion.
Andrew Macintosh & Don Butler

Dec 5, 2023

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Solar

“Limitless” energy: How offshore floating solar could power population hotspots
Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited energy to densely populated countries in Asia and Africa.
Andrew Blakers & David Firnando Silalahi

Aug 4, 2023

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Solar

Ultra low cost solar: Why PV needs to get much cheaper to finish off fossil fuels
ARENA says solar is cheap enough to meet short term grid targets, but needs another major cost reduction to replace fossil fuels in all parts of the economy.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 19, 2023

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Multimedia

Graph of the Day: Solar is creating fastest energy change in history
By far the fastest energy change in history is underway, with around 400 GW of new solar and wind capacity to be added in 2023.
Andrew Blakers

Jun 6, 2023

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Solar

Solar is a runaway global success, and Australia is showing the way forward
The current growth rates of solar alone will see the global energy sector decarbonised by mid-century.
Andrew Blakers

Apr 24, 2023

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Renewables

CSIRO report veers off course: Storage is a solved problem
CSIRO report wrongly gives the impression that storage is somehow difficult. Storage is a solved problem, and affordable solutions already exist for most applications
Andrew Blakers

Apr 10, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Petrol is the new coal, as roadtrips and Bali holidays push up emissions
Petroleum emissions are set to overtake those from electricity and gas combined, as transport becomes Australia’s newest climate embarrassment.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 3, 2023

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Solar

Australian researchers hit solar stretch goal with tandem cell breakthrough
ANU team sandwiches two solar technologies together to achieve cell efficiency at levels targeted by ARENA for 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 8, 2023

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Solar

Australian solar giants win “Nobel for engineering” for delivering low cost solar to the world
Four researchers win the Queen Elizabeth Prize for their work between 1983 and 2023 improving the efficiency of solar cells.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 8, 2023

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