Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Tesla big battery moves from show-boating to money-making
The Tesla big battery has shifted from showing off its different capabilities and is now in the business of making money for its owners. Last week’s heatwave and price gyrations presented the perfect opportunity.
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Australian solar database – 161 projects, and 19GW of capacity
New database launched by RenewEconomy and Sunwiz shows 161 large scale solar projects completed or in the pipeline, representing some 19GW of potential capacity.
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Redflow produces first battery stacks in Thailand
Australian battery company Redflow Limited has achieved a second manufacturing milestone by successfully producing the first battery electrode stacks from its new factory in Thailand.
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Granville Harbour takes flight
The Granville Harbour wind farm will contribute towards plans to double Tasmania’s renewable energy capacity and make it the Battery of the Nation.
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Port Augusta solar thermal on track as renewables attract investment and create jobs
Port Augusta solar thermal on track as renewables attract investment and create jobs Port Augusta’s 150 MW solar thermal power plant is on track, with SolarReserve opening its Australian headquarters in Adelaide.
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Two major new solar farms in SE Queensland going ahead
ESCO Pacific and Elliott Advisers (UK) Ltd. (“Elliott”) are pleased to announce the successful financial close of the 98MW Susan River Solar Farm and 75MW Childers Solar Farm.
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Australia’s ‘electric car revolution’ won’t happen automatically
Electric cars might finally be having their moment in Australia, but falling costs alone won’t convert consumer sentiment into actual sales.
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The climate solution no-one in Davos will be talking about
At Davos, the world’s economic elite will make much of climate crisis and their desire to green global capitalism; but will ignore one of the most powerful tools.
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China adds more solar than coal and gas for first time, as Trump slaps solar tariffs
China installs more solar capacity than thermal capacity in 2017, while in the US Trump slaps tariffs on imported solar in effort to protect American coal.
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RET is met, and Frydenberg concedes more wind and solar will lower prices, improve reliability
New data confirms the 2020 RET will be met well ahead of time, and even energy minister Josh Frydenberg says more wind and solar will cut prices and improve reliability.
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Corporations purchased record amounts of clean power in 2017
Despite looming policy uncertainty in the two most active markets, corporations globally purchased 5.4 gigawatts of clean power through long-term contracts, surpassing 2015’s record.
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Gupta plans EV plant in Australia, powered by solar and storage
UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta wants to use Holden facilities to build electric vehicles in Australia, underpinned by the 1GW of solar and storage planned for South Australia. Conservatives are horrified.
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