Research Groups, Institutes and Universities Archives - Page 8 of 70 - Renew Economy

Battery

Li-ion pioneer makes breakthrough in cheaper, safer “zinc-air” batteries
Perth-based researcher who helped pioneer now ubiquitous lithium-ion battery technology is heralding a breakthrough in zinc-air chemistry.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 29, 2023

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Solar

World is installing 1GW of solar a day, new figures show
An average of more than 1GW a day of new solar is being installed around the world, according to data from BNEF, with China well and truly leading the charge.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 28, 2023

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Renewables

Coal clean-up begins, as Stanwell starts shift to renewables and long duration storage
Queensland government reveals transition plans for one of the state’s biggest coal plants, including the installation of a 1MW/10MWh iron flow battery system.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 28, 2023

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Renewables

A near 100pct renewable grid for Australia is feasible and affordable, with just a few hours of storage
Two years of simulations show that very close to 100% renewable electricity is affordable and feasible for Australia’s main grid, using just a few hours of battery storage.
David Osmond

Aug 23, 2023

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Solar

Solar glass cuts greenhouse energy use almost in half, Australian study shows
Results are in from the two-year study of ClearVue’s demonstration solar greenhouse in Perth, revealing a “significant offset” of energy consumption and remarkably consistent generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 23, 2023

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Renewables

Solar and China lead way as global renewable investments hit record $A557 billion
Solar and China lead the way as global investments in renewable energy surge in first half, but remain short of net zero targets.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 23, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Better than net zero? Building new homes climate-friendly
Building the federal government’s promised 1.2 million homes climate-friendly would transform construction in Australia, to make housing part of the climate solution.
Jason Alexandra, Kate Lawrence & Mark Howden

Aug 23, 2023

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Australia leads the world on rooftop solar: We must now lead on making it smart
Behind Australia’s rooftop solar success are millions of inverters. From these little things, big things can grow – but only if we get it right.
Dani Alexander & John Fletcher

Aug 18, 2023

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Storage

Concrete foundations could host breakthrough for supercapacitor energy storage
MIT researchers say supercapacitor breakthrough means that concrete foundations to a house, or a roadway, could play host to a revolution in energy storage.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 15, 2023

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Wind project proposes turbine shut down system to protect wedge-tailed eagles
Plans to build an up to 300MW wind farm could include the same turbine curtailment devices used at Cattle Hill to protect wedge-tailed eagles.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2023

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Quitting gas at home and petrol in the car can slash annual energy costs by up to $4,000
Another major report details the huge cost-of-living savings Australian households can lock in by going all-electric, this time using modelling from CSIRO.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 10, 2023

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Despite their big green talk, oil majors added just 1% of global renewables in 2022
For all their talk about green energy and their windfall profits, the world’s 40 biggest oil companies accounted for just 1 pct of global renewable additions in 2022.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 9, 2023

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