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Caution: Wet solar power (a breakthrough in solar paint research)
US researchers have found a way to achieve a cost competitive level of efficiency in solar paint. Could this mean DIY solar for the masses?
Tina Casey

May 16, 2013

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Another myth busted on the road to 100% renewable electricity
We now know that renewables can not only supply all of Australia’s electricity, but do it cheaper than coal and gas. Will policymakers catch on?
Mark Diesendorf

Apr 4, 2013

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Rooftop solar could power all households, slash electricity prices
Study finds that installing solar PV on every suitable rooftop could supply 134.8% of Australia’s residential electricity needs, cut prices to 7c/kWh.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 27, 2013

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Australia’s top carbon cutters: solar pioneer Martin Green
The founder of UNSW’s School of Photovoltaic & Renewable Energy has driven a generation of solar R&D and commercialisation.
Cathy Alexander

Mar 7, 2013

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Graph of the Day: 5 common myths about solar energy
Solar is getting cheaper and is becoming competitive with fossil fuels. It even works on cloudy days, says our Graph of the Day.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 7, 2013

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Call for renewable solutions to power Branson’s private island home
Sir Richard Branson requests tenders for solar, wind, storage and energy efficiency solutions for his diesel-powered Caribbean island resort.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2013

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Germans love renewable energy – no subsidy backlash!
A new poll, conducted by a major German energy association, shows talk of a public ‘backlash’ against solar and wind subsidies are simply not true.
Zachary Shahan

Feb 12, 2013

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Rooftop solar reshapes energy market in South Australia
Rooftop solar is completely reshaping the energy market profile in South Australia, eliminating the midday and afternoon peaks, and causing prices to fall. If this continues, the middle of the day may become the new “off peak” period for electricity prices.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2013

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Floating solar islands to test viability of offshore CSP plants
Three solar-powered floating labs are being built in Switzerland to demonstrate the efficacy of floating concentrated solar power plants.
Nicholas Brown

Feb 6, 2013

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US missing out on its share of $1trn global solar energy revenue
Pew report finds US policies and political atmosphere are putting America behind the renewable energy curve – and costing the economy billions.
CleanTechnica

Jan 31, 2013

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German PV = 50% of peak summer demand, US PV = 0.5%: chart
At end 2011, Germany had over 39 times more solar power capacity per TWh of electricity production than the US, and it was second only to Italy.
Zachary Shahan

Dec 20, 2012

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Solar module costs to drop below 50c/W within five years: report
Analysis suggests Cadmium telluride PV modules will remain the least expensive for years to come, with prices reaching as low as $0.48/W by 2017.
Adam Johnston

Dec 19, 2012

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