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Super-charged solar time travel: a brief history of solar and storage in Australia
Solar veteran and entrepreneur Nigel Morris expects to soon return to where he started, selling battery storage.
Nigel Morris

Feb 9, 2016

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Western Australia’s rooftop solar now state’s ‘biggest power station’
The sheer volume of rooftop solar capacity installed in WA is such that, collectively, solar power comprises the state’s de facto largest power station.
Ian Clover

Jan 7, 2016

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Head of UK’s National Grid says “idea of large power stations for baseload is outdated”
Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, believes the idea of large coal-fired or nuclear power stations to be used for baseload power is “outdated”.
Karel Beckman

Sep 15, 2015

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The Pope is an energy wonk. Engineers agree with his assessment
Beyond the churches, the Pope’s teachings are supported by the most comprehensive engineering analyses of the U.S. power grid.
Mike Jacobs

Jun 22, 2015

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Coal closures give South Australia the chance to go 100% renewable
South Australia’s wind farms have coped without baseload power before – they can do it again.
Mark Diesendorf

Jun 15, 2015

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Desert farms could power flight with sunshine and seawater
What if you could grow biofuels on land nobody wants, using just seawater and sunlight, and produce food at the same time?
John Mathews

Jun 9, 2015

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Battery costs drop to key level as electric car sales continue to rise
Both electric cars and renewable energy stand to gain significantly from cheaper storage.
Valentin Muenzel

Apr 14, 2015

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Solar could supply five times California’s energy needs
The amount of energy that could be generated from solar systems constructed around existing infrastructure in California is 5x that currently demanded by the state.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 19, 2015

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Get more out of your solar power system by using water as a battery
Use your solar photovoltaic panels to heat your water too, and you could cut the amount of excess electricity you give away cheaply to the grid.
Tim Forcey

Feb 25, 2015

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Chile to be home to world’s largest merchant solar power plant
An 80 MW solar power plant will be built in Chile’s Antofagasta Region beginning in the first part of 2015.
Jake Richardson

Jan 21, 2015

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Chile’s mines set hot pace on renewables – Australia should take note
Chile is now emerging as the southern hemisphere’s renewable energy giant, so what can we learn from our Pacific neighbours?
John Mathews

Dec 17, 2014

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Move over big power – the micropower revolution is here
Micro-electricity producers are relatively small scale, inexpensive, and most importantly, produce little to no carbon emissions.
Morgan Salett

Nov 27, 2014

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