Australian mining companies are harnessing the power of solar energy for use at mining sites across the country. The use of solar power in the mining industry is a growing trend, with the benefits of reliability and efficiency hard to overlook. Earlier this year, China turned on the world’s biggest floating
Solar industry shares in the US are now skyrocketing after making it compulsory for new homes in California to have solar panels. According to Bloomberg, the move confirms that solar rooftop PV is no longer a niche market. It has become a mainstream energy source with benefits for everyone. The
The path that electric vehicle penetration is currently on looks strikingly like the remarkable path solar has been charting – and perhaps not without reason. The latest snapshot of the global PV market – the Photovoltaic Power Systems Program (PVPS) – from the International Energy Agency includes the above chart,
A review by Energy and Mines claims that using solar power can offset the energy costs of mining. “Some mines in Australia operate in incredibly remote locations, and the cost of electricity is upwards of $300/MWh,” Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht said. Most noteworthy is that energy
Diesel generators as a temporary power supply for military operations, disaster relief efforts and music festivals could soon be replaced by mobile solar PVs. An Australian-made innovation, CROSS is a factory assembled, relocatable solar array that has been developed to reduce the logistics challenges associated with deploying solar PV generators.
A new survey shows that most of the Australian tenants are willing to pay a premium for rental properties with solar energy in an effort to reduce power bills. According to the Origin Energy study, two-thirds of renters would pay at least $5 more per week for a solar-equipped property,
A Melbourne hotel complex has become the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s first solar investment in the hotel sector. The Southbank Holiday Inn Express is due for completion at the end of 2019 and CEFC is investing $39 million to install a solar power system plus energy-efficiency and clean energy technologies.
Global energy giant Acciona Energy has been chosen to convert 1,250 hectares of underutilized state-owned land at Aldoga into a solar energy project. The project is expected to produce hundreds of jobs and deliver long-term benefits to the community. Cameron Dick, Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, and Planning, said
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) reportedly committed $2.1 million in support of the commercialisation of a 1-megawatt relocatable solar farm that is being developed by SunSHIFT. But the government funding isn’t a donation – the Australian Financial Review says the funding will be repaid with royalties from future profits, assuming SunSHIFT becomes
An analysis by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) found that Australia has the capacity to store up to 1,000 times more renewable energy than it could ever need. An engineering professor at ANU Andrew Blakers carried out a study looking into pumped hydro sites and has concluded that
