A feed-in tariff is just another great benefit of installing solar panels. The renewable energy feed-in tariff is a rate paid to eligible households, small businesses and community organisations for excess electricity fed back to the electricity grid from designated renewable electricity generation sources such...
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One of the most amazing things about research on renewable energy is the development of affordable and more efficient ways of harvesting hydrogen from water. This is as a result of its ability to provide a round-the-clock green fuel and energy storage solution that truly...
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A major scientific review has determined that solar can generate more energy than oil and is twice as powerful than originally thought. The review has found that scientists are significantly underestimating the power and energy efficiency of solar panels as their data is about seven...
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The worldwide campaign to encourage 100 per cent renewable energy usage by businesses is resulting in an increasing number of Silicon Valley big players to invest in wind and solar power. Companies such as Apple, Google and Facebook are going head on to reach the...
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In partnership with CSIRO and the Australian National University (ANU), a local technology company Dyesol has designed a new form of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells that exclude rare earths and silicon metals. Dyesol claims that the new solar panels are bound to become a global...
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Geoff James, a private consultant has posited a prospective undersea cable estimated between $6 and $10 billion in a bid to connect Java in Indonesia to Western Australia with the aim of exporting solar power. According to the Australian WestBusiness, Geoff James has recommended an...
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According to the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) 2015-16 report on the retail energy market performance, more households are feeling the heat where electricity bills are concerned. Apparently, the number of energy debt consumers who registered with a hardship program rose during the period. This situation was...
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Just last year, Google used the same amount of energy as San Francisco. In 2017, Google plans to source all that energy from renewable energy sources such as wind farms and solar panels. The internet giant stated that all their data centres over various countries...
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Julie Bishop, the Australian Foreign Minister recently released details of the new Australian embassy building in Washington D.C. The Australian-based company Bates Smart has been contracted to design and construct a new embassy to replace the existing structure which was built in the mid-1960s. The...
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We are almost coming to the end of the year and so is the current level of solar subsidies for Australians who postponed purchasing a solar power system. Eligible solar PV systems in Australia come with small-scale technology certificates (STCs—previously referred to as RECs), which...
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57 per cent of Sweden's power was generated from renewables last year. A regulatory official has stated Sweden is on track to run completely on renewable energy in the next 25 years. Sources such as wind and hydropower made up 57 per cent of Sweden's...
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