QUEENSLAND suburbs have become the state’s fourth-largest power station. New figures show the combined generating capacity of solar panels in the Sunshine State has hit nearly one gigawatt. That’s enough electricity to power 150,000 homes, a city the size of Cairns. via Solar panels turn suburban homes into Queensland’s fourth biggest power station | The […]
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Australia has passed through another significant solar milestone, reaching 3GW of solar PV this month, as Queensland nudged the 1GW mark and states such as South Australia reached household penetration rates of 25 per cent. via Solar – the people’s power station – reaches 3GW in Australia : Renew Economy.
Why on earth are we so worried about electricity? It’s actually a fair question to ask, when you consider how small a portion power bills are of our expenditure. via Why we hate power companies | Business Spectator.
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After William Grylls and Richard Day discovered photovoltaic energy in 1876 it took decades for the first solar cells to be made available commercially in 1956, and in 2013 there are now more than 1 million rooftops in Australia with solar power. via Albury Wodonga Solar Power Company Talks Incentives from Australian Government.
When a series of tornados tore through the Queensland city of Bundaberg at the beginning of 2013, a Clenergy 9 kilowatt SolarTerrace III solar power system survived. via Solar system withstands Queensland tornados — EcoGeneration — The magazine for Australia’s clean energy industry.
According to Lt. Gen. Ranier Ricardo Cruz III of Eastmincom, these solar powered lighting systems can help facilitate rehabilitation in the towns and cities devastated by “Yolanda.” via Solar power used in ‘Yolanda’ hit areas | ABS-CBN News.
At the very least, states, cities and local communities should work to outfit hospitals, schools, shelters, gas stations and emergency centers with backup generation that includes solar in the energy mix. Adding PV-plus-storage at venues that provide critical services will stretch hard-to-get resources such as gasoline and diesel in the wake of natural disasters. […]
This may have been suggested before, but if not it’s a great idea that’s been sitting on our noses all this time. Designer Sayalee Kaluskar has turned a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses into an iPhone charging device by adding solar panels to them. Solar-panel sunglasses recharge your iPhone in the evening | Crave – […]
A temporary radio station operating out of a suitcase is helping survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, providing both critical information and a dose of normalcy. . Survivors of the devastating typhoon are still struggling to find food and water and locate missing friends and family There is a large population in the Philippines with […]
