Tesla Powerwalls help world’s fastest sailing race ditch diesel
Tesla teams with global catamaran racing championship, SailGP, to switch the fledgling sport’s diesel-fuelled mobile recharging stations to solar and battery storage.
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Tesla cracks 400 mile range barrier for Model S as world waits for battery update
While the world hangs on news of battery update, Tesla takes time out to explain how it has cracked the 400 mile barrier with its Tesla Model S.
Solar Insiders Podcast: CSIRO’s new solar, battery and EV forecasts
CSIRO releases new forecasts for solar, battery and electric vehicles, while more solar firms under pressure from Covid-19 despite overall resilience of rooftop solar market.
1414 Degrees hits major bump on road to utility-scale thermal energy storage
Shares in molten silicon energy storage hopeful 1414 plunge by more than 50% after frank technology review finds reliability and efficiency problems.
Australian research could unlock way to make cheap renewable hydrogen while absorbing CO2
Queensland researchers unveil new low cost techniques for the conversion of carbon dioxide into renewable fuels like hydrogen and other chemicals.
Australia may reach nearly 60GW of small scale solar – new CSIRO modelling
New CSIRO modelling shows a 50 per cent increase in assumed rooftop solar installations across Australia from previous studies.
BP data highlights Australia’s awkward place in a rapidly changing energy world
BP annual survey shows that coal is stagnant, but gas is booming, threatening to slow emissions reductions, and Australia is playing a key role in that.
Enviro groups slam Morrison’s Covid Commission over false claims of consultation
A group of leading environmental groups slam NCCC head Nev Power for falsely claiming they had been consulted on Covid-19 economic response.
Why fossil fuels love capacity markets: $11.4 million for three hours work
A fossil fuel generator in W.A. has received more than $10 million in annual payments even though it is switched on for just a few hours a year - much of that just to show it works.
How green is your electricity? Australian software identifies origin of supply
A new software platform that allows consumers to choose the provenance of their renewable electricity supply is set to be rolled out in Australia.