Efficiency and renewables

Lyon announces $660m solar project, launches battery storage tender

20 June, 2017

Lyon Group has launched a new $660 million solar storage project in Nowingi in north-west Victoria.


Newcastle to roll out 300 smart poles

13 June, 2017

Newcastle City Council has unveiled a major smart city plan that involves installation of 300 smart poles over the next few years.


Diversification the key to grid resilience

13 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Exhibitions & Trade Fairs Pty Ltd

Australia's energy markets are becoming more complex due to battery storage and rooftop solar, and diversifying the mix of energy sources can ensure the grid remains resilient, according to Dr Michael Ottaviano, CEO and Managing Director of Carnegie Clean Energy.


Magellan Home Energy Storage System

12 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Magellan Power

Magellan’s Home Energy Storage System (HESS) converts solar energy into useable power and stores it.


Osram buys US specialty lighting business

09 June, 2017

Osram is set to acquire LED Engin, a specialty lighting business based in San Jose, California.


Dyson Cu-Beam Duo suspended light

09 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Dyson (Lighting division)

Dyson Cu-Beam Duo suspended light is a combined up/down light with full, flexible illumination control.


ABB supplies components for floating PV power plant

02 June, 2017

ABB has supplied critical components for a 1 MW floating photovoltaic power plant test-bed in Singapore.


How the Internet of Things is powering the renewable energy industry

30 May, 2017 by Luke Abercrombie* | Supplied by: Redback Technologies Australia

Recent electricity outages in South Australia, combined with a renewed focus on environmental damage caused by fossil fuels, has meant the country's energy reliability and generation sources are high on the news agenda.


Dutch dairy farm deploys Redflow batteries

25 May, 2017

A Dutch dairy farm has deployed six Redflow ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries to store self-produced solar energy that can support its milk production with sun-harvested energy.


Semitransparent solar cells for solar windows

23 May, 2017

Korean scientists have developed a semitransparent solar cell that is said to be highly efficient and functions effectively as a thermal mirror.


Market reform key to turbocharge energy storage

23 May, 2017

Targeted electricity market reform, rather than long-term public funding, is the key to unlocking the full benefits from energy storage technology as Australia shifts to renewable energy, according Clean Energy Council's latest policy paper.


Correcting colour shift

22 May, 2017 | Supplied by: Electrolube

When a shopping centre in Bangalore, India specified that LED lighting should be neutral white (4000K) and that LEDs should be potted to protect them from adverse environmental conditions, LED lighting specialist Rockforest Technologies utilised Electrolube's UR5634 — a semirigid, optically clear polyurethane resin which is commonly used to encapsulate LEDs.


Philips Master LED ExpertColor GU10 and MR16 range of LED spot lamps

17 May, 2017 | Supplied by: Signify

The Philips Master LED ExpertColor GU10 and MR16 range of LED spot lamps are aimed at premium hospitality and residential spaces where ambience matters.


All 12 large-scale solar projects reach financial close

17 May, 2017

Twelve large-scale solar projects are on track to become a reality, as the twelfth and final project reaches financial close.


15 MW Sunshine Coast solar farm to be fully operational soon

16 May, 2017

The 15 MW Sunshine Coast Solar Farm in Valdora is on track to be fully operational soon.


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