Solar electric camper boat
The POL Lux from Sweden is a catamaran boat design with dual electric motors and a solar canopy that can covert into a private sleeping area.
Stanwell pushes ahead with 3 GW green hydrogen project
Queensland government-owned generator Stanwell Energy and Japan’s largest hydrogen supplier Iwatani Corporation are preparing to commence a Front-End Engineering Design study as they drive towards a final investment decision on a 3 GW green hydrogen project being developed near Gladstone on the central Queensland coast.
ANU launches heat maps tool to maximise Australia’s renewables potential
With Australia’s renewable energy share set to reach 82% by 2030, researchers from the Australian National University have launched a new online tool designed to identify the best possible locations for the development of new large-scale wind and solar farms.
5B to ramp up expansion plans after bp provides $20 million backing
Australian modular solar manufacturer 5B has secured a $20 million (USD 13.7 million) investment from the venture arm of British energy giant bp which will allow it to accelerate the development of its preassembled and relocatable modular solar technology.
World to expand renewable energy capacity by 75% by 2027, says IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the world will deploy as much renewable energy in the next five years as it did over the last two decades.
Hydrophobic nanocoating to reduce soiling in solar panels
Scientists in Egypt have created a self-cleaning, hydrophobic coating for solar panels that reportedly increases their efficiency by more than 30%. They used a coating solution based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanocomposites, mixed with ethanol and isopropanol.
Iron-flow battery arrives at Queensland testing centre ahead of major ‘perfectly suited’ manufacturing play
Moving with Australia’s Zeitgeist, Stuart Parry, managing director of Energy Storage Industries, is working to bring battery manufacturing onto Australian shores – and his approach is, if not novel, certainly well advanced. “It’s about being smart in how we do it,” Parry tells pv magazine Australia.
In review: where Australia’s make-or-break climate policies are at after tumult of 2022
Two of Australia’s key mechanisms for delivering the country to its climate commitments went into review in 2022 with the change of federal government. Australia’s carbon credit scheme and its Safeguard Mechanism, which aims to drive down emissions from Australia’s biggest polluters, are both inextricably linked and infuriatingly opaque. With those reviews to be handed down shortly, pv magazine Australia offers a brief recap on where we’re at.
Energy storage fire, explosion, and safety training manual released
IREC’s handbook contains energy storage installation codes, hardware standard, and lithium-ion risk mitigation tools.
Ranking the top 15 nations for solar energy capacity
Ranking the world’s largest producers of solar energy based on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022.
