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New video on renewable energy in Australia – from Energy Matters

Energy Matters Video News http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3511 – Episode 77 – December 12, 2012 Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, we take a look at some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to our renewable energy news section.

This week, Virginia reports on Australia’s famous Christmas lights
street going solar, cucumbers grown with solar power and sea water,
the launch of the Australian Solar Hall of Fame and the ELF – a
solar/pedal hybrid vehicle.
– In a world’s first, Australia’s most famous street for Christmas
lights has gone solar in order to offset the cost of rising
electricity prices. Each year the residents of Borgnis Street in the
Sydney suburb of Davidson decorate their houses with festive cheer in
order to raise much needed funds for the children’s hospice, Bear
Cottage.

Energy Matters donated free solar systems to all the houses with
Christmas lights so the residents can offset the energy needed to
power the legendary lights. The residents can expect savings of at
least $400-600 each year from their electricity bills through the
systems…….
– The first cucumbers produced in the Sahara desert using seawater and
solar power were served up to participants at UN Climate Negotiations
in Doha. The Sahara Forest Project has combined saltwater-cooled
greenhouses, concentrated solar power, solar panels and desalination
technologies to produce the crop. The project is a new approach to
sustainably produce food, water and energy for a world population
expected to reach 9 billion by 2050…….

– Australian solar power pioneers are receiving some well-earned
recognition via the new Australian Solar Hall of Fame. The inaugural
inductees into the Hall of Fame include some of Australia’s greatest
scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs. Inductees include Chairman
of Suntech, Dr Shi Zhengrong, solar advocate Dr Muriel Watt and
Professors Martin Green and Stuart Wenham of the University of New
South Wales. ……..

– The ELF is a solar pedal hybrid vehicle suitable for commuting,
deliveries and other short distance transportation applications. The
three wheeled electric vehicle is powered by a 750 watt permanent
neodymium magnet motor and a lightweight lithium battery pack. A 60
watt solar panel, which can be upgraded, is embedded in the roof
section. The team behind the vehicle have launched a Kickstarter
campaign to raise the funds needed to commence commercial
production………

December 13, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Audiovisual