Reports show that renewable energy could provide majority of world’s electricity needs
A World Run On Low Carbon Energy No Pipe Dream : Renewable Energy News, 15 APRIL, 2010 |The myth of low carbon and renewable energy sources not being able to supply the majority, if not all, the developed world’s electricity requirements in the near future is being busted almost weekly in recent months. Continue reading
Like AREVA, nuclear energy company Silex buys into solar power
But the purchase leaves households interested in buying solar panels with a dilemma: by buying Australian-made panels, they are indirectly investing in nuclear energy as well.
Solar panel factory sees the sun again, Sydney Morning Herald BEN CUBBY, April 14, 2010 – THE biggest solar-panel factory in the southern hemisphere is to open in Sydney this morning – after it was rescued by a nuclear energy research company. Continue reading
Immense Solar Power Capacity on Desert Land
“Nuclear power for all of the United States is about 100 gigawatts. We can produce 90 on barren land with just solar in this tiny region,
(Canada) Solar Power in Ontario Could Produce Almost as Much Power as All U.S. Nuclear Reactors, Studies Find ScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2010) — Solar power in southeastern Ontario has the potential to produce almost the same amount of power as all the nuclear reactors in the United States, according to two studies conducted by the Queen’s University Applied Sustainability Research Group located in Kingston, Canada. Continue reading
Desert Solar Project to Provide Jobs
Finally! One Big Solar Project Environment and Business Can Agree On, The Energy Collective, by Taylen Peterson on 04/06/2010 The plan involves the reuse of “dead” farmland in the San Joaquin Valley. Years of intense farming has left a huge amount of acreage overly salty and fallow. And unlike other proposed solar sites in California, especially the Mojave Desert, this land is not habitat to endangered species.
Smart grid for huge wind farm in Western Australia
Smart grid gets green light in Western Australia$600 milllion wind farm to be built by Vestas Australian Wind Technology and is expected to generate 206MW of power * ARN Staff (ARN) * 07 April, 2010 Continue reading
Radiation-caused cancer a risk in Australia’s CT scans
Radiation too high in CT scans, says study The Age, MARK METHERELL, April 8, 2010 AUSTRALIAN CT scans have been found to generate up to a third more radiation than necessary to yield a clear diagnostic image, needlessly exposing patients to an increased risk of cancer. Continue reading
Australia ideal for DESERTEC style solar and wind energy
… a 30 x 30 km solar farm in central Australia would meet the national electricity demand during daylight hours and allow Australia to become an exporter of clean electricity. .
A “Desertec” Solar Farm Could Help Power Australia, Renewable Energy News by Energy Matters , 4 April 2010, Siemens Ltd last month announced a technology blueprint for energy and water sustainability in Australia by 2030. The research, titled “Picture the Future: Australia – Energy and Water (PTF)”, was performed by numerous Siemens researchers and validation processes involved the assistance of 22 of Australia’s leading industry bodies; including the CSIRO, ABARE, the Bureau of Meteorology and The Clean Energy Council. Continue reading
Powerful future for wind energy in South Australia
South Australia Wind Energy To Power Past 1,000 Megawatts Renewable Energy News, by Energy matters, 6 April 2010, South Australian Premier Mike Rann says his state’s position as a leader in renewable energy will be reaffirmed when the 1000th megawatt of wind power capacity is brought online by July this year. Continue reading
Large wind farm for Western Australia
Vestas receives its largest single order in Australia Vestas Wind Turbines wins Australian contract for 111 turbines, each capable of generating nearly 2.0 megawatts, Energy Digital, By Ian Armitage | Apr 1, 2010 Vestas, a leading global maker of wind turbines, has won a contract to supply 111 turbines to west Australia, marking its biggest contract in the country. Continue reading
Bigger than last year!Earth Hour 8.30pm-9.30pm Sat 27 March
VIDEO: Sydney Lord Mayor on Earth Hour – Environment – News | Central 24 Mar 10 A RECORD 88 countries and regions took part in Earth Hour last year. This will be surpassed this year with 100 countries and more than one billion people expected to switch off the lights on Saturday (March 27) at 8.30pm.
Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore said that Earth Hour had taken on greater significance in the ‘’post-Copenhagen’’ era where world leaders had failed to agree on significant carbon emissions reductions.The event began in Sydney three years ago as an encouragement to world leaders to act on climate change.
In Japan, Tokyo Tower will go dark and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin will turn off its lights. Countries involved for the first time include Madagascar, Kosovo, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Cambodia, the Czech Republic, Paraguay, Ecuador and the US Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
VIDEO: Sydney Lord Mayor on Earth Hour – Environment – News | Central
Wind power for Western Australia
Solar technology for Canberra stores
” “Retailers often have expansive roof spaces that should be perfect for capturing the sun’s rays, a clean resource Australia has in abundance.”
Woolworths Pumping Petrol With Solar Power : Renewable Energy News 23 March 2010, Last year, Woolworths Limited announced that due to the ACT’s generous gross feed in tariff system, the company had selected Canberra as its first location nationwide for the installation of renewable energy generation technology. Continue reading
USA, Australia Lag Behind, China leads, in Renewable Energy Policy
Countries without such policy frameworks – including the U.S., Japan and Australia – lag behind
China Leads G-20 Nations In Renewable Energy Finance And Investmentin Solar Industry:25 March 2010 For the first time, China led the U.S. and other G-20 members in 2009 clean energy investments and finance, according to a new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Continue reading
Australia’s CSIRO develops renewable energy storage device
Renewable Energy Storage – CSIRO’s UltraBattery : Renewable Energy News, 25 MARCH, 2010 The CSIRO is continuing development on a hybrid energy storage device that combines a supercapacitor with a lead acid battery in one unit cell, called the UltraBattery. Continue reading
Australia’s grassroots Climate Action movement to focus on green jobs
June 5, World Environment Day, was adopted as a national day of climate action,
Climate Action Summit 2010: A step forward Green Left, Ewan Saunders, 21 March 2010Three hundred climate activists participated in Australia’s second national Climate Action Summit in Canberra on March 13-15, marking an important step forward for the grassroots climate movement in this country…………. Continue reading
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