Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Fomentera currently depend on coal for nearly half their power supplies and get only 2% from renewables. The Balearic government wants to change all that.
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Healing with solar in Puerto Rico
As Puerto Rico’s hospitals languish without power more than four months after Hurricane Maria, a team of clean-energy evangelists are working to use solar power to rebuild.
California winery microgrid wins top environmental award
Stone Edge Farm Estate Vineyards and Winery, home of a microgrid noted for its performance during the California wildfires last year, now has received an additional accolade.
Happiness is a post-solar electricity bill (Farewell to 2017)
So much for the idea of rooftop solar being a scam. Having panels on my roof is saving me a fair amount of money! Here’s how.
Six factors that make battery storage add up for households
New Queensland study based on a series of home battery storage trials gives some insight into what can make batteries interesting for households, what might
Solar & battery storage: Choosing the right system size
Choosing the right battery size for your home solar and storage system can be really complicated. Here are some tips to help guide the way.
Hybrid office building in Adelaide cuts cord to electricity grid
Fluid Solar’s Adelaide HQ – powered by a combination of thermal and battery storage, along with solar PV and wind energy – has cut its connection to the grid in what its owners claim to be a world first.
OffGridBox: Clean water and solar power… in a box
Italian startup’s $15,000 all-in-one modular solution can supply 16kWh solar power a day, plus 24,000 liters of filtered, sterilised drinking water – enough to provide for a remote village of about 300 people.
Bruny Island trials “electricity grid of the future”
Tasmania’s Bruny Island sees the benefits as 11 of 35 solar-powered battery systems installed in private homes start contributing to the local electricity grid.
‘Smart home’ gadgets: Not always the easy answer to cutting bills
Research suggests some “smart” devices can wind up increasing household energy usage, rather than cutting it.