Victorian company Keppel Prince Engineering has secured a contract to develop the largest wind farm in NSW, which will create up to 50 jobs.
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Stanford team sets solar storage record
A team at Stanford has made significant strides toward solving the solar storage issue, demonstrating the most efficient means yet of storing electricity captured from sunlight in the form of chemical bonds.
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Future technology: improving energy-harvesting computers
A revolutionary and emerging class of energy-harvesting computer systems require neither a battery nor a power outlet to operate, instead operating by harvesting energy from their environment.
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Aussies designing parts for $19b fusion energy generator
Australian scientists are designing vital components for what is currently the world’s largest science-engineering project - the development of a $19 billion fusion energy generator.
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Iceland finds powerful energy source in volcanoes
Iceland is drilling into volcanoes to tap the energy created by magma, which could act as an innovative new form of renewable energy.
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Are wind farms messing up the electricity market?
Following South Australia’s recent state-wide blackout, there are important questions being asked. Was extreme weather the only cause? Has South Australia replaced fossil fuels with renewables too quickly?
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Wind farm settings the culprit for SA blackout
Based on an analysis from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the sudden loss of half of South Australia’s wind power was the main contributing factor to the state-wide blackout that occurred last month.
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Tasmanian turbine technology trials underway
Tidal energy technology is being trialled for the first time in Tasmania. Researchers believe the technology has the potential to be among the cheapest forms of renewable energy, as well as a range of other benefits.
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First solar farm in community renewables project joins the grid
The first commercial solar farm in a project aiming to provide options for Australia’s struggling vignerons has gone live.
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What caused South Australia’s state-wide blackout?
Power is gradually returning to South Australia after wild storms blew across the state last night, but some areas could be offline for days, as the storm damaged essential infrastructure.
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