What is the best way to field test printed solar panels? After 20 years in development in the lab at the University of Newcastle, it was decided to invite Stuart McBain to drive 18,000 km around the coast of Australia for 3 months and really put them to the test. … [continued]
Baseload, baseload, baseload is the cry of our FFF (Fossil Fuel Funded) politicians. This new product from the University of Newcastle might be the answer. Australian innovators have developed an energy-absorbing block that can scale up to replace coal in existing thermal power stations. Aging power stations can be kept … [continued]
Why bury old coal power plants in the ground when you can repurposed them as super-duper energy storage systems?
Samples taken from the most remote parts of the ocean by the contestants in the Volvo Ocean Race has found surprisingly high concentrations of microplastics in an area where there is virtually no human activity.
Researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia have begun the first large scale test of printed solar panels they have been working on for 15 years. The panels are light, flexible and cost less than conventional solar panels. They ever work in moonlight.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has invested $1 billion into more than 230 projects, fellowships, and scholarships throughout the country “that are paving the way for a more diverse energy future for Australia.” In a press release on its website, the government agency publicized their efforts, despite the obvious roadblocks … [continued]
