Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Emma Fitzpatrick. A clean tech expert is hoping to tap into crowd-funding and community ownership models to help install solar energy and address the soaring costs of dirty fossil fuels in remote Western Australian communities. Peter Hansford of Regional Cleantech Solutions, recently hosted a community … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Perth-based Carnegie Wave Energy says it will become the first company in the world to build a wave-powered desalination plant, and the first to have a wave energy project that delivers both electrons and fresh water. The announcement comes after Carnegie signed a “co-operation agreement with … [continued]
This article originally published on RenewEconomy Today’s Graph of the Day comes from the Independent Systems Operator in Western Australia, which we highlighted last month, noting that live wind generation is now visible in a real time, easy-to-understand graphic display. Today’s graph is notable because it shows that wind energy provided … [continued]
This article originally published on RenewEconomy This should probably be our graph of the day, but we’ve already got one of those on Western Australia’s wind contribution on Tuesday. Of equal interest though, is the performance of WA’s – and Australia’s – first and only utility scale solar farm, the … [continued]
This article originally published on RenewEconomy The West Australian government has approved plans to build a 40 MW tidal power station in the West Kimberley, paving the way for the development of the state’s first such utility-scale ocean energy plant. The proposed plant, which is being developed by Tidal Energy … [continued]
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy. The Greens Party has unveiled an ambitious new document that outlines possible pathways to turn Western Australia – one of the most energy-intensive states in the world – into one where its stationary energy needs are powered 100 per cent by renewable energy … [continued]
This article was originally published on Renew Economy (images added). The WA Greens have unveiled a $68 million plan to install solar PV panels on all public housing homes, in what could be an interesting test of the ability of solar to gain traction as an election issue. The plan … [continued]
Demonstrating its ability to reliably cultivate sufficient quantities of biomass from algae growing in saltwater ponds in Western Australia’s desert, Aurora Algae’s preparing to scale its pilot system to commercial production. Aurora’s means of harnessing algal photosynthesis to sustainably produce a wide range of essential goods, including food, fuel, bio-pharmaceuticals and fertilizer, could have profound impacts on people living in arid and dryland areas around the world.
Construction of Australia’s largest solar photovoltaic power project has reached a major milestone with the initiation of panel installation at the Greenough River Solar Farm in Western Australia. “The demonstration of this proven technology in WA on a commercial scale should encourage the development of larger projects and reduce … [continued]
