Honeycomb design increases ultrathin solar panel efficiency
22 April, 2022The innovative honeycomb design enables light absorption from any angle and traps light inside the solar cell, enabling more energy to be generated.
Researchers convert solar energy to electricity on demand
12 April, 2022Researchers in Sweden have developed a system that can store the sun's energy as a liquid for up to 18 years and then convert it into electricity when needed.
Call for a National Battery Strategy across Australia
11 April, 2022 by Shannon O’Rourke, CEO, FBICRC, Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research CentreThe importance of the battery industry and the more sustainable energy options it unlocks should be recognised as part of a broader circular economic opportunity.
Smart Energy 2022: conference & exhibition
06 April, 2022 | Supplied by: Smart Energy CouncilSmart Energy 2022 will be the 60th annual conference and exhibition for the Smart Energy Council.
Australia sees record-breaking year for battery storage
28 March, 2022 | Supplied by: SunWizAustralia continues to expand its energy storage capacity through the installation of both residential and large-scale grid batteries.
Logging leftovers could be used for sustainable biofuel
16 March, 2022The tops of trees and the wood left behind after logging at pine farms could be used as a biofuel to reduce carbon emissions, researchers have found.
Lampo Emergency Response Unit
01 March, 2022 | Supplied by: Hydro InnovationsThe trailer-mounted, multipurpose Lampo is designed to speed up and simplify the deployment of emergency response equipment.
Bacteria turns carbon waste into chemicals for fuels, fabric
25 February, 2022International researchers have selected, engineered and optimised a bacteria strain to break down waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it into acetone and isopropanol (IPA).
Smart grid technology helps renewable energy transition
23 February, 2022 | Supplied by: HetechHetech is now working in the renewable energy space with EcoJoule's smart grid technology.
EV boom: sales triple to 24K; market share jumps to 2.39%
01 February, 2022Sales of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) more than tripled from 6900 in 2020 to 24,078 in 2021, according to the figures released by the Electric Vehicle Council.
Circular battery economy: challenges and future approaches to recycling
21 January, 2022‘Design for Recycling’ could be a promising approach to achieve sustainable battery economy, and meet regulatory requirements as well as new battery directive demands from different markets including the United States, the European Union (EU) and China.
Fluence, ReNew announce JV to boost energy storage in India
21 January, 2022Global energy storage technology and services provider Fluence and renewable energy company ReNew have announced an agreement to form a new company to meet the needs of local customers across India.
Solar cells get thinner, tougher and more efficient
20 January, 2022Rice University engineers have achieved a new benchmark in the design of atomically thin solar cells made of semiconducting perovskites.
Mornington 240 MWp/480 MWh battery project a step closer
19 January, 2022Renewables company Maoneng has received development approval for its proposed 240 MWp/480 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Mornington Peninsula.
BOC and Foton Mobility partner to speed up hydrogen bus development
13 January, 2022 | Supplied by: BOC LimitedGas and engineering company BOC, a subsidiary of Linde plc, and Foton Mobility have partnered to develop the hydrogen bus sector in Australia and New Zealand.
