Trump Says ‘Solar Wall’ on Mexican Border Would Pay for Itself
23 June, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump said he’s proposed building a “solar wall” on the Mexican border that would pay for itself by generating electricity.
Battery storage “gigafactory” planned for Darwin for 2018
23 June, 2017
Australia’s first battery storage “gigafactory” is likely to be built in Darwin, with a new consortium planing to establish a large-scale lithium-ion manufacturing plant by the end of 2018.
Solar’s new sweet spot: Low cost, compact PV plants at $1/watt
22 June, 2017
There’s been a lot of attention paid to the big boom in large scale solar in Australia over the past nine months, with more than 2.4GW under construction across the country, and another 8GW in the pipeline, by RenewEconomy’s estimates.
2,500 Cities Have Taken Up the Climate-Change Fight
21 June, 2017
Faced with pollution and rising sea levels, cities are setting targets at a record pace.