Solar Boom: 5 Leading Reasons for the Industry’s Growth

Jan 30, 2017

Would you believe that there are now more people working in the solar industry than at oil rigs and gas fields? With a 20 percent increase in size, the solar industry added more than 35,000 jobs — making about 209,000 solar energy employees working in the U.S. alone. From solar panel installers and designers, to engineers and sales personnel, the solar industry significantly outsizes oil and gas construction and is nearly three times the size of the total coal mining workforce.

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Endeavour Energy to deploy large scale storage to reduce network investment

Jan 25, 2017

New South Wales grid operator Endeavour Energy is tendering for a large scale battery storage array to reduce network costs for a new housing development west of Illawarra.

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Strong Interest In Solar Panels And Batteries In Australia

Jan 24, 2017

A recent survey in Australia revealed 34% of respondents were considering installing solar panels and 27% are contemplating battery storage.

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Solid State Lithium Batteries A Step Closer

Jan 24, 2017

Major progress toward developing a next-generation, all solid-state lithium battery has been achieved using a garnet-based ceramic electrolyte.

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