solar power
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6 Supermaterials That Could Change Our World
1Graphene isn’t the only game-changing material to come out of a lab. From aerogels nearly as light as air to metamaterials that manipulate light, here are six supermaterials that have the potential to transform the world of the future.
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South Australia Is Getting The World’s Biggest Solar Thermal Plant, So What Do The Experts Say?
Port Augusta is about to get a $650 million, 150-megawatt solar thermal power plant – with plans to have it up and running by 2020. South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill announced that the plant could lead to lower power prices, as well as supplying all of the power needed for state government projects. But what…
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Melbourne Man Says Powerwall 2 Will Drop His Power Bill To $0
Melbourne’s first Powerwall 2 has been installed at a three-bedroom, one storey house in Coburg. Brendan Fahey and his wife Josephine added Tesla’s shiny new battery to their home to complement their existing solar panels, after Brendan calculated that the Powerwall 2 could take his energy bill down almost to zero.
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Going Solar? Meet The Smart Services That Will Make The Most Of Your Power
Reposit Power is pioneering a new take on the traditional power station. It doesn’t have a generator running on dirty coal — but neither does it have huge fields of wind turbines or solar panels. Instead, Reposit’s ‘power station’ consists of a network of homes across Australia that have solar panels and battery storage, and…