According to Business SA, wholesale electricity prices in South Australia have increased 25% in the last 9 months. It’s already hurting industry and could soon be apparent on the power bills of households and smaller businesses too.
Alta Devices has broken a conversion efficiency record with a dual junction thin-film solar cell, achieving a very impressive 31.6%.
The claim was confirmed by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Agency’s Centre for Photovoltaics, and beats Alta’s previous record of 30.8 percent efficiency for a 1-sun dual junction cell established in March, 2013.
Released yesterday, Labor’s Climate Change Action Plan outlines how the Opposition would work towards its goal of 50 per cent of Australia’s electricity being sourced from renewable energy by 2030.
Part of the Plan involves the investment of $206.6m in the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ( ARENA) to support a specific Concentrated Solar Thermal funding round and $98.7m to establish a Community Power Network and Regional Hubs.
A solar power and battery system has been installed in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD; at The Joinery at 111 Franklin Street. The system will supply nearly half of the building’s daily electricity needs.