Renewable Energy News

Two weeks into a protracted election campaign, it is looking ever-more likely that climate change is to be placed way down the order of business – at least for the major parties. The contest over climate change that characterised the previous three elections seems to have disappeared off the political radar despite the issue being more urgent than ever. Since the Paris climate summit, global average temperatures continue to break month-on-month records.

A team of international researchers have developed a new type of flexible battery that could make getting a charge as simple as getting some sun.

In a paper titled “Soft, thin skin-mounted power management systems and their use in wireless thermography” published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers describe a stretchable battery cluster that can be applied to the skin and gather enough energy to power a portable device.

Of the more than 2.5 million small scale renewable energy systems now installed across Australia, solar PV arrays (unsurprisingly) make up the majority.

According to information from the Clean Energy Regulator; the number of small renewable energy systems in the country as at May 1 came to 2,511,094.

A new report states adding battery storage to California affordable rental housing could almost double building electricity savings compared to just installing solar panels.

While California has already racked up quite a few solar and battery storage installations, few of these can be found associated with low-income tenants or owners of affordable rental housing – some of this due to a lack of information.

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