We are on the crest of an unstoppable wave that will link renewable energy, batteries and smart energy systems.

unstoppable_wave

 

It’s not technology or science that is going to save us on this planet.

What will save us is the ethical transformation of our societies.

This is so true and why we see so much interest in community power and so much other grassroots action. This is why, in Australia, domestic solar and energy storage is growing so much faster than government projects.

It’s time to transform energy generation in your society. Do your bit.

As Margaret Mead says “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has”

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Majority of Victorians support urgent shift to renewable energy, poll finds

A ReachTEL poll commissioned by Friends of the Earth shows 68% of the state, including a majority of Liberal voters, want to see an end to reliance on coal.

Hazelwood power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley is one of the dirtiest power generators in Australia. A majority of Victorians would now like to see a shift away from coal power towards solar, wind and other renewables. Photograph: David Crosling/AAP
Hazelwood power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley is one of the dirtiest power generators in Australia. A majority of Victorians would now like to see a shift away from coal power towards solar, wind and other renewables. Photograph: David Crosling/AAP

The vast majority of people in Victoria – and even a majority of Liberal voters – support the state moving towards 100% renewable energy “as a matter of urgency,” a new poll has found.

The polling comes as the state government works to rewrite the Climate Change Act, including pre-2050 emissions reduction targets.

More than 68% of Victorians said they agreed or strongly agreed that “Victoria needs to transition its energy use from coal to 100% renewables as a matter of urgency”, according to the ReachTEL poll of 1,137 people conducted on 4 August and commissioned by Friends of the Earth. Continue reading “Majority of Victorians support urgent shift to renewable energy, poll finds”

Are batteries guilty as charged?

Very interesting article from Ecogeneration based on CSIRO report that raises many of the questions about the lack of standards in the battery storage industry that we have been talking about. The lack of standards, particularly around fire risks of lithium ion batteries means safety can become a serious issue. It is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

CPat---Power-security

 

For many people the need to protect themselves from power outages is becoming a more and more common occurrence and it is not unusual for it to take days for the power to be reconnected, particularly if you are not on a main line and other lines take priority.

 

Sometimes people lose power due to storm damage to power lines but often it is power being cut off by power companies so that they can do maintenance on the lines. Continue reading

SoNick batteries, applications and advantages of environmentally-friendly and efficient technology

Overview of the battery versions with sodium-nickel technology in sustainable mobility in backup and FIAMM SoNick batteryenergy storage systems.

FIAMM‘s sodium-nickel technology battery (salt batteries), are proving to be the most flexible ecological solution for numerous applications which range from electric mobility to energy storage in support of renewable sources and even backup systems to guarantee uninterrupted power in data centres or telephone switchboards.

There are more and more projects in Italy and around the world using this technology that provides significant advantages in terms of being environmentally-friendly (extremely low environmental impact, no emissions, entirely recyclable parts) and being efficient (extremely long life, high number of cycles, maximum resistance to thermal stress, high specific energy, low cost of raw materials).
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