Australia’s solar power boom could almost double capacity in a year, analysts say
Naaman Zhou / The Guardian / 12 February 2018 / Photograph: Lucy Hughes Jones/AAP Solar farm approvals and record rooftop installations expected to ‘turbo-boost’ production Last month was the biggest January on record for rooftop installation of solar panels, according to RenewEconomy and SunWiz. A…
How Nissan’s next car could make you money
Drive / David McCowen / February 9th, 2018 Nissan Leaf owners are set to save on power bills and potentially profit from “vehicle to grid” technology allowing electric cars to send power to homes, businesses and the wider energy network. Vehicle charging and energy companies…
Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity a year than Ireland
Alex Hern/Nov 27, 2017 / The Guardian Bitcoin’s “mining” network uses more electricity in a year than the whole of Ireland, according to statistics released as the currency broke $9,000 for the first time. According to Digiconomist the estimated power use of the bitcoin network, which is responsible…
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