Leon Siebel

Source: Urbnsurf This summer, Urbnsurf is set to open Australia's first full-sized surf park in Melbourne! This is not only exciting for local surfers, but the whole park will be solar-powered! Solar panels throughout the park will offset its power use, and Urbnsurf is looking for a renewable energy provider to secure long-term supply. For more information on Urbnsurf Melbourne, see their website and article at PV Magazine Australia ; and for more on renewable energy, follow me on Instagram !

The Gannawarra Energy Storage System is Australia’s largest combined battery and solar farm and among the largest of its kind in the world! It’s capable of producing enough electricity to power 16,000 households for 2 hours during peak demand – using 100% renewable energy. Great to see the integration of stored renewable energy with the Victorian grid! For more on solar power and renewable energy, follow me on Instagram !

Source: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 100% of the electricity at next year's Tokyo Olympics will come from renewable sources, and this is just part of Japan's sustainability plans for the Games! As we look forward to Tokyo in less than a year, we also look ahead and hope that Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) follow Tokyo's green lead. For more information of Tokyo's green plans, see the article at The World Economic Forum ; and for more on renewable energy, follow me on Instagram !

📸 IG: @jeremyaustiin The Kudadoo Maldives Island Resort showcases the future for sustainable tourism. This 320 kW system at Kudadoo Island generates enough electricity to power the entire resort! A great example of the path forward for sustainable tourism. For more on solar power and renewable energy, follow me on Instagram !

My latest SlideShare outlines the process of converting sunlight into energy (and household savings!). Check it out!

There's enough solar energy hitting the Earth every hour to meet all of humanity's power needs for an entire year! Every ounce of oil, every lump of coal, and every cubic foot of natural gas could be left in the ground if only we could capture one hour's worth of solar energy each year. That's the scale of the opportunity! To put that into a different perspective, if we covered the Mojave Desert with solar arrays, it would generate more than twice as much electricity as the U.S. uses annually. For more on solar and renewable energy, follow me on Instagram !

Check out my SlideShare on the key benefits and costs of solar power , including the debunking of a couple of solar power myths.

I just read up on the new trial of solar-powered smart bins at Shelley Beach. It is part of a broader initiative to integrate innovative technology and smart infrastructure to improve sustainability along the coast of New South Wales. The energy generated compacts the waste inside the bins, reducing emissions through fewer garbage collections. What a great initiative! Read up more on the bins here .

Solar energy is no longer seen as an expensive energy option, but a cost-effective source of clean energy that can save people money. It wasn’t long ago that it seemed like a fantasy for the cost of solar energy to be cheaper than fossil fuels.  Since 2018 battery storage costs have fallen by more than a third since and solar PV by 18%. With falling prices, Solar PV is winning the race to become the cheapest source of energy in most countries. New innovations, economies of scale and manufacturing experience show a bright future ahead for renewable energy. For more on renewable energy, follow me on Instagram !

What is Demand Response? And how can the schemes help you save on your electricity bill? To learn more about coupling solar with Demand Response, check out my latest article on Medium !