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Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced it will award 13 research projects funding to significantly reduce the cost of solar.

The strength of applications for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's ultra-low-cost solar research funding round was so strong the agency had to add $1.5 million (USD 1.03 million) to its original allocation. The strength of competition pushed the process into 2023, but now the 13 research projects aiming to achieve ultra-low-cost solar have been awarded.

The strength of applications for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's ultra-low-cost solar research funding round was so strong that the agency had to add AUD 1.5 million ($1.03 million) to its original allocation. The strength of competition pushed the process into 2023, but the 13 research projects aiming to achieve ultra-low-cost solar have now been awarded.

A NEW port on Teesside to build the next generation of offshore wind projects will be constructed as part of a £20 million investment to boost the UK’s world-leading industry and create 3,000 new jobs in the North, the government announced today (Wednesday). Teesworks Offshore Manufacturing Centre, on the River Tees, will receive up to £20 million and will begin construction later this year to update the port with new infrastructure – helping to revitalise the historic industrial hear...

Jennifer Berdyugin, Kyle Jenkins and Juan Villarreal, graduate students at Oregon Tech, work on the second round of floating solar aeration systems they released on the lake this week to help increase the oxygen levels in the lake for the endangered suckers in this July photo. H&N photo by Becca Robbins