Originally Published on Apr 13, 2012
Instead of paying for power Carnarvon residents are making money from selling electricity back to their power utility Horizon Power. The uptake of solar has forced Horizon to rethink how they supply power to remote communities.
Melbourne researchers have successfully created Australia’s largest and most flexible solar cells, with the aid of a new printer located at CSIRO. The breakthrough may have far reaching applications, including for public lighting, outdoor signage and mobile power generation.
