This unique book offers an introduction to the development of renewable energy in Australia in the early 2000s. Examining the rise of dispersed embedded solar energy systems in Western Australia it looks specifically at the Solex project in Carnarvon WA which pioneered the harvest of solar energy from what was once considered the pursuit of the lunatic fringes of society to a viable energy source for mainstream society and industry. In this fascinating case study Fullarton shows how a practical