Scania Tinkering With Solar Truck Trailers

Scania solar truck trailer

Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania says it will develop a trailer clad in solar cells to help power a plug-in hybrid truck. [Read more…]

Another Rooftop Solar DC Isolator Up In Smoke

Rooftop solar panel fire

Image: FRNSW

A problem child of solar installations – rooftop DC isolators – are continuing to demonstrate why they should no longer be required. [Read more…]

TAI Goes Into Bat For Australian Solar Households

Proposed solar export charges

The Australia Institute (TAI) has said proposed rule changes that would allow electricity distribution networks to charge households with solar PV for exporting electricity would be unfair unless they were also being paid fair revenue for the benefits they provide. [Read more…]

Tweed Shire Council’s Wind/Solar Energy PPA Kicks In

Tweed Shire Council solar energy

New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council has commenced a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement that will see more than half its electricity for larger sites being generated by wind and solar farms. [Read more…]

ClearVue Scores First South American Order For Solar Glass

ClearVue PV solar windows

Australia’s ClearVue Technologies has announced the company has received its first South American order for solar glass, which will be used for projects in Brazil. [Read more…]

In A Fight Between COVID And Climate Change, Which Would Win?

AXA Future Risks report

AXA’s seventh edition of its Future Risks Report states climate change has been knocked from the no.1 spot this year. No prizes for guessing what took its place. [Read more…]

Temporary Electricity Bill Relief For Western Australians

WA electricity bill credit

Western Australia’s McGowan Government announced yesterday it is providing every household in the state a one-off $600 credit on their residential electricity bills. [Read more…]

ARENA/SAPN Announce Flexible Solar Exports Trial

Flexible solar exports trial

A project seeking to help integrate more rooftop solar into Australia’s grid and increase export limits is about to kick off. [Read more…]

Moreton Bay Council Steaming Ahead With Weed Control

Quik Steam and solar power

Queensland’s Moreton Bay Regional Council is now using steam to whack weeds instead of herbicides, with a little help from solar power. Emphasis on the little. [Read more…]

Eyre Peninsula Link Requested Funding Approved – Well, Most Of It

Eyre Peninsula Link

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved funding for a proposed new, high-voltage transmission line project for South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula – Eyre Peninsula Link. [Read more…]

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