Shoalhaven Solar Owners’ Water Restrictions Reprieve

Solar panels and bushfire ash

Image: Fuzz

While water restrictions are in place in NSW’s Shoalhaven Council region, residential solar system owners have been granted an exemption to wash bushfire ash off their solar panels. [Read more…]

New Energy Solar Announces U.S. Solar Farm Completion

Mount Signal Solar

Australia’s New Energy Solar has announced construction of the Mount Signal 2 solar plant in California is complete. [Read more…]

Another Victorian Hospital On Its Way To Solar Energy Savings 

Solar power in Victorian hospitals

Looking to cut its energy costs, Heathcote Health has lodged a planning application with the City of Greater Bendigo for a solar installation. [Read more…]

Morrison Government Gas Power Support “Worst Christmas Present Ever”

Angus Taylor - gas fired power stations

Image: Angus Taylor via Facebook

The Climate Council has lashed out at the Federal Government after it announced intentions to underwrite two new gas-fired power stations. [Read more…]

Australian Councils Piling On Climate Emergency Bandwagon

Climate emergency declarations

More local governments leading the way – at least eight councils across Australia have declared climate emergencies in December. [Read more…]

Envirostream’s First Recycled Battery MMD Shipment

Enivrostream - mixed metal dust shipment

Lithium Australia announced yesterday the first shipment of mixed metal dust (MMD) had left the Envirostream lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Campbellfield, Victoria. [Read more…]

Plug Pulled On Nuclear Power Plant In Switzerland

Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant

Switzerland’s Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant was permanently deactivated a few days ago. It’s the first nuclear reactor in the country to be decommissioned – and there won’t be any more built. [Read more…]

ACCC Still Wants Early Axing Of Solar Rebate

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission appears to be continuing in its advocacy for an end to Australia’s solar rebate sooner rather than later. [Read more…]

AWS Spruiking New SunMate Solar Diverter

SunMate solar diverter

Update August 2023: AWS have been removed from the SolarQuotes diverter comparison table. It appears as of 16/8/23, AWS’s parent company is in liquidation.

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Australian Wind and Solar (AWS) is readying for the release of its new solar diverter model – the SunMate 3.0. [Read more…]

What’s Next For Victoria’s Solar Panel Rebate?

Victoria solar rebate - 2020

The last round of Victoria’s solar rebates for PV in 2019 flew out the door this week – here’s what prospective solar buyers in the state can expect from the subsidy program in 2020. [Read more…]

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