Canberra’s First Permanent Electric Bus Hits The Road

Yuton E12 electric bus in Canberra

After a successful trial in 2020, the first of what will very soon be a dozen Yutong E12 electric buses has gone into service in Canberra. [Read more…]

Solar Power Helps Logan City Council Hit Carbon Neutrality

Logan City Council - solar energy

Queensland’s Logan City Council has joined a still-exclusive club, receiving carbon neutral certification under the Australian Government’s Climate Active initiative. [Read more…]

Wholesale Electricity Prices Plummet, But…

AEMO electricity report

The good news is wholesale electricity prices in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) dropped a long way during the December quarter. The bad news is prices were still well above a year prior. [Read more…]

Cairns – Townsville SuperGrid Link Work Charging Ahead

Queensland SuperGrid Link - Cairns to Townsville

Work currently underway on a 275kV SuperGrid Link between Cairns and Townsville will unlock up to 500MW of additional renewable energy capacity says the Palaszczuk Government. [Read more…]

SolarEdge Goes Native On Flexible Solar Exports

SolarEdge inverters flexible exports compatible

Inverter, optimiser and battery storage manufacturer SolarEdge has claimed a first in relation to an upcoming requirement in South Australia for flexible solar exports support. [Read more…]

Qcells Beefs Up Q.MAXX Solar Panels

Qcells Q.MAXX-G5+ solar panels

Solar panel and battery manufacturer Qcells says Australian ordering is ready to rock for its new Q.MAXX BLK-G5+ and Q.MAXX-G5+ modules. [Read more…]

Final Green Light For Nuclear SMR Design From US Feds

NuScale SMR (small modular reactor) power plant

It’s official – the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final rule giving the thumbs-up to NuScale Power’s small modular reactor, the first SMR design certified by the NRC. [Read more…]

UWA On Its Way To Energy Carbon Neutrality

The University of Western Australia - renewable energy

The University of Western Australia is aiming to be an “energy-neutral” campus by 2025, and of course solar energy is playing a role. [Read more…]

Peter Dutton’s Home Battery Claim Half-Baked

Peter Dutton on home batteries

Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s assumptions about home battery performance could do with some tweaking. [Read more…]

Climate Change A Hot Topic For SA’s City Of Onkaparinga

City of Onkaparinga - climate emergency declaration

Police were called to a council meeting in Adelaide’s southern suburbs on Monday night after things got a little heated. One of the items on the agenda was in relation to climate change. [Read more…]

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