Mayors Demand Real Climate Action, More Support For Renewables

Mayor climate change action demands

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15 Mayors from councils across Australia have urged the Federal Government (whoever it is next) to make tackling climate change a top priority. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Solar Homes Package Rebate Update

Solar power rebates in Victoria

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Here’s the latest on Victoria’s hugely popular solar power rebate currently in hiatus, a situation that has frustrated PV buyers and solar retailers/installers alike – with potentially serious consequences for some of the latter group. [Read more…]

Nambucca Shire Council Installs EV Chargers, Solar To Come

Nambucca EV charging and solar power

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Nambucca Shire Council has installed EV charging stations for public use in the towns of Nambucca and Macksville, and there could be a bunch of solar power on the way. [Read more…]

Britain’s First 100+ Hours Of Coal-Free Electricity Use

Coal power in Britain

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Another record has tumbled – for the first time, Britain has recorded more than 100 hours without the use of coal power for electricity supply. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 14 – Stupid Solar Rules

Finn and Ronald discuss highlights from the SolarQuotes blog from the previous week, plus a few other news items for good measure. [Read more…]

Solar Power Shines In Wonthaggi

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State Coal mine solar panels

Solar energy was in the spotlight in the Victorian town of Wonthaggi on Friday, with the unveiling of a PV system at its Civic Centre and a solar + storage installation at an old coal mine. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – May 2019

auSSII solar report - May 2019

In this month’s Australian Solar Systems Interest Index (auSSII) report, we’ve added some interesting new statistics relating to solar power system monitoring. [Read more…]

New Queensland Rule To Heavily Impact State’s Commercial Solar Sector

Queensland commercial solar

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Queensland Government rules set to come into force in less than two weeks will hit the state’s commercial solar energy sector hard says the Clean Energy Council. [Read more…]

Labor’s Proposed Renewable Energy Zone For SA Announced

Renewable Energy Zone - REZ - South Australia

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A “Renewable Energy Zone” (REZ) will be established in South Australia under a Shorten Labor Government – and its location was revealed yesterday. [Read more…]

Longi And JinkoSolar Beefing Up Production Capacity

Longi and JinkoSolar

Two of China’s solar manufacturing heavyweights are expanding production capacity to address growing demand for their products. [Read more…]

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