Victoria’s Solar Homes Package Boosting Jobs

As well as saving Victorian households a bundle of cash on going solar, the state’s Solar Homes Package rebate scheme is giving local employment a boost too. [Read more…]

Floating Solar Power’s Potential In The USA

Floating solar PV in the USA

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Recently published research from the USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory indicates “floatovoltaics” could make a significant contribution to electricity generation in the country. [Read more…]

Site Works Start On WA Lithium Hydroxide Plant

Lithium mining in Western Australia

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U.S. headquartered Albemarle Corporation has commenced site works associated with the construction of a lithium hydroxide manufacturing plant in the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area, Western Australia. [Read more…]

Enphase AC Battery Eligible For SA Home Battery Scheme

Enphase AC Battery

Enphase’s home energy storage solution, the AC Battery, has been quietly added as an eligible system under South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – January 2019

auSSII report covering December 2018

Interest in solar power in Australia usually sees a significant decrease in December, but last month saw plenty of Australians with tiny electricity bills on their minds. Australia’s solar installers won’t be getting much of a break in the foreseeable future. [Read more…]

How The Crossbench Saved Renewable Energy In Australia

Senate crossbench role in Australia's renewable energy industry

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A new report from The Australia Institute (TAI) reveals the crucial role the Senate crossbench has played in securing billions of dollars of investment in Australia’s renewable energy industry. [Read more…]

Canadian Solar KuMax Panels For Finley Solar Farm

Canadian Solar - Finley Solar Farm

Canadian Solar has announced it is supplying KuMax modules and Engineering, Procurement and Constructions (EPC) services for Finley Solar Farm in New South Wales. [Read more…]

Electricity Generation Tumbles, Renewables Climb In The UK

Electricity generation in the UK

A new report states the total amount of electricity generated in the UK last year dropped to its lowest level in 25 years – and of what was generated, renewable energy accounted for a large chunk. [Read more…]

WA Wholesale Electricity Price Rises Under The Spotlight

Wholesale Electricity Prices - Western Australia

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Synergy’s wholesale electricity market dominance has been highlighted in a discussion paper from Western Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) released a few days before Xmas. [Read more…]

Solar Slashes Peak Electricity Demand On New Year’s Eve

Rooftop solar's impact on electricity demand

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The Australia Institute (TAI) has taken EnergyAustralia to task over recent claims it made regarding the cost of small-scale solar to electricity customers, while ignoring its value. [Read more…]

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