Hydraulic Fracturing In The Northern Territory? No Fracking Way

Fracking in the Northern Territory

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An open letter to the Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the NT and the Territory’s Government states development of onshore shale gas and shale oil fields should not proceed – under any circumstances. [Read more…]

Mastercard Taps Into Pay As You Go Micro-Solar Market

Mastercard pay as you go solar

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Mastercard and M-KOPA have partnered on a program to expand pay-as-you-go solar power access to households without mains electricity in Africa. [Read more…]

Installation Of Australian Shopping Centre’s Monster Solar Project Begins

Stockland solar panels installation

Image: Stockland Green Hills

Installation work on a huge commercial solar power system has commenced at Stockland Green Hills in New South Wales – and electric vehicle chargers are also on their way. [Read more…]

More Solar Power For University Of Newcastle

2018 will see Australia’s University of Newcastle (UON) boost its solar power street cred significantly with more PV to be installed at its Callaghan and Ourimbah campuses. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Council Announces Solar Inverter Delistings

Solar inverter de-listing - Australia

The Clean Energy Council has announced de-listing of two inverter brands from its Approved Products List – Shenzhen Sofarsolar (Mass Energy) and Shenzhen JingFuYuan Tech (JFY). [Read more…]

Warwick Solar Farm – Excitement And Angst

A planned major solar farm has generated both enthusiasm and concern in the Warwick area, a situation that may hold some lessons for solar developers. [Read more…]

Sonnen To Manufacture Solar Batteries In South Australia

Sonnen batteries in Adelaide

German energy storage giant sonnen plans to establish a battery manufacturing centre in Adelaide that will produce 50,000 home systems over five years. [Read more…]

South Australian Premier Pledges Interest Free Solar + Battery System Loans

Interest-free solar loans in South Australia

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Yet another renewable energy related election commitment – this time Premier Jay Weatherill has announced a $100 million no-interest loans scheme to assist households in the purchase of solar power and/or battery systems if Labor is returned to office in SA. [Read more…]

Progress On WA’s Merredin Solar Farm

Merredin Solar Farm - Western Australia

Image: Google Maps

Several milestones have been reached in the development of what is claimed will be Western Australia’s largest solar farm, which may also include battery storage. [Read more…]

SA Labor’s Renewables And Energy Storage Targets – Reactions

Reactions to renewable energy announcements in South Australia

Image: SA Labor

If you’re a renewable energy supporter, South Australia has been a pretty exciting place to be recently and yesterday was no exception. [Read more…]

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