Call For Solar Panels On 1 Million Australian Rental Homes

Solar energy petition

Solar Citizens is asking Australians to sign its Clean Energy For All petition, which calls on all political parties to assist millions of Australians currently unable to access the benefits of solar energy. [Read more…]

More Major Australian Shopping Centres To Go Solar

Australian shopping centres - solar energy

Image: Vicinity Centres

Vicinity Centres yesterday announced it will be investing $28 million in solar power system installations at five of its shopping centres across South Australia and Western Australia, with work to begin next month. [Read more…]

Interest-Free Solar Loans In Tasmania Extended

Interest free solar loans in Tasmanaia

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Tasmania’s Minister For Energy announced yesterday the Tasmanian Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (TEELS) program, which offers interest-free finance to households and small businesses, will be extended for another year. [Read more…]

Electricity Bill Credits Rolling Out For Queensland Households

Queensland electricity bills

As part of the Palaszczuk Government’s $2 billion Affordable Energy Plan, 1.9 million Queensland households will see a credit on their next electricity bill. [Read more…]

National Energy Guarantee Battle Heats Up

Josh Frydenberg and John Grimes

Images: Josh Frydenberg via Facebook and Smart Energy Council

In a fight between Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg and Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes, who would win?  [Read more…]

Geelong Community Solar Energy Project Powering Ahead

Geelong Sustainability community solar power

Image: Geelong Sustainability

The official launch of Geelong Sustainability’s innovative community solar energy investment project took place last week. [Read more…]

Sungrow To Start Manufacturing Solar Inverters In India Soon

Sungrow solar inverter factory

Sungrow’s new Bangalore inverter factory could do with a few solar panels.

Chinese solar inverter manufacturer Sungrow has announced its first factory outside of China will be up and running in the second half of this year. [Read more…]

Echuca Regional Library Goes Solar

Echuca Library - solar energy. 

Image: Campaspe Shire Council via Facebook.

As part of Victoria’s Campaspe Shire Council’s green efforts, Echuca Regional Library now boasts 368 solar panels on its rooftop – and it will be saving a bunch of bucks on electricity to boot. [Read more…]

Product Recall – Shenzhen Sofarsolar Mass Energy Inverters

Shenzhen Sofarsolar (Sofar Solar) Mass Energy Inverter Recall

After being de-listed from the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Products List, certain Mass Energy solar inverters from Shenzhen Sofarsolar are now subject to a recall notice. [Read more…]

Woolworths Readying For Big Solar Unveil

More commercial solar power for Woolworths

We may soon get a look at Woolworths’ huge commercial solar power installation, said to be the largest in Australia. [Read more…]

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