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Darwin International Airport Powers Ahead With Solar Energy

Darwin Airport - solar panels

Building on its already impressive amount of PV capacity, more solar panels will soon appear on rooftops at the 311-hectare Darwin International Airport (DIA) site.

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Adding More Home Solar Power To The Grid: AEMC Draft Determination

AEMC solar and battery reforms

The Australian Energy Market Commission has released its draft determination on how to integrate more small-scale solar power systems, support home battery uptake and address solar energy “traffic jams” in the grid.

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More Small Utility Scale Solar Farm Success For MPower

Kadina solar farm - MPower

In the last week, Sydney-headquartered MPower has connected two 5MW solar farms in South Australia to the grid.

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Fronius Primo GEN24 Plus Hybrid Inverter – Backup Without A Battery

Fronius Primo GEN24 Plus single phase hybrid inverter

Fronius has announced its GEN24 Plus hybrid inverter is now available in a Primo single-phase variant – and it can supply backup power without a battery.

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NSW Inquiry Tackles Coal Ash Issue

Coal ash in New South Wales

A NSW Parliamentary Inquiry has delivered a report recognising coal ash is a toxic waste product that needs better regulation and utilisation.

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Campbelltown City Council Trialling Electric Car

Campbelltown City Council Nissan Leaf

Sydney’s Campbelltown City Council is putting a Nissan Leaf through its paces – and it will be charged with some help from solar energy.

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Cessnock City Council Confirms Power Partnership Pledges

Cessnock City Council Power Partnership

New South Wales’ Cessnock City Council is another step towards a cleaner energy future with confirmation of pledges under the Cities Power Partnership.

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Catch Solar Relay: Load Diversion For Local Grid Stability

Australian solar owners: you now have a new option to put your self-consumption on autopilot while helping both stabilise the grid and enabling more of your neighbours to install solar power systems.

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Snowy Hydro 2.0: More Expensive Than Battery Storage

In the Snowy Mountains, a monumental machine has begun to carve its way into the earth creating a giant tunnel for what will be one of the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage systems.  The Snowy Hydro 2.0 scheme is so ambitious politicians may be legally required to wear two hard hats when posing for […]

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Solar Power System Safety – Flood Events

Solar panels and flood events

If you’re a solar owner, it’s important to know about solar power system safety ahead of, during and after flood events.

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