If you haven’t heard of the Dumaresq Solar Farm project in New South Wales yet, it’s probably because little has been written about it.
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Victorian Solar Battery Rebate Charges Up
Victoria’s Andrews Government last week expanded its Solar Homes battery rebate scheme to a total of 247 eligible postcodes – and it’s not done yet.
[Continue reading…]Australia’s Solar Rebate In 2020 – Update
The “solar rebate”, is it ending? How much is it worth and how do you claim it? SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock provides an overview of Australia’s generous solar subsidy in 2020.
[Continue reading…]UNSW Announces Further Fossil Fuel Divestment
UNSW Sydney is further distancing itself from fossil fuels by dumping more of its related investments.
[Continue reading…]Build It And They Will Come: Transmission Key To 100% Renewable Energy
If you wanted to block the expansion of renewable energy, a good place to start is to put bureaucratic roadblocks in the way of new, long distance electricity transmission infrastructure. Discussing his participation in last week’s 100% renewable energy workshop at ANU, the university’s Professor Andrew Blakers told SolarQuotes transmission is the biggest short-term problem […]
[Continue reading…]SMA Says Their Inverter’s ShadeFix Software Reduces Effects Of Shade
A couple of weeks go a reader asked me to write about ShadeFix. ShadeFix is the software German manufacturer SMA include in their solar inverters. This request made me feel a bit stupid because I had no idea what ShadeFix was.
[Continue reading…]100% Renewables-Based Electricity For Telstra By 2025
Telstra CEO Andrew Penn yesterday announced three new goals for the company relating to carbon emissions reduction and boosting renewable energy use.
[Continue reading…]Canterbury Bankstown Council Seeking More Solar
Sydney’s City of Canterbury Bankstown has kicked off an expression of interest process for the development of an urban solar farm within its boundaries.
[Continue reading…]Tasmanian Government Sets New Renewable Energy Target
Tasmanian Premier and Minister for Climate Change Peter Gutwein has again lifted the bar for his state’s renewable energy future.
[Continue reading…]100% Renewables Is Hard – But 96% Is Easy Says Windlab’s David Osmond
A common delaying tactic of the enemies of our environment is to repeatedly remind us getting to 100% renewables, even for electricity generation, is difficult and expensive. 100% renewable is expensive, says Windlab’s David Osmond – but getting nearly all the way there, 96%, is easy and relatively cheap.
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