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Daqo Inks Another Huge Polysilicon Deal with Longi

Daqo solar grade polysilicon

Polysilicon producer Daqo announced last week it had signed a new major polysilicon supply agreement with Longi Green Energy Technology.

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Clean Energy Regulator Sets Compliance and Enforcement Priorities

Clean Energy Regulator

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has outlined its priorities for the year ahead for ensuring ongoing integrity of the programs it administers.

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Solar Installers To Rally Outside Premier Andrews’ Office Today

Premier Andrews and Lily D'Ambrosio

While Lily isn’t listening, Dan might – and the Victorian Premier will hear more today when solar installers gather outside his office in Melbourne to protest the PV rebate sending them broke.

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Another Sewage Treatment Facility Turns To Solar Energy

Solar power Kenilworth

Queensland’s Unitywater has installed solar panels at its Kenilworth sewage treatment plant and added another interesting green feature.

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New Coal Ad Campaign Coming Soon To A Screen Near You

Australian coal ad campaign

Ready to get proud about the future of Australian coal power? An upcoming ad campaign from Coal21 reportedly has this goal in mind and to make coal great again.

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CEC De-Lists China Sunergy CSUN Solar Panels

China Sunergy CSUN solar panels

The Clean Energy Council has announced all China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co Ltd (CSUN) solar panels are no longer approved for installation under Australia’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).

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Solar Energy Pushes Muja Power Station Coal Units Into Retirement

Muja Power Station

Western Australia’s McGowan Government has announced another two coal-fired electricity generation units at Synergy’s Muja Power Station will be retired from October 2022.

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SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 24 – A Chilly Reception

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 24

Discover why Finn won’t turn on heating in SolarQuotes’ office. The pair also chat about SwitchDin’s little box of tricks, Tesla Megapack, Enphase and more.

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Solar Diversion In Practice: A Reader’s Experience With The Zappi EV Charger

Zappi EV charger review

Readers will recall our previous discussions of solar diversion here and here, and my complaint that it’s too hard to do off-the-shelf. One of the handful of fully off-the-shelf products we were alerted to is the Zappi charger, and last week I had the chance to discuss the product with a user in Queensland, Chris.

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Indigo Council Declares Climate Emergency, Aims For 100% Renewables

Indigo Shire Council

Victoria’s Indigo Shire Council voted to declare a climate emergency last week and join dozens of councils looking to slash emissions and energy costs with a renewables PPA.

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