The Supreme Court of Queensland yesterday ruled a recently introduced regulation resulting in extra costs in the construction of large-scale solar energy facilities in the state is invalid.
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Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Were Up Again In 2018
Preliminary estimates submitted by the Australian Government to the UN indicate the country’s greenhouse gas emissions were up again last year – the fourth year in a row.
[Continue reading…]Delta and Huawei Commercial Inverters Beat Fronius & SMA In PVEL Testing
I have good news. PVEL — a standards testing company — has released a solar inverter scorecard. It describes how a dozen different tests were performed on a variety of inverters and which were the top performers
[Continue reading…]New World Record Claims By Canadian And Trina Solar
Solar panel manufacturers Trina and Canadian solar have both laid claim to new solar cell efficiency records. Brace yourself for technobabble.
[Continue reading…]Victorian Budget Funds For Renewable Newstead Solar Farm Project
Monday’s budget held good news for solar buyers throughout Victoria, but the town of Newstead had an additional reason to celebrate with the honouring of an election commitment.
[Continue reading…]$545 million For Solar Homes Package In Victorian Budget 2019/20
The Victorian Budget 2019/20 sees $545 million allocated towards rolling out the next phase of the state’s $1.3 billion Solar Homes Package, which for solar power system subsidies restarts in July.
[Continue reading…]ABC 7:30 Report On Shonky Solar: Fair Comment Or Beat-up?
Who saw the 7:30 report last night? Its lead story was questioning the safety and quality of the Australian solar power industry. Leigh Sales promised to reveal “the dark side of Australia’s solar obsession”.
[Continue reading…]SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 17 – Bureaucracy, Batteries And Beans
Finn and Ronald cover the outcome of the recent election, solar rebates in Victoria, REC’s new solar panels, Ronald’s New Energy Tech Consumer Code submission, beans and more.
[Continue reading…]ACT Feed-in Tariff Audit Could End With More Customer Refunds
We assume ACT solar installers already know that Evoenergy has had data problems, but we thought we’d take a look at what’s going on in case solar feed-in tariff schemes run into issues anywhere else.
[Continue reading…]Angus Taylor – Minister For Lowering Electricity Prices *And* Emissions
Angus Taylor, the “Minister for Lowering Electricity Prices” is now also the minister for getting emissions down, or doing stuff that appears to achieve that.
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