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Another Record-Breaking Year For Solar Power In Australia

Small scale solar power in Australia

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator estimates 1,600 megawatts (MW) of small scale solar capacity will be installed this year, a 44% jump on 2017. It may wind up being more and even at 1,600MW, it will be another record-breaking year.

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Microgrid Funding For Birchip Cropping Group Project

Birchip Cropping Group

A solar + storage microgrid  project to be constructed at Birchip Cropping Group’s (BCG) facility has been provided funding under the Victorian Government’s Microgrid Demonstration Initiative (MDI).

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IPART Weighs In On New South Wales Retail Energy Market

Electricity pricing in New South Wales

NSW’s Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) says energy prices have stabilised in the state, but some households are still paying too much.

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New Solar Panels From Winaico Available In Australia Soon

Winaico solar panels

The Australian subsidiary of Taiwan’s largest solar panel manufacturer, Winaico, will unveil new products for the local market today.

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Is SunPower’s Product Warranty All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

cracked solar panel

When it comes to solar panel manufacturers, SunPower is basically royalty.  At 33 years old I can’t think of any solar panel focused company that’s survived longer.  It was founded in 1985 by Richard Swanson who is a solar panel genius.  By that I mean he’s been an important figure in field of solar photovoltaics […]

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Updated Home Battery Recycling Guide Released

Battery recycling guide

The Clean Energy Council has partnered with the Australian Battery Recycling Initiative (ABRI) to publish an updated Battery Recycling Guide. 

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Demolition Of Anglesea Power Station This Week (Again)

Anglesea Power Station

Another crack at demolishing Victoria’s Anglesea Power Station will proceed as planned this week, weather permitting.

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Progress On Australia’s Largest Urban Solar Farm

South Fremantle Solar

A proposed solar farm for South Fremantle in Western Australia is continuing to move forward, with Fremantle Council approving the business plan for the project last week.

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Australia’s Emissions Report Published (Late Again) – Emissions Up (Again)

Carbon emissions in Australia

While renewable energy is helping to rein in Australia’s carbon emissions, they are continuing to rise according to a government report.

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Enphase & Solar Analytics Mind-Meld: The Future Of Smart Solar Monitoring?

switchboard with monitoring

Solar monitoring firm Solar Analytics and microinverter manufacturer Enphase sent out a joint press release yesterday.  It is unlikely to get much attention as it is very geeky: they are trialing making Solar Analytics monitoring software compatible with Enphase monitoring hardware. You won’t be reading about it on the front page of the Australian any […]

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