A number of bodies — as in organisations, not corpses 1 — are working to come up with a New Energy Tech Consumer Code that covers the sale of solar power and battery systems, and are seeking submissions. I’m planning to submit all over that son-of-a-bitch, so if you’ve got any suggestions you’d like included; […]
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SA’s City Of Onkaparinga To Reap More Solar Energy Savings
Three of the City of Onkaparinga Council’s biggest energy-consuming sites will benefit from the installation of solar panels in the next few months.
[Continue reading…]Powering Finn’s Land: No Nukes Required
During our 15th SolarQuotes vodcast filmed on Friday, Finn tried to get my goat by pointing out greenhouse gas emissions would be considerably higher without nuclear power.
[Continue reading…]UK Solar Power Reaches All-Time Generation Peak (Again)
Just a day after breaking its all-time generation record, solar power in the UK again set a new peak generation benchmark.
[Continue reading…]End Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Stop New Coal Plants – UN Secretary-General
The United Nations’ Secretary-General has come out swinging against fossil fuels in a speech delivered at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji.
[Continue reading…]Port Augusta Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Project Progressing
Canada’s CellCube has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent concerning a 50MW / 200MWh flow battery for a Pangea Energy project in Port Augusta, South Australia.
[Continue reading…]Public Comment Opens For WA’s Huge Wind, Solar And Storage Project
The Environmental Review Document for the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH), an 11+ GW wind/solar project with storage proposed for Western Australia, has been made available for public comment.
[Continue reading…]Torres Strait Islanders Take On Australian Government Over Climate Change
Lawyers acting on behalf of a group of indigenous Australians from the Torres Strait region allege the Federal Government’s failure to act on climate change is violating fundamental human rights.
[Continue reading…]SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 15 – Stamping Out Crap Solar
In episode 15, Ronald and Finn discuss recent posts on the SolarQuotes blog and other solar news, plus we learn way more than we ever wanted about Ronald’s digestive tract.
[Continue reading…]How Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards Work: They Save Lives & Money & You Can Still Buy A Ute
A month ago Federal Labor announced that, if elected, they would introduce fuel efficiency standards for light vehicles that would be phased in by 2025. As a direct result some people completely lost their shit.
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