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New Energy Tech Consumer Code Seeking Submissions (And Boy, Does It Need Them!)

New Energy Tech Consumer Code

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

Solar energy - City of Onkaparinga

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.

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Powering Finn’s Land:  No Nukes Required

Nuclear power vs renewable energy in Finland

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.

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UK Solar Power Reaches All-Time Generation Peak (Again)

Solar power in the UK

Just a day after breaking its all-time generation record, solar power in the UK again set a new peak generation benchmark.

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End Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Stop New Coal Plants – UN Secretary-General

Coal fired power station

The United Nations’ Secretary-General has come out swinging against fossil fuels in a speech delivered at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji.

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Port Augusta Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Project Progressing

CellCube vanadium redox flow battery

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.

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Public Comment Opens For WA’s Huge Wind, Solar And Storage Project

Asian Renewable Energy Hub

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.

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Torres Strait Islanders Take On Australian Government Over Climate Change

Torres Strait Islands and 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.

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SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 15 – Stamping Out Crap Solar

SolaQuotes Vodcast Episode 15

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.

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How Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards Work: They Save Lives & Money & You Can Still Buy A Ute

Vehicle fuel efficiency standards explained

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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