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Australian Solar Subsidy Threat : More Reactions

Threat to Australia's solar subsidy

With the dust settling (a little) after the ACCC suggested axing Australia’s solar subsidy prematurely, more have weighed in on the recommendation.

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Broome’s Battle For Home Solar Power Continues

Solar panels in Broome

Western Australia’s Broome may be bathed in sunshine, but most residents who want to install solar panels still can’t take advantage of its bountiful solar energy resources.

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NEWSFLASH: ACCC Wants Solar Subsidy Axed

Australian solar subsidy ending?

Solar supporters are in shock after an ACCC report published this morning recommended Australia’s small-scale renewable energy scheme should be wound down and abolished by 2021.

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Germany’s Renewables Beat Coal Electricity Generation In H1

Renewable energy in Germany

Renewable energy’s share of electricity generation in Germany for the first half of this year exceeded that of brown and black coal combined for the first time.

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Study: Air Pollution Boosts Diabetes Risk

Coal air pollution and diabetes

While humanity really didn’t need another reason to distance itself from coal and fully embrace renewables + storage, yet another good one has emerged – to help reduce new cases of Type 2 diabetes.

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Vegan Electricity – It’s Now A Thing

Vegan electricity

Households and businesses are increasingly utilising a mains electricity supply with a renewable energy component – but is it vegan? And should we care anyway? Some may.

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Queensland’s Interest Free Solar Loan Scheme Is Kind Of Sad

qld interest free loans

The Queensland Government recently confirmed the details of their interest free loan scheme for rooftop solar.  Michael — the guy who does the real writing work on this blog instead of mostly just stringing together old jokes as I do — wrote about this and the conditions that have to be met to qualify for […]

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Installers Invited To Register EOI For Logan Solar Power Rollout

Solar panels - Logan, Queensland

Queensland’s Palaszczuk Government is inviting expressions of interest from companies keen to participate in a solar power system rollout in Logan.

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Redflow Shipping Thai-Made Flow Batteries

Redflow ZBM2 battery

Australia’s Redflow has announced it is now shipping its ZBM2 flow batteries, which also form the basis of Redflow’s ZCell energy storage solution, to Australian and international customers.

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Tasmania’s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review Kicks Off

Tasmania solar feed in tariff review

Solar owners and supporters in Tasmania have been invited to provide their feedback on the future of Tasmania’s solar feed-in tariff.

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