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City Of Adelaide Preparing For Major Solar Panel Rollout

Solar panels for Adelaide City

A tender will soon open for the installation of 1MW of rooftop solar capacity for the City of Adelaide – but not everyone is happy about it.

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Yingli Solar’s Struggles Continue

Yingli solar panels

Yingli Green Energy Holdings, more commonly known as Yingli Solar, was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange last week. 

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – July 2018

auSSII solar report for June

Interest in 6kW and larger capacity solar power systems gained steam in June among Australians seeking quotes for solar panels.

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Stage One Of Onslow Microgrid Project Completed

Onslow Power Project

The residents of Onslow in Western Australia are a major step closer to a more reliable and less carbon-intensive electricity supply.

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IPART Finalises Benchmark Range For NSW Solar Feed-In Tariffs

New South Wales solar feed in tariff

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s new benchmark range for solar feed in tariffs in New South Wales for 2018/19 is lower, and a time-varying option has also been introduced.

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Germany Generates 104 *Billion* Kilowatt Hours From Renewables In H1

Renewable Energy in Germany

During the first half of this year, Germany’s renewables fleet cranked out more than 100 billion kilowatt hours (100,000 gigawatt hours) of electricity according to E.ON.

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CEC Flags Solar Panel “Expiry Date” Deadline

CEC solar panel expiry reminder

While there’s no best-before or use-by dates for solar panels, there is an expiry date on PV modules that impacts on eligibility for Australia’s solar rebate.

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Victoria’s New Time Varying Solar Feed-In Tariff Is Worth Getting

VIC FiT

A new type of solar feed-in tariff is now available in Victoria.  It’s called a time varying tariff and the amount of money it pays for solar electricity depends on the time of day it’s sent into the grid.  It is worth less during off-peak periods, more during shoulder periods, and the most during peak […]

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Craig Kelly: Demonising Coal “An Act Of Treason”

Craig Kelly - Anti-coal treason

In the wee hours of this morning, Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly continued his attack on Australians opposed to coal, opining it was a crime against their country.

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Proposed SA/NSW Electricity Interconnector A Step Closer

South Australia - New South Wales interconnector

ElectraNet has published a draft report providing more detail on the proposed construction of a high capacity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales.

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