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Craig Kelly On Anti-Renewables, Pro-Coal Warpath (Again)

Craig Kelly - pro-coal, anti-renewables

Fools, liars, “eco-zealots” and “useful idiots” – some of the terms Liberal backbencher (and it seems energy expert) Craig Kelly has used in the past few days to describe renewable energy supporters.

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Solar Fuels Researcher On Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Professor Rose Amal

University of New South Wales chemical engineer Scientia Professor Rose Amal has been awarded companion of the order of Australia (AC), for her eminent service to chemical engineering.

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A Cool Application For Solar Power At University Of The Sunshine Coast

Solar panels and water battery

As part of its efforts toward carbon neutrality by 2025, the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland will have thousands of solar panels and a giant “water battery” installed at its main campus at Sippy Downs.

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Potential Safety Issue With OneSolar Inverters

OneSolar inverters

A solar inverter of One Solar International Pty Ltd,  Power Qube model PQ3000, has failed testing for compliance with AS4777-2  and presents potential safety issues says the Clean Energy Council.

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Canberrans Brace For Electricity Price Hike

Canberra electricity prices

There’s some bad news for Canberrans after the ACT’s Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission yesterday released its regulated retail electricity price determination, effective from July.

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Proposed Kalgoorlie-Boulder Lithium Refinery A Step Closer

Lithium battery

Australian miner Neometals (ASX: NMT) has signed an option agreement with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to sub-lease an industrial estate site for its proposed lithium hydroxide refining facility, which will produce battery grade products.

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Go-Ahead Given For Morwell Power Station Demolition

Morwell Power Station

While recently heritage-listed, the Heritage Council Of Victoria has granted permission for owners of the defunct Morwell Power Station to demolish it.

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WA To Be Home Base For The 100% Solar Powered Zephyr

Solar powered Zephyr

Wyndham airfield in Western Australia will be used as an operations base for Airbus’s Zephyr – a 100% solar powered High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS).

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DHL Rolling Out Solar Panels On Trucks

Solar panels for DHL trucks

Logistics giant DHL has integrated solar panels on some of its delivery vehicles in the UK, cutting fuel costs and emissions.

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JFY Solar Inverter Fails CEC Testing (Again)

JFY inverter fails CEC re-testing

The JFY solar inverter saga continues, with latest testing performed by the Clean Energy Council at the manufacturer’s request resulting in another failure.

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