Finn and Ronald discuss fuel efficiency standards, the rise and fall of SMA, big renewables in Australia, new SQ installer reviews features, nuclear power in Finland and more.
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On Saturday I Voted For The Planet — But It Didn’t Work!
On Saturday morning I wandered down to my local polling booth to exercise my voting power. I have more of this than the average Australian because South Australia has a low population, yet the same number of senators as other states.
[Continue reading…]Post-Election : What Now For Solar Power In Australia?
With Scott Morrison to continue at Australia’s helm, what now for solar energy? Is Australia’s popular solar rebate again threatened?
[Continue reading…]Acciona Combines Wind And Solar Power
Wind power giant Acciona has installed flexible solar panels on the surface of a wind turbine tower at Breña Wind Farm in Spain.
[Continue reading…]New Energy Tech Consumer Code Seeking Submissions (And Boy, Does It Need Them!)
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; […]
[Continue reading…]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.
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