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Craig Kelly Calls SA Big Battery A Failure – After It Works Exactly As Expected

February 21, 2019 2019-02-21T19:17:07 by 60 Comments
craig kelly and the big battery

Craig Kelly is… A Liberal Member of Parliament. A supporter of health damaging and environmentally destructive coal power. The only Federal MP with a nuclear reactor lodged in his seat. A man who resembles a big cuddly koala bear with a shaved face. Recently he published a 419 word essay on his facebook page titled, […]

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NSW Labor’s Latest Solar Power Pledge – Solar Skills Program

February 21, 2019 2019-02-21T07:28:47 by Leave a Comment
NSW Labor Solar Skills Program

A Labor Government in New South Wales will invest $11 million to train and accredit the thousands of electricians that will be needed for work generated by the party’s Solar Homes Policy.

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Swiss Company Boasts 29% Efficient Solar Panels

February 21, 2019 2024-07-03T11:07:13 by Leave a Comment
Insolight solar panels

The use of tiny “space-grade” solar cells and lenses have enabled Insolight to achieve a claimed 29% efficiency for its high-tech solar panels, which are currently at the commercial pre-production stage.

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Canberra Battery Test Centre Update — BYD Battery Comes Out On Top

February 20, 2019 2019-02-20T13:01:02 by 25 Comments
Battery Test Centre results

The Lithium Ion Battery Test Centre in Canberra has released a new report.  They released it 5 months ago but I’ll make apologies for tardy reporting later. 

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Tasmania Has A New Electricity Retailer

February 20, 2019 2019-02-20T11:32:55 by 19 Comments
1st Energy - Tasmania

As of the beginning of this week, a new electricity retailer is operating in Tasmania – and it’s looking to grab the attention of solar power system owners.

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Amazon Commits To Cutting Carbon Impact Of Shipping

February 20, 2019 2019-02-20T05:46:10 by Leave a Comment
Amazon - solar energy

Online retail behemoth Amazon has set a goal of 50% of all the company’s shipments to be net zero carbon by 2030.

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Underwriting New Generation Investment Program “Unconstitutional”?

February 19, 2019 2019-02-19T06:50:53 by 6 Comments
Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor apparently lacks constitutional authority over electricity and authority to fund projects under the Underwriting New Generation Investment Program in its current form.

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Even More Solar Power And Battery Storage For SA’s Robertstown Area

February 19, 2019 2019-02-19T05:33:44 by Leave a Comment
Solar power in Robertstown

SA Water has a couple of large-scale PV + energy storage projects in the pipeline (so to speak) for the Robertstown region in South Australia’s Mid-North.

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CEC Flags Changes To Approved Solar Retailer Program

February 18, 2019 2019-02-18T06:49:06 by 2 Comments
CEC Approved Solar Retailer

Changes to the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Solar Retailer Program will see suspended or cancelled participants publicly named.

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Shell To Acquire Solar Battery Manufacturer Sonnen

February 18, 2019 2019-02-22T10:27:07 by 1 Comment
Shell to acquire Sonnen

Shell announced on Friday its intention to acquire German battery maker Sonnen – the company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel giant. 

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