Canadian Solar’s $29 million Longreach Solar Farm project had its official inauguration yesterday. The 15MW AC (17.472 MWp DC) clean power station is being progressively commissioned and is currently operating at 50% capacity.
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TRY Wins Rural Councils Of Victoria Award For Energy Efforts
Totally Renewable Yackandandah has scored another award, winning the Saving Energy category of the Community Innovators Awards at the Rural Councils of Victoria Summit.
[Continue reading…]Queensland Interest-Free Solar/Battery Loans And Grants Update
Some Queenslanders waiting on the State Government’s interest-free loans initiative before going solar or installing/adding a battery system may need to reconsider their position.
[Continue reading…]Queensland Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Ends Soon
Queenslanders have less than two weeks to purchase an energy efficient appliance eligible for a State Government rebate. 40,000 Queensland households have so far received a rebate, with another 10,000 applications currently being processed.
[Continue reading…]Yarranlea Solar Farm Construction Commences
Construction activity started on the weekend at the site of what will be the 121- megawatt Yarranlea Solar Farm, west of Toowoomba in Queensland.
[Continue reading…]Battery Trial Success In South Australia’s Cape Jervis
A new mobile energy storage project led by University of Adelaide researchers is now supporting the electricity network serving Cape Jervis.
[Continue reading…]Solar Assisted Hybrid Electric Vessel To Soon Cruise Tasmania’s Gordon River
A 33-metre long vessel with electric motors and solar panels was officially given its formal name this week – and it’s not Solar McSunnyface.
[Continue reading…]Power Of Choice Meter Reforms Result In Powerful Conflicts Of Interest
On the first of December 2017 responsibility for electricity meters in the National Energy Market or NEM changed hands1. The NEM is a National Electricity Market that apparently thinks Western Australia and the Northern Territory are other countries because they’re not included. The job of installing and maintaining electricity meters was taken from Distributed Network […]
[Continue reading…]Wind And Solar Power Vs. Coal Seam Gas In Narrabri Shire
Santos’s proposed Narrabri Gas Project seeks to construct hundreds of coal seam gas wells within the Narrabri Shire area – but what if there was a focus on wind and solar power in the shire instead?
[Continue reading…]Solar Power For Humpty Doo Barramundi Farm
Humpty Doo Barramundi Farm, the first NAIF loan recipient in the Northern Territory, will soon embark on a major expansion including solar energy to help power its operations.
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