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Should Electric Cars Be Subsidised?

Nope! But We Should Make Cars Pay For Pollution. So far this year there has been a fair bit of debate over whether electric cars should receive subsidies in Australia.  The Greens are in favor and SA Labor were planning to make electric cars exempt from registration fees up to the point they were defeated in […]

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2018 Synergy Schools Solar Challenge Grand Final

Synergy Solar Challenge

It’s a big day for a bunch of kids in Perth and Bunbury today – the grand final of the Synergy Schools Solar Challenge, being held at Optus Stadium.

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Unconventional Gas Could Totally Frack Up Emissions Efforts In The NT

Analysis of the final report into fracking in the Northern Territory reveals the practice could dwarf the emissions reduction benefits from the NT’s renewable energy aspirations.

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Australian Renewable Energy Investment Up 147 Per Cent

Solar investment in Australia

Renewable energy investment in Australia jumped 147% last year to a record USD $8.5 billion (around AUD $11 billion at current exchange rates) – and solar power accounted for more than half that figure.

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“Slender Roofs” Not Just An Issue For Commercial Solar

Rooftop solar panels

Australian commercial rooftops are reportedly increasingly being built without the strength to bear solar panels – is this happening with new houses too?

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – April 2018

auSSII solar report - April 2018

Curious about what fellow Australians are looking for in solar power systems? All is revealed in the latest SolarQuotes auSSII report, covering activity in March.

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Progress On Tasmania’s First Large Scale Solar Farm Projects

Solar farms in Tasmania

Development applications for two proposed solar farms in Tasmania representing up to 17.5MW capacity combined have completed their public exhibition period.

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Renewed Push For Coal Power In Australia – “Monash Manifesto” Unveiled

Hazelwood 2.0?

A bunch of Liberal/National party MPs have reportedly gotten together to form a little club called the Monash Forum, a major aim of which is to push for more coal-fired power generation in Australia.

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Deakin University Solar Powered Microgrid Project Moving Along

Deakin University microgrid project

Deakin University has called for contractors and suppliers to register their interest in working on the construction of its microgrid project.

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Craig Kelly Is Wrong: Electric Cars Are Better For The Environment Than Petrol Ones

Toyota Prius Beats Nissan Leaf And Tesla S On CO2 Emissions In Australia It has become clear to me there is some confusion over whether electric cars offer an environmental benefit in this country.  Craig Kelly, who is an extremely honorable Member of Parliament, has told the nation they result in more greenhouse emissions than […]

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