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Important Reminders From The Clean Energy Council

Clean Energy Council reminders

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has reminded members of several important issues relating to replacement solar panels, imminent approved module listing expiries and new terms and conditions for product listings.

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Playford B Coal Power Station Stack Toppled

Playford B coal power station demolition

In another powerful reminder of South Australia’s exit from coal-fired electricity generation within its borders, the 80-metre high Playford B stack at the Augusta Power Stations site was demolished on Thursday.

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Universities Powering Ahead With Solar

Cal Poly solar power

Universities across the world are turning to solar energy to help power their campuses – two more recently completed projects include PV for Cal Poly in the USA and University of Cambridge in the UK.

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Solar + Battery Storage Helps Light Up Auckland Bridge

Auckland Harbour Bridge - solar and battery storage

A light and sound show on the weekend heralded the official launch of the first stage of Auckland Harbour Bridge’s solar + battery powered lighting project.

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Solar Powered Theme Park Part Of New Jersey’s Bright Energy Future

Solar powered theme park

Six Flags Great Adventure in the U.S. state of New Jersey has announced a major solar project to help power the theme park – and it’s also drawing attention to the state’s renewable energy renaissance.

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Longi Solar Claims Monocrystalline PERC Panel Efficiency Record

Longi solar panels

China’s Longi Solar likes breaking efficiency records  – the company has claimed its third in four months and appears to have big things in store for this year.

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Australia’s 2017 Rooftop Solar Installations To Deliver Billions In Power Bill Savings

Solar panels equal big electricity bill savings

Rooftop solar panels installed last year across Australia will deliver an estimated $2 billion in electricity bill savings over the next decade states the latest Renewable Energy Index.

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CEFC Finance To Support New South Wales’ Largest Solar Farm

Coleambally Solar Farm

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced yesterday it had committed $30 million in debt finance to the Coleambally Solar Farm project.

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Trump Solar Tariffs — Evil, But Not As Evil As They Could Be

The United States has announced import tariffs of 30% will apply to all imported solar panels but a yearly quota of 2.5 gigawatts of imported solar cells, or enough to make around 9 million panels, is allowed.  Just how much the United State’s Figurehead in Chief, Donald Trump, had to do with this decision I […]

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SolarReserve Opens Offices In South Australia

Aurora solar thermal power plant

SolarReserve, the company that will develop the Aurora solar thermal power station project near Port Augusta, officially opened two offices in South Australia yesterday.

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