Results from a poll indicating 68% of Australians surveyed back so-called high-efficiency, low emissions (HELE) coal fired power generation have been met with a healthy degree of skepticism.
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Yarranlea Solar Farm Construction To Commence Soon
The construction of a 100MW solar farm 45 kilometres west of Toowoomba is expected to start early this year after recent approval from the Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO).
[Continue reading…]Clock Ticking For Coal Power In Great Britain
The UK government announced last week how it intends ending unabated coal fired power generation in Great Britain by 2025 – and the date its proposed rules will come into effect.
[Continue reading…]Electric Plane Takes First Flight In Australia
Last week reportedly saw the first time a certified electric aircraft has flown in Australia – a Pipistrel Alpha Electro owned by Electro.Aero that successfully completed test flights in Perth.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – January 2018
While the holiday season and lead-up to it had an impact on the number of Australians looking at going solar (as it often does), interest in new solar power installations was still very strong in December.
[Continue reading…]Solar Power To Feature In Victorian Turkey Farm Expansion
Leadoux Turkeys in Bairnsdale is relocating and expanding its free-range production and processing venture, part of which will include installing a solar power system.
[Continue reading…]Rooftop Solar And Exclusion Zones: Where Solar Panels Dare Not Go
In the past I’ve written about solar panel clamping zones which determine where, on a solar panel’s edge, you can place the clamps that attach the modules to their mounting rails. What I didn’t do was go into just where on a roof solar panels can and can’t be installed.
[Continue reading…]280MW+ Of Big Solar In The Pipeline For Victoria’s Moira Shire
The Shire of Moira looks set to be home to at least two and possibly three large scale solar farms in the near future.
[Continue reading…]New York State Governor Sets 1,500MW Energy Storage Goal
New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a USD$200 million investment to assist the state’s private sector in meeting an energy storage target of 1,500MW by 2025.
[Continue reading…]China’s Solar Electricity Generation Up 72%
Solar power systems installed in China cranked 106.9 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity last year through to the end of November according to the country’s National Energy Administration.
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