Port Augusta Mayor Sam Johnson has had a gutful (or lungful) – he’s called for a Royal Commission into the impacts of the operation and closure of Northern Power Station.
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2018 Kicks Off With Energy
New solar subsidies and energy efficiency rebates for some, power price hikes for others. Here’s what early 2018 has in store for electricity prices and home solar power in Australia.
[Continue reading…]Queensland Government Appliance Rebate Scheme Announced
Queensland solar owners (and all Queenslanders) looking to further reduce their electricity bills can take advantage of a new energy efficiency rebate.
[Continue reading…]Green Light For Hay Sun Farm
Hay Shire Council has welcomed a decision by New South Wales’ Department of Planning and Environment approving the development of a major solar farm in the region.
[Continue reading…]Bifacial Solar Panels May — Straight Up — Dominate Australian Solar Farms
Last week I wrote about double glass bifacial panels that are able to use light coming from the front and behind, while on Christmas Eve I mentioned large scale solar farms are taking off in Australia. Because it’s the season for togetherness, I thought maybe we could put these two things together and make a […]
[Continue reading…]Northern Power Station’s Legacy Lingers
The South Australian city of Port Augusta was reportedly again shrouded in haze yesterday by dust emanating from the Northern Power Station site.
[Continue reading…]Basslink Failure Row Continues
There wasn’t a lot of peace and goodwill between Hydro Tasmania and Basslink Pty Ltd last week, with the pair clashing over the 2015/16 Basslink outage.
[Continue reading…]More Solar Road Pilot Projects Completed
Despite the technology’s challenges, the solar roads concept captured the public’s imagination a few years back – and projects have been ongoing.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar + Battery Installation Statistics
Late last year, Australia was experiencing somewhat of a frenzy of interest in solar + battery storage. How has that panned out?
[Continue reading…]UK : Record High For Renewables, Record Low For Coal And Gas
Renewable energy’s share of electricity generation in the UK hit a new Q3 record, while coal and gas based generation experienced a record low.
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