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Solar Power For 800,000 UK Social Housing Households

Solar panels on public housing

A social housing solar panel installation programme in the UK will see 800,000 households save up to £192m on electricity costs annually and generate more than a thousand jobs.

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Major Solar Inverter Milestone For ABB In India

ABB inverters in India

After passing a 5GW supply milestone, ABB says its inverter products are present in around 40% of installed solar projects in India.

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Australian States Lighting The Way On Renewable Energy

Renewables Ready : States Leading The Charge

Australia’s states and territories are lifters and the Federal Government continues to be a leaner on renewable energy and emissions reduction.

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Solar Citizens Supporter Survey Results

Solar Citizens Survey

Solar Citizens started bringing together solar power supporters across Australia in 2013 and since that time its membership has swelled to 98,500.

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Will A Solar Hot Water Timer Save Or Lose You Money?

hot water timer

Lately my life has been a lollapalloza of solar electric hot water heating.  I’ve looked at more ways of heating water using solar electricity than you can poke a stick at.  Or at least I have if your poking arm is weak and flabby and easily fatigued.

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Solar Powered Eco Hub Proposed For Karratha

Producing food from the desert with solar energy

Western Australia’s City of Karratha has provided in-principle support for three business proposals that could see land at the site of Karratha Airport transformed into an eco-hub.

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CORENA – Solar Power For The Community, By The Community

CORENA community solar energy projects

For more than 4 years, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) has been utilising people power to help community groups install solar.

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Some Risen Panels And All Axitec Solar Panels Delisted By The CEC (Updated)

CEC solar module delisting

—— Update 30th August: Please see Risen’s official response in the comments. Update 12th September: Risen Energy polycrystalline solar panels are back on the CEC Approved Products List. We’ve identified 10 models relisted at the time of this update. ——

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5.9GW+ Of Small Scale Solar Installed In Australia

Small scale renewable energy systems

Installations of solar panel systems in Australia in July brought the nation’s cumulative small-scale PV total to over 5.9 gigawatts.

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Australian Rooftop Solar Generated 7,206 GWh Of Electricity In 2016/17

Renewable Energy Index 2016-17 Benchmark Report

From July 2016 to June 2017, renewable energy in Australia generated enough electricity to power 7.1 million homes, representing 70% of all households.

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