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Power Of Choice Meter Reforms Result In Powerful Conflicts Of Interest

On the first of December 2017 responsibility for electricity meters in the National Energy Market or NEM changed hands1.  The NEM is a National Electricity Market that apparently thinks Western Australia and the Northern Territory are other countries because they’re not included. The job of installing and maintaining electricity meters was taken from Distributed Network […]

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Wind And Solar Power Vs. Coal Seam Gas In Narrabri Shire

Wind energy and solar power vs CSG

Santos’s proposed Narrabri Gas Project seeks to construct hundreds of coal seam gas wells within the Narrabri Shire area – but what if there was a focus on wind and solar power in the shire instead?

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Solar Power For Humpty Doo Barramundi Farm

Barramundi Farm - Solar Energy

Humpty Doo Barramundi Farm, the first NAIF loan recipient in the Northern Territory, will soon embark on a major expansion including solar energy to help power its operations.

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Queensland Leading The Charge In Large-Scale Solar

Large scale solar energy projects in Queensland

Investment value in large-scale solar power projects in Queensland make up more than half of the national total says the Clean Energy Council.

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Crackdown On Dodgy Electricity Bill Discounts

Dodgy electricity bill discounts

Energy retailers will soon be prohibited from offering pseudo-discounts and a new investigation will determine whether Australian energy consumers are being gouged by networks in relation to corporate tax liabilities.

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Arvio Supercapacitor Energy Storage — Powerful Enough To Beat Batteries At Their Own Game?

  Note from Finn: People have asked me if I would recommend buying a ‘super capacitor’ over a conventional battery. My short answer is no. Personally I think the technology is too new to consider it in a residential application. As Ronald says at the end of the post: “…they are a new thing and […]

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Mercury NZ Takes Big Stake In Tilt Renewables

Mercury NZ and Tilt Renewables

New Zealand energy company Mercury NZ Limited has announced it will take up to a 26.8% stake in NZX and ASX-listed Tilt Renewables.

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WA’s Dunsborough Primary To Fuel Its School With Solar Energy

Solar powered schools

Dunsborough Primary School in Western Australia has set a goal of running on 100% renewables, and solar power will make a significant contribution.

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LG Solar’s Product Warranty Now 25 Years For All Panels

LG solar panel warranty

It’s only two months now since I wrote an article telling everyone in the world the product warranty for LG Solar’s NeON 2 panel was being extended from 12 years to 15.  But if you were looking forward to to getting some NeON 2 solar panels and enjoying that sweet 15 year warranty, I’m afraid […]

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Solar Powered Helicopter Drone To Fly On Mars

Solar powered Mars helicopter

Boffins at NASA have been successful in their efforts to develop a solar powered helicopter drone that will be part of the Mars 2020 rover mission. 

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