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Switzerland’s Self-Powered Health And Fitness Centre

Solar powered sauna and gym

A fitness and wellness facility powered entirely by solar energy and electricity generated by the exercise of those who use it has opened in Switzerland.

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Hepburn Shire Council Shoots For Zero Emissions By 2021

Hepburn Shire - Solar Energy

Hepburn Shire Council voted to adopt a Zero Emissions Roadmap and committed to the Victorian State Government’s Take 2 initiative at its last meeting.

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Sun Flux Review: Hot Water With Dedicated Solar PV Panels

Sun Flux Direct PV Hot Water System

I recently wrote about solar hot water diverters1 which use surplus electricity from an existing rooftop solar system to heat water. Another option for heating your water with solar electricity is to use dedicated solar panels. These panels put all their power directly into the hot water cylinder’s heating element. When the water hits its […]

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Sapphire Wind Farm May Expand To Incorporate Solar Power

Wind farm to incorporate solar panels

CWP Renewables has reportedly submitted details to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment for an expansion of Sapphire Wind Farm to include 200MW of solar power capacity.

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Queensland’s Delga Solar Farm Gets Green Light

Shell Australia solar project

Western Downs Regional Council has approved development of another large solar farm in its region – this one a Shell Australia project.

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Victoria’s Government Applauded For Renewable Energy Push

Renewable energy in Victoria

Legislation for new renewable energy targets, major solar farm contracts and Australia’s largest renewable energy auction – it was a big day in Victoria yesterday for renewables.

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AEMC Shies Away From Solar Electricity Export Charges

Protest against solar electricity export charges

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has ditched a suggestion (for now) that was viewed as an enabler for a “solar tax”, after protest from thousands of solar supporters.

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Solar May Rise From The Ashes At Vales Point

Vales Point Power Station

A 45MW solar farm could soon be built on an old ash dam at a coal fired power station on the southern shores of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.

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Solar Hot Water Diverters Beat Batteries On Energy Storage

battery vs hot water cylinder

  Update: Compare all the hot water diverters available in Australia here. How A Diverter Can Give You Solar Hot Water And Store Energy At A Lower Cost Than Batteries A solar hot water diverter is an electronic device that sends surplus electricity from your rooftop solar to your electric hot water cylinder.  This reduces, […]

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Standards Australia Bombarded With Home Energy Storage Submissions

Draft AS 5139 Battery Standards

Further development of aspects of controversial Australian battery storage standards will be paused after a huge response to the draft of AS 5139.

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