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Does Virtual Powerline Technology Make SA-NSW Inconnector Obsolete Before It’s Built?

April 1, 2018 2018-04-01T09:29:03 by 8 Comments

The cornerstone of the new South Australian Liberal government’s energy policy, a new $740 million electricity interconnector with NSW, may be rendered obsolete before construction has even begun thanks to a new blockchain based ‘virtual powerline’ being built between the two states.  The technology was developed by the US company BiTchain and has already avoided the […]

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100 Schools Join Victoria’s Greener Government School Buildings Pilot

March 30, 2018 2018-03-30T08:22:56 by Leave a Comment
Solar energy in Victorian schools

The one hundred schools participating in a Victorian Government program seeking to drive down school carbon emissions and energy costs have been named.

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STP Knob Turned The Right Way For Small-Scale Solar Power

March 30, 2018 2018-03-30T06:48:13 by 2 Comments
STP - Small-scale Technology Percentage and solar power

Tony Abbott and Craig Kelly may be gearing up for more bluster after news knob-fiddling that relates to Australia’s solar subsidy has gone the right way.

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The Six Biggest Myths About Battery Storage

March 29, 2018 2018-03-29T13:17:26 by 161 Comments

I’ve been publishing thoughts on the solar industry since 2009. And since Tesla announced their Powerwall battery to great media hype in May 2015, a lot of those thoughts have concerned batteries. Unfortunately, a lot of the facts I’ve published about batteries, their economics and their environmental impacts have not gone down well with some […]

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Germany’s SolarWorld Starts Bankruptcy Proceedings (Again)

March 29, 2018 2018-03-29T07:28:25 by Leave a Comment
Germany's SolarWorld - Bankruptcy

Just months after Germany’s SolarWorld AG was resurrected as SolarWorld Industries GmbH, the new company has filed for bankruptcy.

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Kelly Compares Replacing Liddell With Renewables To A Dog With Rabies

March 29, 2018 2021-02-10T13:31:40 by 6 Comments
Craig Kelly and Liddell Power Station

NSW Liberal MP Craig Kelly has said replacing Liddell Power Station with solar panels, wind turbines and batteries is “as dangerous to the economy as rabies is in a dog”.

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JinkoSolar’s Stellar Solar Panel Shipment Tally

March 28, 2018 2021-02-24T12:45:36 by 2 Comments
jinko solar panels

JinkoSolar recently announced it had shipped a very impressive 9,807 MW of solar panel capacity in 2017, a 47.3% increase on 2016 – and the company expects to better last year’s figure in 2018.

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Solar Company Penalised For Telemarketing Infringements

March 28, 2018 2021-02-24T12:55:40 by 2 Comments
Telemarketing and solar power in Australia

An Australian solar energy company recently found itself shelling out $21,600 as a penalty for telemarketing to consumers on the Do Not Call Register without their consent.

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Opal Storage Review: Beware Short Cabinet Warranty And Unrealistic Savings

March 27, 2018 2024-01-26T10:33:57 by 9 Comments

Opal Solar is a brand owned by the Australian solar wholesaler Solar Juice.  Last December they launched Opal Storage, an “all-in-one” home battery system.

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JFY Solar Inverter Delisting Appeal Denied

March 27, 2018 2024-07-02T15:05:02 by 2 Comments
JFY solar inverter delisting appeal

A Clean Energy Council decision to delist a solar inverter model manufactured by Shenzhen JingFuYuan Tech (JFY) has been upheld after an appeal from the company was unsuccessful. The situation has also flagged what may be broader issue.

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