Independent Member for Indi Cathy McGowan AO has called for more funding for community energy projects across Australia.
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Orange Aquatic Centre Goes Solar
A 100kW solar power system has been installed at the Aquatic Centre in the New South Wales regional city of Orange.
[Continue reading…]Clean Energy Council Sounds Warning On Solar Panel Quality
On Thursday I attended the All Energy Conference and saw a presentation by Sandy Pulsford of the Clean Energy Council on solar panel quality. The gloomy skies above Melbourne that day well matched the bad news he gave about the quality of some solar panels in Australia.
[Continue reading…]Clean Energy Target Dumped For National Energy Guarantee
It’s a done deal. The Australian Government has dumped Dr. Alan Finkel’s recommendation of a Clean Energy Target in favour of a “National Energy Guarantee”, which will see coal power hanging around for a lot longer and renewable energy subsidies end.
[Continue reading…]Wave Glider Completes Great Barrier Reef Trial
A wave and solar powered autonomous ocean vehicle recently completed a trial deployment at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where it gathered data to help assess the health of coral reefs and ecosystems.
[Continue reading…]U.S. 300MW Battery Storage Project Looks Set To Proceed
The company that held the title of the world’s largest installed lithium-ion battery system earlier this year has cleared a hurdle for a far larger energy storage project.
[Continue reading…]Power Prices Putting Australians Under “Unacceptable Pressure” : ACCC
Annual residential electricity bills have jumped 44% in real terms since 2007-08 and commercial users are paying 53% more per kilowatt hour says a report released today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
[Continue reading…]Small Scale Solar Power Benefiting All In New South Wales
The hundreds of thousands of solar power systems installed across New South Wales are benefiting all electricity consumers – collectively to the tune of billions of dollars.
[Continue reading…]University Of Queensland A Solar Powerhouse
UQ’s recently released Sustainability Scorecard 2016 reveals the University generated more than 8.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity from its 47,000+ solar panels last year.
[Continue reading…]Community-Owned Solar Power System Opened In Port Macquarie
The first 100% community owned solar power system in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, was officially unveiled at the St Agnes Early Education Centre yesterday.
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