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What Does The Liberal Win Mean For Clean Energy in SA?

March 19, 2018 2018-03-20T19:58:49 by 23 Comments

The South Australian Liberals have won the election.  The results seemed clear on Saturday night and are looking very definite now on Monday morning.  They have a small but clear majority allowing them to govern in their own right.  Now that the power is theirs, will solar and wind continue to expand in South Australia […]

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Business As Usual Trumps National Energy Guarantee

March 19, 2018 2018-03-19T07:13:32 by Leave a Comment
Do nothing better than National Energy Guarantee

With Labor out of the way in South Australia, a barrier to the adoption of the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been removed. But it remains Australia may be better served in terms of emissions reduction without it.

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New Stand-Alone Power System Trial In Western Australia

March 19, 2018 2021-02-24T13:02:13 by Leave a Comment
Stand alone solar hybrid systems

WA’s Energy Minister has given the go-ahead for Western Power to proceed with a demonstration project to install stand-alone power systems at up to 60 sites across the state.

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Even Bigger Battery For South Australia

March 16, 2018 2024-09-05T09:17:31 by 1 Comment
Simec ZEN - South Australia big battery

Tesla’s Big Battery in South Australia could soon lose its crown as Australia’s largest single-site battery installation to another project announced today for the state.

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More Backing For Small-Scale Solar + Storage From ARENA/CEFC

March 16, 2018 2018-03-16T05:08:15 by 1 Comment
ARENA and CEFC - solar and battery storage

Both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Clean Finance Corporation have announced initiatives for further supporting the adoption of small-scale solar power, battery storage and energy efficiency.

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Tony Abbott And Craig Kelly Want Frydenberg To Fiddle With His Small-scale Knob

March 15, 2018 2021-02-24T12:54:56 by 18 Comments

Tony Abbott recently made a comment about the STCs that reduce the cost of rooftop solar to households and are commonly called the “solar rebate“1.  Guess what he wants to do with them?  Do you need a hint?  Tell you what, I’ll make it easy for you and put it in the form of a […]

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Large-Scale Battery Storage : GE Reservoir

March 15, 2018 2018-03-15T07:50:52 by 1 Comment
GE Reservoir battery

Last week, GE unveiled its large-scale energy storage solution, which is based on the 1.2 MW/4 MWh Reservoir Storage Unit.

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Queensland Cash For Battery Info Offer May Catch Out Some Installers

March 15, 2018 2018-07-24T11:38:01 by Leave a Comment
Queensland solar battery database

The Queensland Government is establishing a home battery database and system owners are being offered $50 for their information. It may make some battery installers nervous and owners should be a little cautious too, but for other reasons.

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Sydney Markets Now Boasts 3MW+ Of Solar Power

March 14, 2018 2018-04-23T14:58:02 by Leave a Comment
Sydney Markets solar power system

Sydney Markets today officially switched on a huge addition to its previously existing solar capacity and has laid claim to having Australia’s biggest private sector rooftop solar power system at a single site.

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Redflow ZBM2 Battery Deliveries About To Get Under Way

March 14, 2018 2021-02-10T13:41:53 by Leave a Comment
Redflow ZBM2 battery deliveries

Australian energy storage company Redflow announced yesterday it had completed testing of the first ZBM2 batteries using battery stacks produced by its new Thailand factory, and is now ready to start fulfilling back orders.

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