McCain Foods Australia has announced construction of what it says is Australia’s largest “behind-the-meter” renewable energy system at its manufacturing facility in Ballarat, Victoria. [Read more…]
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Solar Powered Smiley Face Speed Signs Improve Driver Behaviour
A trial in the ACT of smiley face road signs powered by the sun appears to have been a success, and will be continued. [Read more…]
Michael Moore Attacks Renewable Industry By Detonating His Own Credibility
Planet Of The Humans: Earth Day documentary by Jeff Gibbs and promoted by Michael Moore. It’s zero stars from me in this review.
Two days ago I watched a documentary called Planet of the Humans that was released on Earth Day on April 22. It’s by Jeff Gibbs and promoted by Michael Moore, who was its executive producer. [Read more…]
Help! I’m Export Limited To Zero kW. Does Solar Make Any Sense?
If you are not allowed to export any of your solar electricity, is it still worth getting panels?
Some people in Australia can’t export solar electricity to the grid. This is because their local Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) has export limited their home to zero kilowatts. While this isn’t common — yet — it is a tragedy wrapped in personal economic pain. [Read more…]
MIL-Solar Produces Australian-Made Eclipse Solar Inverter
The MIL-Solar Eclipse 5 kW inverter. Made in Australia and tough as a Toowoombian.
Are you in the market for a grid-tied 5 kilowatt solar inverter? In that case there’s plenty of choice. I can think of nine brands I can recommend off the top of my head, but every single one of them is manufactured overseas. [Read more…]
How The Financial Stimulus Can Help Your Solar Business
If you own a solar business, the government has announced a surprisingly generous support package for small/medium businesses. Here’s what you need to know.
On March 12th, in response to the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus and bushfires, the Australian Government announced a $17.6 billion economic stimulus. Then, at some point in the last week, they must have spoken to someone in the Treasury who actually knows what’s going on, because they then increased it by an order of magnitude to $189 billion. [Read more…]
Coronavirus: More Lives Saved Than Lost Due To Lower Air Pollution
The coronavirus, or COVID-19 as all the cool epidemiologists are calling it these days, has at time of writing killed over 2,600 people in China and quarantine measures taken to slow its spread have led to the greatest economic downturn that country has seen since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.
But in the wake of all this suffering and disruption, there is a silver lining saving many more lives than the virus is taking. With power stations consuming half the coal they were at this time last year and road travel way down, lives saved from reduced air pollution should easily exceed those lost to the virus. [Read more…]
Daintree Microgrid Project Feasibility Study “On Track”
Image via Warren Entsch MP
A feasibility study for a proposed solar-based microgrid project in Queensland’s Daintree region will be completed and delivered on time says Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. [Read more…]
Canavan: Renewables The “Dole Bludgers” Of Energy
Image: Senator Matt Canavan via Facebook
Senator Matt Canavan is ramping up his pro-coal power message for North Queensland, and has made an interesting comment about renewables. [Read more…]
More Media Pressure On The Fossil Fuel Industry
An Australian superannuation fund takes out a full page print ad to push fossil fuel-free super, while a major media outlet says it will no longer take ad cash from fossil fuel companies. [Read more…]
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