Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has announced enforcement action concerning another company it states improperly created small-scale technology certificates (STCs) associated with solar power installations. [Read more…]
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Flex Solar Panels Review: Now Available In Australia – But Beware Outrageous Prices
Flex Solar Panels: Beware of door knockers selling them for silly money.
Update 8th May 2019: Flex has stated they are leaving the wholesale and retail solar market in Australia but they will honor their commitments.
Flex solar panels are now sold in Australia and there is one thing I want to be very clear about. Despite their name, you should not flex these panels. They are not the flexible sort you might put on the roof of your caravan or, at a suitable level of insanity, your cat. They are the normal sort that go on top of homes and if you flex them too much they will splinter and break. [Read more…]
MoU Seeks To Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption In Australia
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A meeting in Adelaide on Friday saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by seven Australian states, territories and cities with a goal of accelerating the nation’s transition to electric vehicles. [Read more…]
As Summer Sizzles, Coal And Gas Power Wilts
Extreme heat presents the greatest threat to the security of electricity supply in eastern Australia states a new report published by the Australia Institute. [Read more…]
Battle Brews Over Brewongle Solar Farm
Site of the proposed Brewongle Solar Farm project
Photon Energy appears to be facing significant community opposition to the development of a large-scale solar farm near Bathurst. [Read more…]
Is Electromagnetic Radiation From Rooftop Solar Dangerous?
Will Electromagnetic Radiation From Solar Panels And Inverters Frizz Your Heir?
All electrical and electronic device create electromagnetic fields or EMF around them when used and also emit electromagnetic radiation or EMR. This includes solar panels and solar inverters. So is it possible for the electromagnetic fields or radiation from your rooftop solar system to harm you or your family?
Normally these type of questions have two answers — a short one and a long one. But today I’ll give you two short answers and then a long one. [Read more…]
National Energy Guarantee Implementation “Years Away”, If Ever
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The Federal Government may have been granted a go-ahead on Friday by the states to further develop the NEG, but it’s by no means a free pass. [Read more…]
Shonky Door-To-Door Solar Salespeople Preying On Vulnerable Australians
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One of the three “consumer harm hotzones” identified in the Consumer Action Law Centre’s latest report is unfortunately the retail solar power industry. [Read more…]
Construction Starts On Lismore’s Floating Solar Farm
A 99kW floating solar array at the East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant in New South Wales will provide 12% of the facility’s energy requirements. [Read more…]
Australian Directors Consider Renewables A Top Infrastructure Priority
The Australian Institute of Company Directors’ (AICD) bi-annual Director Sentiment Index shows directors are concerned about energy prices and policy, but are bullish on renewables. [Read more…]
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