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Dumb Solar Shutdown Device: Queensland Goes It Alone On GSD

Generation Signalling Device (GSD) - Queensland solar shutdown strategy

Queensland is taking the lead in going backwards on solar power, with Energy Queensland mandating a new device, a few new acronyms, a new layer of complexity for installers and a new expense for owners of some new solar power systems. [Read more…]

Ultra Low Cost Solar R&D Funding Winners Announced

Ultra Low Cost Solar Power Funding

A baker’s dozen of Australian projects have each been granted big grants as part of an effort to further drive down the cost of solar power – and considerably. [Read more…]

New Year, New Renewable Energy For Bathurst Council

Renewable energy - Bathurst

As of January 1, NSW’s Bathurst Regional Council’s operations have been fully powered by renewable energy. [Read more…]

2022 Another Remarkable Year For Australian Renewables

Renewable energy in Australia - 2022 summary

For all its trials and challenges, among the bright spots in 2022 was Australia’s progress on renewable energy. [Read more…]

Lismore’s Solar Car Park Cranking And Charging

Solar carpark - Lismore, NSW

Lismore City Council’s Clyde Campbell solar carpark is providing shade for shoppers, generating clean electricity and charging electric vehicles. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Prices: December 2022 Update

SolarQuotes Australian Solar Price Report  - December 2022

As Australians raced to buy rooftop solar panels in November 2022, how much were they paying on average for systems? Find out in SolarQuotes’ latest solar price report. [Read more…]

Engie Readying For Yass Energy Park Project

Yass Energy Park

Engie ANZ is gearing up for a proposed large-scale solar + battery project outside Yass in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales. [Read more…]

Bowen’s Community And Big Battery Blitz: More Details

Community and big batteries - Chris Bowen

Buzz about batteries was again stirred up over the weekend by Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen. Here’s what’s happening. [Read more…]

Allume SolShare Makes It Easier For Stratas To Go Solar

Solar on apartments - Allume Energy Solshare review

Putting solar panels on a Strata property is often tricky. There can be technical challenges with the design and installation, not to mention the political challenges of dealing with multiple owners and a shared roof.

Making solar power easy for people in multiple occupancy buildings is a tough nut to crack.  Some good news is Allume Energy appears to have developed a powerful nutcracker in its SolShare system that distributes energy from one large solar system to multiple users in a building. [Read more…]

Sutherland Court Serving Up Solar Powered Justice

Sutherland Courthouse goes solar

Sydney’s Sutherland Courthouse is cranking and storing clean electricity to help power its operations. It’s among a bunch of courthouses in NSW now doing so and there should be more to come. [Read more…]

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