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Two more Australian councils are joining the growing number of local governments to declare climate emergencies – Noosa Shire and City of Melbourne. [Read more…]
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Atherton Solar Farm Gets Development Approval
Queensland’s Tablelands Regional Council has approved the development of a solar farm near Tolga – but it wasn’t a slam-dunk decision and some confusing aspects of the project remain. [Read more…]
Yarranlea Solar Farm Shaping Up
Construction of Risen Energy (Australia)’s 121 MWdc/100 MWac Yarranlea Solar Farm in Queensland is expected to be completed by October this year. [Read more…]
QLD Large Scale Solar Supreme Court Decision Appeal Dismissed
The Queensland Government has again been defeated in its efforts to apply a silly regulation to large-scale solar energy installation projects in the state. [Read more…]
Fourex Beer Now Brewed With A Helping Hand From Solar Energy
Solar powered Fourex beer – a lot of shading on those panels – perhaps it was early morning/late afternoon.
There will be a bit of sunshine in every Fourex beer thanks to a rooftop solar power system installed at the Castlemaine Perkins brewery in the Brisbane suburb of Milton. [Read more…]
NSW Solar-Battery Interest Free Loans Update
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The NSW Government has flagged its interest-free solar-battery loans program – Empowering Homes – could commence towards the end of this year. [Read more…]
New Solar Panel Reliability Scorecard For 2019 — GCL, JA, And Longi Do Well
A new Module Reliability Scorecard was published earlier this month. It reveals the sadistic practices of a standards organization that subjected solar panels to torturous tests so they could announce which ones came out on top. [Read more…]
Coal, Gas, Nuclear – What A Fracked Up Week In Australia
Adani’s coal mine another step closer, fracking to kick off in the NT (WA soon too?) and our energy minister hasn’t shut the door on nuclear power. Thank <insert choice of deity here> it’s Friday. [Read more…]
How Much Rooftop Solar Power Can Be Installed In Australia?
Ever wondered how much rooftop solar panel capacity could in theory be installed in Australia given the rooftop real estate available in this country? Here’s an answer. [Read more…]
Act Now On Emissions Says Farmers For Climate Action
A group representing thousands of farmers across Australia is demanding the Federal Government takes “swift and decisive action” to rein in the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. [Read more…]
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