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Big Batteries Projects For Queensland And Northern Territory

Huge battery systems could be installed in QLD and NT reasonably soon – and one may be bigger than what is currently the world’s largest operating lithium-ion battery storage facility, which is located in South Australia. [Read more…]

Queensland’s Oakey 2 Solar Farm Reaches Financial Close

Oakey Solar Farm - Queensland, Australia

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $55 million in debt finance to the 55MW Oakey 2 solar farm project in south-east Queensland, construction of which will start soon. [Read more…]

Queensland Government Appliance Rebate Scheme Announced

Energy efficiency rebate in Queensland
Queensland solar owners (and all Queenslanders) looking to further reduce their electricity bills can take advantage of a new energy efficiency rebate. [Read more…]

CEC Recommends Home Battery Storage Grants For Queensland

Battery system grants - Queensland

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Among its policy priority recommendations ahead of Queensland’s election, the Clean Energy Council has suggested a small battery grants scheme and other actions to support energy storage be implemented in the state. [Read more…]

Queensland Election Solar Scorecard

Queensland election solar scorecard

Solar Citizens has released its Solar Scorecard for the Queensland election – and there’s no surprises as to which parties lead and lag on renewables. [Read more…]

Queensland Labor Pledges Solar Funding

Powering Queensland's Future

Advancing solar energy in Queensland will remain an important focus under a re-elected Palaszczuk Government. [Read more…]

Queensland’s Normanton Solar Farm Cranking Up

Normanton Solar Farm

Image: Doug Scouller – Normanton Solar Farm

Houses and businesses in the Normanton area of Queensland’s Gulf Savannah region will soon be primarily powered by electricity produced by the Normanton Solar Farm.

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Construction To Commence on Queensland’s Kennedy Energy Park

Kennedy Energy Park - Queensland

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Construction is set to begin on the $160 million Kennedy Energy Park; the first large scale solar power, wind and battery hybrid project to be connected to the grid in Australia.

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University Of Queensland A Solar Powerhouse

Solar energy at University of Queensland

UQ’s recently released Sustainability Scorecard 2016 reveals the University generated more than 8.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity from its 47,000+  solar panels last year.

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University of Southern Queensland To Save Millions With Solar Power

Univerisity of Southern Queensland solar energy installation

Solar panels lifted onto the roof of USQ Springfield’s Building B

Stage two of University of Southern Queensland’s Sustainable Energy Solution project is well under way, with solar panels being installed on rooftops at USQ’s Springfield and Ipswich campuses.

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