SunPower has announced it will be acquiring 100 percent of SolarWorld Americas. The purchase price was not disclosed and the deal is subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. [Read more…]
March Australian Rooftop Solar Installations Break Record
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March rooftop solar power system installs in Australia represented the highest monthly capacity total ever – 127 megawatts – enough to power the equivalent of 36,710 homes says Green Energy Markets. [Read more…]
Victorian Climate Change Innovation Grant Recipients Announced
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The Victorian Government yesterday announced projects sharing in $4.3 million in Climate Change Innovation grants, among which were a few relating to solar energy. [Read more…]
A Fracking Mess – NT’s Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium Lifted
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Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner yesterday announced his government will go ahead with permitting fracking of onshore unconventional shale gas reservoirs in the NT, ending a moratorium on the activity. [Read more…]
CEC Calls For Statewide Microgrid Rollout For Western Australia
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It’s time to get cracking on microgrids in fringe-of-grid locations across Western Australia says the Clean Energy Council. [Read more…]
Gladstone Getting Its Large-Scale Solar On
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A proposed solar farm project near Gladstone may be shifting sites, while a couple of other projects in the pipeline for the region will be among the largest PV facilities in Australia. [Read more…]
SolarEdge HD Wave Inverter Wins Edison Award
SolarEdge was named the gold winner in the renewable energy category of this year’s Edison Awards for its HD-Wave inverter technology. [Read more…]
An End To New Offshore Oil And Gas Permits In New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | Via Facebook
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced last Thursday that no further offshore oil and gas exploration permits will be issued by the Government, but this doesn’t mean activities will end overnight – not by a long shot. [Read more…]
CEC To Solar Installers : Check The Approved Products List
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Many solar panel and some inverter models have been removed from the Clean Energy Council Approved Products Lists this year – and the CEC has again warned installers not to get caught out. [Read more…]
Solar To Help Power Queensland Hospital Linen Services
Wide Bay Group Linen Service’s Maryborough Facility | Image via Bruce Saunders MP/Facebook
One of the largest linen service providers in Australia is to have solar panels installed on its facilities in order to cut electricity costs and emissions. [Read more…]
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