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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…]
ABC Check Out Home Solar Power In Australia
King of the gods Jupiter (not Ronald, although the two are often confused) explains home solar in ABC’s The Checkout.
ABC’s The Checkout ran a jam-packed 10-minute segment on home solar power basics on Tuesday night, covering a broad range of topics – and SolarQuotes received a couple of mentions. [Read more…]
Adelaide’s CBD Could Host More Than Half A Million Solar Panels
Image: Spatial Analysis of Solar Potential in Adelaide
Analysis released yesterday by the Australian PV Institute indicates Adelaide’s CBD could support 129MW of solar panels on the rooftops of its buildings. [Read more…]
Regulator Issues Agent Warning On Non-Existent Solar Installations
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has alerted registered agents of a scam involving the creation of small-scale technology certificates (STCs) for solar power systems that don’t exist. [Read more…]
Apple And Google Achieve 100% Renewable Energy Goals
The two technology behemoths say they’ve achieved important renewable energy goals they set for themselves – and both have more renewables in the pipeline. [Read more…]
2018 Synergy Schools Solar Challenge Grand Final
It’s a big day for a bunch of kids in Perth and Bunbury today – the grand final of the Synergy Schools Solar Challenge, being held at Optus Stadium. [Read more…]
Unconventional Gas Could Totally Frack Up Emissions Efforts In The NT
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Analysis of the final report into fracking in the Northern Territory reveals the practice could dwarf the emissions reduction benefits from the NT’s renewable energy aspirations. [Read more…]
Australian Renewable Energy Investment Up 147 Per Cent
Image: Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2018
Renewable energy investment in Australia jumped 147% last year to a record USD $8.5 billion (around AUD $11 billion at current exchange rates) – and solar power accounted for more than half that figure. [Read more…]
“Slender Roofs” Not Just An Issue For Commercial Solar
Australian commercial rooftops are reportedly increasingly being built without the strength to bear solar panels – is this happening with new houses too? [Read more…]
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