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Residents of Junee in New South Wales have been invited to a Council-supported meeting that will gauge the level of interest in solar power and other alternative energy technologies in the area.
Jinko Solar And SunPower Announce Panel Supply Deals
Module manufacturers Jinko Solar and SunPower are continuing to power ahead, with both companies announcing major panel supply deals.
Aquion Energy Back In The Salt Water Battery Business
Aquion battery installation in Perth | Image: Aquion Energy
U.S. battery company Aquion Energy has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy status with new owners at the helm and renewed confidence in its future.
Producing Food From Air With Solar Power
Solar electricity + air – the answer to world hunger? | Image: VTT Technical Research Centre
Researchers in Finland have created a protein-rich food using electricity and carbon dioxide, with help from microbes – a process that could be solar powered.
Solar Panels Helping To Power More Remote NT Communities
Solar Energy Transformation Program saving on diesel | Panel Image: Smaack, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
The Northern Territory Government has announced commissioning completion of 3.325 MW of solar power capacity in ten remote Aboriginal communities.
Solar + Storage Proposed For Lindeman Island Resort Redevelopment
Lindeman Island Resort Redevelopment | White Horse Australia Lindeman
Redevelopment of Queensland’s Lindeman Island Resort could incorporate a significant level of solar power and battery storage according to a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) released on the weekend.
Lindeman Island’s resort has been out of action since 2012, following substantial damage wreaked by Cyclone Yasi in 2011. [Read more…]
Sunshine Coast Solar Farm Connected To The Grid
Sunshine Coast Council Goes 100% Renewable | Artist’s Impression
Grid connection of the 15MW Sunshine Coast Solar Farm in Queensland on the weekend marks a couple of firsts in Australia.
WA’s City of Kwinana Saving With Solar Power
City of Kwinana Installs More Renewable Energy Capacity | Image: Public Domain
The City of Kwinana in Western Australia recently installed 384 solar panels on the Darius Wells Library and Resource Centre.
STC Prices Plummet – The Impact On Australia’s Solar Subsidy
Solar panel image: B137,CC BY-SA 4.0
A sudden reduction in the value of certificates upon which solar subsidies in Australia are based has resulted in some solar companies needing to re-issue recent quotes.
Victorian Community Power Hub Groups Announced
Image: Bendigo Sustainability Group via Facebook
Victoria’s Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change has announced host organisations for pilot community power hubs, plus renewable energy and energy efficiency funding for resource-strapped regional councils.
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