Solar panels arrive at Yackandandah | Image: TRY
Excitement is building in the small town of Yackandandah in northeast Victoria as it moves towards a fossil fuel-free energy future.
Kerfuffle Over Potential Liddell Power Station Sale And Life-Support
Ageing Liddell Power Station’s ears are burning as well as its coal
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s attempts to keep an old coal fired power station in New South Wales operating past its use-by date has caused quite a stir.
Australian Solar System Interest Index – September 2017
August saw a significant increase in the proportion of Australians wanting to install battery-ready PV systems according to the latest SolarQuotes Australian Solar System Interest Index (auSSII) report.
U.S. Utility Energy Storage Snapshot Report
Energy storage in the USA is a small but growing market according to SEPA’s 2017 Utility Energy Storage Market Snapshot – and many utilities have residential customers in their sights.
Agriculture And Electricity Generation – Solar + Fungus Farms
Kikurage is being grown under solar panels in Japan
A new solar PV project in Japan is combining electricity generation and agriculture, making the most of what was abandoned farmland.
129MW Solar Farm Flagged For Bathurst Region
Proposed site layout – Brewongle Solar Farm
Photon Energy Australia has proposed construction of a 129 MW solar power plant near Bathurst in New South Wales and provided a progress update on its Suntop Solar Farm project.
17.5MW Of Solar PV For Massive NT Prawn Farm Project
Solar panels image: andreas160578
Update: This ‘proposed’ project didn’t – in the end – happen :-(. HT:Phil Maker
A proposed Northern Territory aquaculture project of huge proportions that will utilise solar power has moved a step closer to reality.
Larger Solar PV Systems Eligible For FiT Incentives In Regional QLD
Solar panel image: B137, CC BY-SA 4.0
Thousands of regional Queensland households and businesses with large solar power systems installed will now be able to receive a solar feed in tariff (FiT).
Solar Power For 800,000 UK Social Housing Households
Solar Energy Systems For UK Public Housing | Image: P-Association
A social housing solar panel installation programme in the UK will see 800,000 households save up to £192m on electricity costs annually and generate more than a thousand jobs.
Major Solar Inverter Milestone For ABB In India
After passing a 5GW supply milestone, ABB says its inverter products are present in around 40% of installed solar projects in India.
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