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UPS Pledges More Renewable Energy

UPS expanding solar power capacity

More Solar Power For UPS

Logistics giant UPS has committed to boosting its renewables sourced electricity use from less than 1% currently to 25% by 2025.

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Printed Batteries To Bring Solar Panels And Energy Storage Together?

Printed Energy - Battery Development

Image: Printed Energy Pty Ltd

An Australian project has set its sights on creating printed batteries that could ultimately be integrated on the back of solar panels.

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Solar Panels To Face Their Biggest Heat Challenge

Parker Solar Probe missions

Parker Solar Probe | Image: NASA

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft will fly closer to the Sun than any other mission – and its solar panels will require special protection to survive temperatures reaching around 1,370C.

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World’s Most Powerful Rooftop Solar Project Completed

Westmont Solar Energy Project

Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti. Kids, Don’t Try This At Home*

The Westmont Solar Energy Project, consisting of more than 50,000 solar panels covering 50 acres of roof space, has been completed – and LA’s Mayor is celebrating.

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Solar Panels And Plumbing Vents

Plumbing vents and solar power systems

Plumbing/drain vents can be a pain in solar installs

Before solar installers start messing with plumbing vents on your rooftop, perhaps point them to this article.

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96% Of Australians Want Renewables As The Nation’s Primary Energy Source

Climate Of A Nation 2017 report

Climate Of A Nation 2017 – The Climate Institute

A report released early this morning reveals a majority of Australians want our nation to be powered by renewable sources such as wind and solar, supported by energy storage.

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56 Billion Reasons To Dump Adani’s Carmichael Coal Mine

Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef From Space | Image: Public Domain

The Climate Council states a Deloitte report that puts a dollar value on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is another reason to pull the plug on Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.

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ABB UNO-DM-PLUS Inverter Available In Australia Next Month

ABB UNO-DM-PLUS solar inverter

ABB UNO-DM-PLUS single-phase string inverter

It’s been a long time between drinks, but ABB’s new single-phase solar inverter – the UNO-DM-PLUS – will be available in Australia from mid-July.

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Sunraysia Solar Farm Gets Green Light

Sunraysia Solar Farm

Sunraysia Solar Farm – Balranald, New South Wales – Maoneng Australia

A 200MW solar farm proposed for near Balranald in New South Wales received state government approval last week.

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July Solar Feed-In Tariff Increase Roundup

Australian solar feed in tariff increases

Solar panel image: B137, CC BY-SA 4.0

Other electricity retailers have announced solar feed in tariff increases since AGL’s recent announcement – find out how much you could be getting for your solar power from July 2017.

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