Ever wondered how much rooftop solar panel capacity could in theory be installed in Australia given the rooftop real estate available in this country? Here’s an answer. [Read more…]
BSG Seeking Land For Bendigo Community Solar Farm
Bendigo Sustainability Group (BSG) is seeking expressions of interest from land owners prepared to lease a section of their properties for the purposes of a large-scale community solar project. [Read more…]
LG Chem Australia Partners With Local Battery Recycler
Energy storage manufacturer LG Chem has chosen Envirostream to be the company’s exclusive battery recycling partner in Australia. [Read more…]
How To Take A Factory Off-Grid With Solar And Storage
SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock chats with Glen Morris from SolarQuip about an interesting project involving taking a small factory off-grid with solar and storage using a very clever approach. [Read more…]
Billionaire Pledges USD$500 Million To Help End U.S. Coal Power
Entrepreneur, philanthropist and three-term Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg is coughing up a big chunk of change to fund an effort to end coal power in the USA. [Read more…]
SA Power Networks Limits Three-Phase Exports To 15kW
If you’re a South Australian who needs three-phase output from your solar power kit, I hope you’ve already made your application to SA Power Networks for approval, because from the end of May, new rules limit three-phase export in that state to 5kW per phase. [Read more…]
Act Now On Emissions Says Farmers For Climate Action
A group representing thousands of farmers across Australia is demanding the Federal Government takes “swift and decisive action” to rein in the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. [Read more…]
Beryl Solar Plant Now Supplying Electricity For Sydney Metro
Beryl Solar Plant in NSW is complete and has commenced commercial operations, delivering electricity for Sydney Metro. [Read more…]
Greens Pushing Harder For Early Closure Of Yallourn Power Station
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Image: Yallourn Power Station | Marcus Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Victorian Greens are using the recommendations of a report on emission reduction targets to back their call for closing Yallourn Power Station early. [Read more…]
QBE Commits To 100% Renewable Electricity
Insurance giant QBE has joined the RE100 initiative and pledged to source “100 per cent” renewable electricity for its operations around the world by the end of 2025. [Read more…]
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