Tesla, LG Chem & Sungrow To Join SA Home Battery Scheme

South Australia solar battery subsidy

Tesla, LG Chem and Sungrow will reportedly have solar batteries eligible for South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme from today. [Read more…]

Approval Granted For 900MW Yarrabee Solar Project

Yarrabee Solar Project

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After a string of large-scale solar approvals leading into the end of the year, the NSW Government has left an announcement of the biggest to last. [Read more…]

31 Million+ Solar Panels Installed On Rooftops Across Australia

Solar panel installations in Australia

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The number of solar panels on rooftops around Australia has exceeded 31 million – and that’s just in small scale PV installations. [Read more…]

A Little Solar Power Can Go A Long Way

Solar power in remote villages

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A few dozen solar panels have made a significant positive difference in a number of remote villages in the Ladakh and Zanskar regions of India. [Read more…]

Proposed Mooroopna Large-Scale Solar Project Progresses

Mooroopna Solar Farm

Image: Greater Shepparton City Council

Greater Shepparton City Council announced last week it intends entering into a lease arrangement for a site that will host a proposed $40m solar farm. [Read more…]

Australia’s Leading Postcodes For Solar Installations In 2018

Australia's top solar postcodes

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Which Australian postcodes are shaping up to have the highest number of small-scale solar power systems installed this year? Let’s see what the most recent Clean Energy Regulator data reveals. [Read more…]

4.98MW Solar Farm For Renmark, South Australia

Solar farm for Renmark

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France-based Akuo Energy will invest $12 million in the Jane Eliza Solar Farm, to be built in South Australia’s Renmark Paringa Council area. [Read more…]

6-7kW Solar Power System Installations Up 135%

Solar installations in Australia - statistics

193,960 small-scale (<100kW) solar PV installations with a combined capacity of  1,337 megawatts had been validated this year as at last Monday says the Clean Energy Regulator. [Read more…]

Energy Minister Angus Taylor Warns On Home Solar Power Safety

Angus Taylor - home solar power safety

Angus Taylor via Facebook

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor and The Australian have created a stir, indicating that a large number of rooftop solar installations across the country may be unsafe. [Read more…]

LG Chem Puts Dibs On Australian Lithium Hydroxide

Kidman Resources and LG Chem - lithium deal

Kidman Resources Limited has inked a non-binding Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with battery giant LG Chem for the supply of lithium hydroxide from the Mt Holland Lithium Project. [Read more…]

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