Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced yesterday it had committed $30 million in debt finance to the Coleambally Solar Farm project. [Read more…]

SolarReserve, the company that will develop the Aurora solar thermal power station project near Port Augusta, officially opened two offices in South Australia yesterday. [Read more…]

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Work has commenced on the transmission line that will connect APA’s Darling Downs Solar Farm in Queensland to the state’s electricity network. [Read more…]

Earlier today, U.S. President Donald Trump gave the green light for punitive tariffs of as much as 30 percent to be whacked on imported solar cells and panels. [Read more…]

Commencement of construction of Esco Pacific’s Childers And Susan River Solar Farms in Queensland isn’t far off, and other Esco large-scale PV projects are progressing.  [Read more…]

Another City of Greater Geelong facility has gone solar –  Leisurelink Aquatic Centre in Grovedale – with other buildings to have solar panels installed this year. [Read more…]

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The 546,000+ rooftop solar power systems installed in Victoria and South Australia made a valuable contribution towards keeping the lights on and air-conditioners pumping in both states during recent stinking hot days. [Read more…]

The Australian Federal Government has announced the immediate commencement of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act’s (GEMS Act) first review. [Read more…]

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Another attempt by SA Power Networks (SAPN) to bump up the cost of electricity distribution (and consequently power bills) in South Australia has been defeated in the Federal Court.

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Australia was a star performer in renewable energy investment last year says Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)  – but it warns clouds may be gathering. [Read more…]