Hay Shire Council has welcomed a decision by New South Wales’ Department of Planning and Environment approving the development of a major solar farm in the region. [Read more…]
Northern Power Station’s Legacy Lingers
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The South Australian city of Port Augusta was reportedly again shrouded in haze yesterday by dust emanating from the Northern Power Station site. [Read more…]
Basslink Failure Row Continues
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There wasn’t a lot of peace and goodwill between Hydro Tasmania and Basslink Pty Ltd last week, with the pair clashing over the 2015/16 Basslink outage. [Read more…]
More Solar Road Pilot Projects Completed
Heavy shading is perhaps not the best promo shot for a solar road | Image : Monaco Government
Despite the technology’s challenges, the solar roads concept captured the public’s imagination a few years back – and projects have been ongoing. [Read more…]
Australian Solar + Battery Installation Statistics
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Late last year, Australia was experiencing somewhat of a frenzy of interest in solar + battery storage. How has that panned out? [Read more…]
UK : Record High For Renewables, Record Low For Coal And Gas
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Renewable energy’s share of electricity generation in the UK hit a new Q3 record, while coal and gas based generation experienced a record low. [Read more…]
More Solar To Power Up In Mareeba Shire
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Queensland’s Mareeba region will be racking up a bunch of solar panels in the near future after another large-scale PV project was granted the go-ahead last week. [Read more…]
Floating Solar Power Plant For Adelaide Reservoir
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A floating solar plant will be installed at a metropolitan reservoir in Adelaide – part of a much larger solar PV rollout announced today by SA Water. [Read more…]
Renewables Continue To Squeeze Out Coal In Germany
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Germany’s Federal Association of the Energy and Water Industry (BDEW) says renewable energy sources are expected to have accounted for more than 36% of gross electricity consumption in the country in 2017. [Read more…]
Snowy 2.0 : Technically Feasible, Financially Viable, Very Expensive
Snowy Hydro’s feasibility study on the Snowy 2.0 electricity generation expansion and pumped hydro storage project has been completed. It’s doable says the company, but it won’t be cheap. [Read more…]
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