Site of Goulburn’s community-owned solar farm | Image: CE4G

A proposed community majority-owned solar farm in Goulburn, New South Wales is expected to be built next year. [Read more…]

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New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council has voted to source 25 per cent of its electricity from self-generated solar power by 2022 and potentially half its needs from solar and batteries by 2025. [Read more…]

Last month again saw a great deal of activity on the SolarQuotes website from Australians interested in reducing their reliance on mains grid power and slashing their electricity bills through installing solar panels. [Read more…]

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The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is kicking in $12 million as a grant to help finance part of the Cook Islands Renewable Energy Sector Project.

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Banking giant ING has announced it is a participant in financing Clare Solar Farm, one of Australia’s largest PV-based power stations.

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Australian solar power system owners who’ve experienced a faulty, poorly installed or underperforming system have been invited to participate in a new national survey.

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Image: Doug Scouller – Normanton Solar Farm

Houses and businesses in the Normanton area of Queensland’s Gulf Savannah region will soon be primarily powered by electricity produced by the Normanton Solar Farm.

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Western Australia’s Water Corporation is using solar power to provide energy for pumping bore water to the town of Exmouth.

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Australia’s Clean Energy Council says it while it has not endorsed the Federal Government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee, it remains open to the idea – but more detail is needed.

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Large-scale solar PV, a major battery system, pumped hydro storage and demand response projects were approved by Zen Energy’s Board yesterday morning.

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