Agriculture And Electricity Generation – Solar + Fungus Farms

Kikurage and solar electricity production - Japan

Kikurage is being grown under solar panels in Japan

A new solar PV project in Japan is combining electricity generation and agriculture, making the most of what was abandoned farmland.

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129MW Solar Farm Flagged For Bathurst Region

Brewongle Solar Farm

Proposed site layout – Brewongle Solar Farm

Photon Energy Australia has proposed construction of a 129 MW solar power plant near Bathurst in New South Wales and provided a progress update on its Suntop Solar Farm project.

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17.5MW Of Solar PV For Massive NT Prawn Farm Project

Solar power for Northern Territory prawn farm.

Solar panels image: andreas160578

 

Update: This ‘proposed’ project didn’t – in the end – happen :-(.   HT:Phil Maker

 

A proposed Northern Territory aquaculture project of huge proportions that will utilise solar power has moved a step closer to reality.

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Larger Solar PV Systems Eligible For FiT Incentives In Regional QLD

solar power system size limit increase

Solar panel image: B137, CC BY-SA 4.0

Thousands of regional Queensland households and businesses with large solar power systems installed will now be able to receive a solar feed in tariff (FiT).

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Solar Power For 800,000 UK Social Housing Households

Solar panels on public housing

Solar Energy Systems For UK Public Housing | Image: P-Association

A social housing solar panel installation programme in the UK will see 800,000 households save up to £192m on electricity costs annually and generate more than a thousand jobs.

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Major Solar Inverter Milestone For ABB In India

ABB inverters in India
After passing a 5GW supply milestone, ABB says its inverter products are present in around 40% of installed solar projects in India.

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Australian States Lighting The Way On Renewable Energy

Renewables Ready : States Leading The Charge
Australia’s states and territories are lifters and the Federal Government continues to be a leaner on renewable energy and emissions reduction.

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Solar Citizens Supporter Survey Results

Solar Citizens Survey

Solar Citizens started bringing together solar power supporters across Australia in 2013 and since that time its membership has swelled to 98,500.

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Solar Powered Eco Hub Proposed For Karratha

Producing food from the desert with solar energy

Image: Sahara Forest Project

Western Australia’s City of Karratha has provided in-principle support for three business proposals that could see land at the site of Karratha Airport transformed into an eco-hub.

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CORENA – Solar Power For The Community, By The Community

CORENA community solar energy projects

For more than 4 years, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) has been utilising people power to help community groups install solar.

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