Coal Booster Ian Off Anna’s Xmas List

Ian Macfarlane - Coal

Annastacia Palaszczuk is keeping a list of who’s naughty or nice, and Queensland Resources Council’s Ian Macfarlane can expect a lump of coal in his stocking. He’d be completely fine with that. [Read more…]

City Of Whittlesea Plots Course To A Sustainable Future

City of Whittlesea - solar energy

Victoria’s City Of Whittlesea has adopted a strategy and plan to tackle climate change and environmental sustainability as it works towards a net zero emissions community by 2036. [Read more…]

REC TwinPeak 5 Solar Panel Production Kicks Off

REC TwinPeak 5 panels

Manufacturing of the fifth generation of REC’s TwinPeak modules is under way, with the first REC TwinPeak 5 solar panel shipments to arrive on Australian shores next month. [Read more…]

Wollongong Switching To Solar To Power Streetlights

Wollongong City Council solar PPA

From January 1 next year, Wollongong City Council’s 18,000+ streetlights will be running on solar energy via a power purchase agreement (PPA). [Read more…]

Victorian Election 2022 – Climate And Energy Pledge Roundup

Dan Andrews, Samantha Ratnam, Matthew Guy

With just a few days to go until the good folks of Victoria head to the polls, here’s some of what Victorian Labor, the Liberals/Nationals and Greens are committing to in terms of energy and climate. [Read more…]

Small Modular Reactors: Pricey Power?

Small Modular Reactor (SMR) electricity cost.

Even with generous subsidies from the feds, a proposed SMR (Small Modular Reactor) project in the USA appears to be following the trend set by bigger nuclear power stations planned or under construction – increasingly expensive electricity. [Read more…]

Australian Renewable Energy Storage Target Push Continues

Renewable Energy Storage Target (REST)

Australia’s Climate Council says $42 billion of private investment and around 100,000 jobs in renewable energy could be created through the implementation of a Renewable Energy Storage Target (REST). [Read more…]

Regulator Takes A Punt On 2022 Rooftop Solar Figures

Australian rooftop solar installations in 2022

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has estimated how much rooftop solar will be installed in Australia this year. All things considered, it’s a pretty impressive number. [Read more…]

SA Rooftop Solar Shutdowns – What’s Happening Today?

Solar system shutdowns in South Australia

Some South Australian solar owners may see their systems remotely shut down at times again today as work continues on electricity infrastructure repairs after Saturday’s storms. [Read more…]

Amptricity Unveils Solid-State Home Battery

Will this be the home battery that changes the world? Amptricity seems to think so, and is now taking pre-orders in the USA for its solid-state offerings. [Read more…]

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