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Another Big Bang At Wallerawang Big Battery Site

Wallerawang Power Station Demolition

Image: Lithgow Lights

… but this was a planned blast; part of ongoing preparations to turn the site of a closed coal-fired clunker into an industrial and energy storage precinct. [Read more…]

BREAKING: LG Exiting Solar Panel Manufacturing Business

LG exiting solar panel manufacturing

The pandemic appears to have taken another solar scalp. South Korea’s LG announced a short time ago it is ditching solar panel manufacturing globally. [Read more…]

NSW Council Considering Compulsory Solar Panels

Compulsory solar panels - Shellharbour

Rooftop solar power systems could become a requirement on all new buildings and dwellings in the Shellharbour City local government area. [Read more…]

Eraring Power Station Closure “Bitterly Disappointing” – Taylor

Eraring coal power station closure

The writing has been on the wall for a long while. But Federal Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor seemed genuinely shocked by news of yet another early exit of a coal power plant. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Goulburn-Murray Water Commits To 100% Renewables

Goulburn-Murray Water - renewable energy

Another Australian water utility is turning to renewable energy technologies including solar power to lighten its electricity-related carbon footprint. [Read more…]

Helen Haines Tables Cheaper Home  Batteries Bill

Dr. Helen Haines - Cheaper Home Batteries Bill 2022

Do cheaper solar batteries sound good to you? You’ll probably like steadfast solar supporter Dr. Helen Haines’ new draft legislation, introduced yesterday. [Read more…]

Another Major US Energy Company Ditching Coal Power Early

Duke Energy coal power

Continuing a trend in the USA, Duke Energy announced last week it plans to accelerate its exit from coal power. [Read more…]

A Big Solar Energy Boost For Banana Shire

Moura Solar Farm - Banana Shire, Queensland

Queensland’s Banana Shire will soon be home to a 110MW solar farm – the first major PV project for the region. [Read more…]

Charles Sturt University Strikes Wind Power Deal

Charles Sturt University - Renewable Energy

Building on its considerable on-site solar power capacity, Charles Sturt University has inked an agreement with Iberdrola Australia that will see its campuses supplied with renewable energy from wind power. [Read more…]

Georgia Power Abandoning Coal

Georgia Power - coal fired electricity generation

It once had the dubious distinction of co-operating the largest single point of carbon emissions in the USA, but Georgia Power now wants out of coal power altogether. [Read more…]

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