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Coca-Cola Amatil Joins The RE100

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Beverage bottler Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has joined the RE100 renewable energy initiative after committing to 100% renewable electricity across its operations here and abroad.

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TAI: Fossil Fuel Exporters Should Cough Up For Climate Damage

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The Australia Institute (TAI) is calling on the NSW Government to support a levy on fossil fuel exports to help cover the costs of climate change impacts in the state.

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Melbourne Market’s Massive Solar Power Upgrade

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Melbourne Market in Epping is set for a big bump up in solar power capacity, with the market community and produce to also get better protection from the elements.

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Solar Export Limiting: Just How Much Energy Will You Lose?

Export limited solar systems are becoming increasingly common.  Some new solar power system buyers are being told they can only proceed with an installation if the installer ‘export limits’ their system. Export limiting is a polite way of saying ‘hobbled’.  An export limited solar system will occasionally send less electricity into the grid than its […]

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Audit Reveals Coal Power Station Pollution Inaction

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Taking decreases in electricity generation into account, there’s been little change to the toxic pollution emissions profile of coal-fired power stations says Environmental Justice Australia.

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JinkoSolar Publishes Q4 2020 And Full Year Results

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For solar panel manufacturing giant JinkoSolar, its 2020 shipment figures read like the pandemic never happened.

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Eurobodalla Shire Council Seals Renewable Energy Deal

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NSW’s Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) is on track to achieving its renewable energy target after inking a clean power purchase agreement.

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Maxeon Solar Releases Q4 And FY20 Results

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SunPower spinoff Maxeon Solar Technologies has published results for the firm’s first full quarter as an independent public company, and revealed intentions to assemble solar panels in the USA.

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Great Britain Sets New Record Low For Electricity Carbon Intensity

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Great Britain enjoyed its “greenest” electricity on Easter Monday afternoon – and solar energy’s contribution was significant.

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SolarQuotes TV Ep. 3: Panel Punishment, Solar Fires, Battery Chat + More

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The solar fire hazard that could soon be addressed, karate vs. crystalline in a full-on solar panel punishment test, why home batteries are still so pricey, the dark side of solar – all this and more!

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