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Germany Pulls Plug On Nuclear And Coal Power Plants

Nuclear power in Germany

Germany now has just three operational nuclear power stations left – and at the end of this year there will be none.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index: January 2022

SolarQuotes auSSII report - January 2022

The silly season didn’t stop Australian households from making a very smart move – getting quotes for solar panels. Find out what they were wanting in the January 2022 auSSII report.

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Bushy The Australasian Bittern’s Solar Bling

Australasian Bittern - solar tracking

Some of the habits of a secretive wetlands bird will soon be revealed with the help of solar power.

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A Truly Solar Powered Website

Low Tech Magazine solar powered website

Whether you’ll be able to visit this interesting website will depend on how sunny it’s been in recent days.

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Carmichael Mine Coal Ready To Contribute To Climate Havoc

Queensland Carmichael coal mine

Adding to the general crappiness across 2021 is another bit to help top it off. The first shipment of coal from Adani’s Carmichael mine in Queensland is ready for export.

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Risen Plans Massive Solar Manufacturing And Generation Project

Risen Energy solar project

Risen Energy has its sights set on developing a huge vertically integrated solar manufacturing project in China accompanied by a major solar, wind and energy storage facility to help power it all – and then some.

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Should You Get Solar Analytics For Your System?

Solar Analytics system monitoring

Finn’s a big fan of advanced solar power system monitoring, particularly the Australian-developed Solar Analytics solution. Here’s why.

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Enphase IQ8 Microinverters Start Shipping (In North America)

Enphase IQ8 microinverter

True to its word, Enphase Energy has started IQ8 microinverter shipments – with a few days left in the year to spare.

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Clive’s Carbon-Spewing Coal Burner Project Called In

Clive Palmer - Waratah Coal power station in Queensland

It looks like Clive Palmer didn’t get the lump of coal in his stocking he may have been hoping for at Xmas.

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Don’t Install A Smaller Solar System To Get A Higher Feed In Tariff. Here’s Why..

Solar feed in tariffs and system size limits

Finding a high feed-in tariff is becoming harder. Our feed-in-tariff comparison tool makes the job easier, but increasingly electricity retailers are putting system size limits on their most generous solar feed-in rates.

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