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Solar & Battery Powered Transportable Classrooms Make Canberra Debut

Hivve solar and battery powered classroom

Kids may have it easier these days in some ways, but that can be a very good thing when it comes to their learning environment.

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Don’t Let Retailers Force You On To Time-Of-Use Tariffs When You Go Solar

australian dnsps

When you get solar panels installed, your old electricity meter is replaced with a smart meter.  Unless you already have one.     This isn’t a bad thing in itself, as smart meters provide some advantages.  But there is a problem if installing a smart meter is used as an excuse to foist a time-of-use (TOU) tariff […]

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Product Warranty Boosted On Leapton Solar Panels

Leapton solar panel warranty

We’ve been reliably informed that the product warranty on Leapton solar panels has been significantly increased for modules installed in Australia.

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Solar Panels: Polysilicon Price Pressure Persists

Polysilicon prices and solar panels

What does the ongoing increase in the cost of polysilicon used in the production of solar panels mean for Australian solar buyers in 2021?

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Canavan Keeping The Nuclear SMR Vaporware Dream Alive 

Matt Canavan, Fukushima and nuclear power in Australia

Coal power’s demise and the 10-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster in Japan have put the nuclear energy debate in Australia in the spotlight again.

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Angus, About The Yallourn Power Station Reliability Thing

Angus Taylor - Yallourn Power Station closure

Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor was quick to try and set folks on edge after the announcement Victoria’s Yallourn Power Station will be retired in mid-2028.

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Regulator Expects Another Huge Year For Solar In Australia

Solar power in Australia

The Clean Energy Regulator’s latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report reaffirms what a successful year it was for renewable energy in Australia in 2020 – and more of the same is expected this year.

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Australian Energy Businesses Fork Out Millions In Penalties

Australian energy business and AER penalties

The mid-year compliance and enforcement update from the Australian Energy Regulator reveals energy businesses paid $4.38 million in penalties between July and December last year.

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SuniTAFE Scores Digital Farmhand

Digital Farmhand with solar panels

It’s not clear if the Victorian Government’s grant covered the purchase of the solar model, but SuniTAFE has acquired an Australian designed and produced agricultural robot called The Digital Farmhand.

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Victorian EPA Coal Licence Review “Fail”

Coal power pollution in Victoria

After spending more than 3 years reviewing operating conditions for coal power plants, Victoria’s  Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is finally done – and its decisions have been found lacking.

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