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2021 Solar Panel Torture Testing: ET, & SunPower Do Well

July 26, 2021 2023-07-24T16:17:20 by 23 Comments
PVEL 2021 PV Module Reliability Scorecard report

At the moment we’re locked down in Adelaide.  Because I’m no longer able to smuggle badgers across the border in my beard as I’d planned, I’m catching up on stuff I should have written about weeks or months ago.  One of these things is the PVEL 2021 Module Reliability Scorecard report that came out in […]

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People Power And Shoalhaven Solar Farm

July 26, 2021 2021-07-26T07:54:24 by Leave a Comment
Shoalhaven Solar Farm - Repower Shoalhaven

Site works have kicked off for New South Wales’ Shoalhaven Solar Farm, a project driven by community group Repower Shoalhaven.

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Waverley Council Sets 2030 Net Zero Emissions Target

July 26, 2021 2021-07-26T06:25:37 by Leave a Comment
Waverley Council net zero emissions

New South Wales’ Waverley Council committed to bringing forward its zero carbon emissions target by 20 years at its meeting last week.

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SA’s Walkerville Council Saving A Bundle With Solar

July 23, 2021 2021-07-23T06:02:52 by Leave a Comment
Town of Walkerville solar installation

Adelaide’s Walkerville Council looks set to achieve rapid payback on a solar power project.

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Solar Farms Do More Than Just Generate Clean Energy

July 22, 2021 2021-07-22T07:45:57 by 1 Comment
Community benefits from solar farms

Beyond the clean electricity, jobs and associated economic activity, many solar farm projects provide other positive and ongoing benefits in their local communities.

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New Tasmanian Solar Schools Announced

July 22, 2021 2021-07-22T06:32:59 by Leave a Comment
Solar schools in Tasmania

The first batch of government schools in Tasmania to receive solar power systems under a new program have been named.

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IEA: Global Emissions Set To Surge To New High

July 21, 2021 2024-07-03T11:01:29 by 3 Comments
Pandemic recovery and emissions: IEA

New analysis from the International Energy Agency indicates only around 2% of global government COVID recovery spending has been allocated to clean energy measures.

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Cessnock City Council Switches On New Solar Power Installations

July 21, 2021 2021-07-21T06:39:37 by Leave a Comment
Cessnock City Council - solar panels

New South Wales’ Cessnock City Council is making good on its Cities Power Partnership pledges, with the installation of several solar power systems complete and now operational.

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Wraps Off The REC N-Peak 2 Solar Panel Range

July 20, 2021 2025-09-04T13:54:48 by Leave a Comment
REC N-Peak 2 solar panelss

REC Group has announced the launch of the REC N-Peak 2 solar panel range, which should be available in Australia in just a few months.

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Grattan: How To End Petrol And Diesel Car Sales By 2035 

July 20, 2021 2022-06-13T14:50:37 by 9 Comments
Zero emissions vehicles - Grattan Institute

Sales of new petrol and diesel cars should be phased out in Australia by 2035 says the Grattan Institute – and it has recommendations to help make it happen.

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