The knock-on effects of a solar factory out of action in China have seen a sharp increase in the cost of a key component in the manufacture of solar panels.
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City Of Hobart May Buy Electricity Directly From Solar Households
The draft Sustainable Hobart Action Plan 2020-2025: Responding to Climate Change is open for comment and will be of interest to local owners of home solar power systems.
[Continue reading…]QLD’s Bundaberg Regional Council Assessing New Solar Farm Application
An application was lodged last week with Bundaberg Regional Council for a proposed solar farm at Isis River, around 50 kilometres from the city.
[Continue reading…]UniSA Research: Rethinking Solar Panel Orientation
A UniSA solar researcher says it’s time to rethink solar panel orientation (direction) to better suit peak electricity usage periods and maximise solar energy self-consumption.
[Continue reading…]AEC Report: Solar Installations Up, Battery Installs Down in 2020
The Australian Energy Council publishes a report on solar every quarter. I’ve just read through the latest one. There are only 11 pages of text and graphics, so it’s not too much of an effort if you want to read the whole thing yourself here. But since we live a world where everyone is as […]
[Continue reading…]NSW’s Hawkesbury Council Seeks Input For Net Zero Emissions Strategy
Sydney’s Hawkesbury City Council is asking residents for their ideas to help it build on its emissions reduction efforts and become a net-zero emissions organisation.
[Continue reading…]Call For Solar Panels And Batteries At All QLD Public Hospitals
Four health and medical associations are calling for solar power and battery systems to be installed at all 122 public hospitals in Queensland.
[Continue reading…]Installing Solar Panels In Melbourne Under Stage 4 Restrictions
—- UPDATE OCTOBER 19 2020 – As of this morning, solar installations are able to go ahead in Melbourne – learn more. —- VICTORIAN COVID RESTRICTIONS Although solar installations cannot go ahead in metropolitan Melbourne under stage 4 restrictions (except on new builds or uninhabited homes), solar installers are still quoting, designing and getting customers […]
[Continue reading…]Gulgong Solar Farm Application Denied
Development approval for a proposed small utility-scale solar farm to be built near the town of Gulgong in New South Wales has been denied.
[Continue reading…]Survey Seeks NSW Strata Owner/Renter Feedback On Solar
Strata apartment, townhouse and villa owners, committee members and tenants in NSW have been invited to have their say on barriers to installing sustainability infrastructure including solar panels and battery systems.
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