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CEFC Backing Solar Powered Fertiliser Production

Lake Way Sulphate of Potash project

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation announced yesterday it is investing in a Sulphate of Potash (SOP) project in Western Australia harnessing the energy of the sun.

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First WA Schools VPP Project Participant Named

Western Australia Schools Virtual Power Plant project

The first school has been confirmed for Western Australia’s McGowan Government’s Schools Virtual Power Plant pilot project.

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Climate Council: Just Say No To Narrabri Gas Project

Coal seam gas wells

The Climate Council hasn’t minced words in its submission to the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) on the Narrabri Gas Project.

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ACT Labor Promise Interest Free Loans For Solar, Batteries, And Heat Pumps

ACT Labor will offer interest-free loans for solar power, home batteries, and heat pump hot water systems to Canberra households.  But there is a catch.  This will only happen if they win the election starting on the 28th of September and ending on the 17th of October.

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SA Australia’s Guinea Pig For Inverter Low Voltage Ride-through Procedure

Inverter Low Voltage Ride-through

Friends, it’s arrived: the Australian Energy Market Operator has published its standard low voltage ride-through test procedure for inverters.

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Adelaide’s Westminster School Unveils Huge Solar Installation

Westminster School solar panels

The equivalent to around a quarter of the electricity requirements of Westminster School in Adelaide’s south-west is now being supplied by solar panels.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – August 2020

auSSII solar report - August 2020

Winter hasn’t put a dampener on pursuing home solar power in Australia, and there was a significant jump in concurrent battery storage installation interest in July.

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Why Solar Feed-in Tariffs Won’t Vanish Any Time Soon — Or Ever

Solar feed in tariffs in Australia

Solar feed-in tariffs are what you get paid when your rooftop solar power system sends energy into the grid. Their value will decrease in the future.  This is inevitable. As more solar capacity is built it will drive down the price of daytime electricity.

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Argonne National Laboratory Claims Breakthroughs In Li-ion Battery Recycling

Lithium ion battery recycling

Batteries are, as we all know, recyclable – but some recycle better than others. Lead-acid batteries? The process is easy, familiar and cheap enough to leave a decent margin, so Australia has some local recycling plants. But the future isn’t lead acid, is it?

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Gem Of A Solar + Storage Project For Townsville Catholic Diocese

Gem Energy - solar and battery storage

GEM Energy has been selected to deliver a $20 million solar power and Tesla battery storage project for the Townsville Catholic Education Office.

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