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City Of Ryde’s New EVs To Be Charged With Solar Power

Electric Vehicles - City of Ryde

Sydney’s City of Ryde announced on Friday it has acquired two electric vehicles that will be charged using solar energy.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – May 2020

Australian solar power report covering April 2020

While interest in buying solar dropped off in March, it started bouncing back in early April – here’s what Australians were looking for in a solar power system last month when using the SolarQuotes service.

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Michael Moore Attacks Renewable Industry By Detonating His Own Credibility

Two days ago I watched a documentary called Planet of the Humans that was released on Earth Day on April 22.  It’s by Jeff Gibbs and promoted by Michael Moore, who was its executive producer.

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WA Government Announces Clean Energy Future Fund Cash

Clean Energy Future Fund - Western Australia

Western Australia’s McGowan Government has opened applications for the first round of the Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF), worth around $2 million.

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Sun Continues To Shine For Sungrow

Sungrow inverters and battery storage

Sungrow’s summary report for 2019 shows the company continuing to be one of the leaders in the solar inverter market.

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Queenslanders Want More Renewables, Not Coal Power

Coal vs. renewables in Queensland

A poll of more than 1,000 Queensland residents in late March indicates a strong preference for more renewables over new coal-fired power.

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New Behind-The-Meter Data Guidelines Could Reduce Solar Export Restrictions

distribution substation

With 9GW of solar PV installed, Australia’s enthusiastic embrace of household renewables is starting to bump into system capacity issues. As I wrote last week discussing the advent of the two-sided market, the time is coming where the energy sector will need to be able to reach behind the meter and manage the consumer-side resources […]

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Britain Breaks Coal-Free Electricity Record

Coal-free electricity record in Britain

The impacts of COVID-19 and increasing renewable energy capacity have seen Britain achieve a new record period free of coal-fired electricity generation.

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Solar To Help Improve Safety In Armidale

Solar powered lighting for Armidale cycleway

The Federal Government’s Safer Communities Fund is supporting a solar lighting project for a cycleway in Armidale.

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A (Much) Bigger Solar Power System For Rosebud Aquatic Center

Rosebud Aquatic Centre - solar energy

The rooftop of the new Aquatic Center in Rosebud, Victoria will be sporting a much larger solar power system than originally anticipated says Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

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