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Patent Wars Update: QCells Vs. JinkoSolar, REC And Longi

Q Cells patent lawsuit

Chinese solar panel manufacturing giant JinkoSolar is claiming a final victory in a patent battle with South Korea’s Hanwha Q Cells.

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Campbelltown City Council Green Lights Smart Solar Table Trial

Smart Solar Picnic table

Adelaide’s Campbelltown City Council looks set to trial a locally-manufactured “smart” solar picnic table that will enable charging of hand-held devices.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – June 2020

Australian solar power report covering May 2020

Interest from Australians in purchasing an electricity bill-busting solar power system showed no signs of slowing in May – and prospective buyers were again thinking big.

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Coal Power Environmentally *And* Economically Unjustifiable: IRENA

Renewable Power Generation Costs In 2019: IRENA

The case for new and much of existing coal power generation capacity is environmentally and economically unjustifiable says the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

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More Community Hall Solar On The Cards In Horsham LGA

Community hall solar in Horsham LGA, Victoria

Victoria’s Horsham Rural City Council’s 2020-21 Draft Budget includes cash to put solar panels on more community halls within its boundaries.

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Australian Rooftop Solar A Jobs Powerhouse

Solar workforce in Australia

A new report published by the Clean Energy Council states small scale solar power employed around 37% of Australia’s clean energy workforce last year.

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Cabonne Council Adopts Renewable Energy Action Plan 

Cabonne Council solar energy

A renewable energy plan adopted by NSW’s Cabonne Council could result in rooftop solar installed on multiple Council facilities and/or multiple small solar farms popping up around the LGA.

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Why Have Home Battery Forecasts Been Staggeringly Wrong For Years?

When I was a kid, the past wrote checks for the future reality couldn’t cash.  I never got a flying car, let alone a jetpack, and a picture book I had promised me the 2020 Olympics would be on the moon.  Well, it’s 2020 now and we don’t even have an Olympics, let alone a […]

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Community Batteries Benefit The Grid More Says Latest Research

The ACT government reckons there’s a gap between the household battery and grid-scale batteries: community batteries, either owned by or at least serving the needs of collectives of households.

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More Australian Support For Solar Power In Tonga

Solar energy in Tonga - Australian support

The Australian Government has kicked in another $2.9 million for new renewable energy infrastructure in the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga.

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