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Solar Power And Bushfires: Safety, Shutdowns And Cleaning Off Soot

Cleaning ash from solar panels

Lately, Australia has been having a bit of a problem with bushfires.  You may have noticed.  It’s been on the telly.  Also, there’s a good chance you’ve been spluttering on vast clouds of smoke blowing across the country.  Smoke and fine ash from the fires can travel thousands of kilometers before settling and most of […]

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New Wind, Solar, Energy Storage And Gas Power For Esperance

Esperance Power Project

The town of Esperance in Western Australia is to benefit from a from a major project that will deliver cleaner and greener electricity at a greatly reduced cost.

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REC Offers Another Warranty Boost For Its Solar Panels

REC solar panels

Solar panel manufacturer REC last week announced improved warranty coverage for its products, but perhaps a little prematurely.

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SA Water’s Big Solar And Storage Push In 2020

SA Water - solar energy

SA Water says it is investing more than $300 million in solar power installations and energy storage during the course of this year.

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WA Government Funding Renewable Hydrogen Feasibility Studies

Renewable Hydrogen - Western Australia

Western Australia’s McGowan Government has stumped up $1.68 million to support renewable hydrogen feasibility studies across the state.

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Study: Coal Power Shutdowns Saved Lives And Crops

Coal power shutdown effect on human and crop health

A study out of University of California San Diego states coal-fired electricity generation shutdowns in the USA have saved tens of thousands of lives and millions of bushels of important crops.

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Queensland’s First Community-Scale Battery Project Nears Prime Time

Tesla Powerpack battery project - Queensland

The first community-scale battery storage facility in Queensland – featuring Tesla Powerpack batteries – will soon be operational according to the Palaszczuk Government.

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Fossil Fuel Producers Should Pay For Bushfire Recovery Fund : TAI

Image: Scott Morrison via Facebook

The Australia Institute welcomed the Morrison Government’s $2 billion bushfire recovery fund announcement, but questions why regular taxpayers will be paying for it.

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DIY Shadow Analysis: Learn How To Quantify Any Shade Cast On Solar Panels

How to do solar panel shading analysis

When I came to Australia from the UK in 2002, I was struck by how rare double storey houses were over here. Fast forward 18 years and, as medium density living becomes the new norm in the suburbs, double storey houses are popping up everywhere.

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Zero Mass Water’s New Water-From-Air Extraction System

Zero Mass Water Source Rexi Hydropanel

The company commercially producing a solar powered device that extracts drinking water from air will be showcasing the new Source Rexi hydropanel at CES in Las Vegas this week.

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