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Crunch Time For Australian Rooftop Solar: AEMC

AEMC - Rooftop solar power

Rooftop solar penetration has reached a stage in Australia where big decisions need to be made by electricity distribution network businesses says the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC).

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Alpha-ESS Opens New SA Battery Assembly Facility, Partners On VPP

Alpha-ESS solar batteries

Solar battery manufacturer Alpha-ESS is pumping up production at a new assembly plant in Adelaide’s south and also partnering in a new virtual power plant (VPP).

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JinkoSolar Pledges To Power Operations With 100% Renewable Electricity

JinkoSolar - RE100

Solar panel manufacturing giant JinkoSolar is among a bunch of companies that have recently signed on to the RE100 initiative.

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LG Unveils NeON R ACe Solar Panels

LG NeON R ACe AC solar panel

LG is showing off its latest AC solar panel – and this one doesn’t have an Enphase microinverter on the back.

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South Australian Government Releases Hydrogen Action Plan

South Australia Hydrogen Action Plan

South Australia’s Marshall Government has taken the wraps off its plan for making the state a major green hydrogen producer and exporter.

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SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 31 – The C Word

SolarQuotes vodcast episode 31

SQ cops a cranky caller, getting the most from solar power, concerns over the CEC’s Approved Solar Retailer Scheme and more.

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HT-SAAE Solar Panel Product Warranty Increased From 10 To 12 Years

HT-SAAE solar panels review

I have two pieces of good news about HT-SAAE solar panels I’m just dying to tell you.  They are: No one’s going to get mad if you call them HT panels for short. The product warranty for panels sold in Australia has increased from 10 to 12 years. — UPDATE: January 3, 2022. This blog […]

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Adelaide Climate Strike Protestors Deserve Climate Justice

climate strike placards

On Friday I took to the streets as part of the Climate Strike protest.  It was something I had to do.  Something I owed to my children.  Something I owed quite literally, as they had paid me 60 cents to attend.

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Canberra’s Second Zero Emissions School To Open In 2021

zero emissions school - Canberra

The ACT Government has announced the builder of the Territory’s second zero-emissions school, and says detailed design work for construction has already begun.

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Yarra City Council’s 100% Renewables Powered Electric Tipper

Yarra City Council - electric tipper

Victoria’s Yarra City Council recently acquired an electric tipper truck, said to be the first of its type in Australia.

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