The Victorian Greens are using the recommendations of a report on emission reduction targets to back their call for closing Yallourn Power Station early.
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QBE Commits To 100% Renewable Electricity
Insurance giant QBE has joined the RE100 initiative and pledged to source “100 per cent” renewable electricity for its operations around the world by the end of 2025.
[Continue reading…]6.6 kW Solar System: How Many Solar Panels?
If someone casually asks me how much solar they should install, I may simply tell them they should fill their roof with as much capacity as they reasonably can. But after learning the details, I often recommend installing as close to 6.66 kilowatts as possible.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – June 2019
Did the high level of interest in advanced solar power system monitoring we saw in April continue in May? Find out in our latest Australian Solar Systems Interest Index (auSSII) report.
[Continue reading…]Inner West Council Dumps All Fossil Fuel Investments
New South Wales’ Inner West Council announced yesterday it is the first council in the state to be totally divested from fossil fuels.
[Continue reading…]Isaac Regional Council Considering Floating PV
Queensland’s Isaac Regional Council has given the green light for investigating the potential of using floating solar power system installations on its water assets.
[Continue reading…]EPC Partner For Whyalla’s Cultana Solar Farm Announced
SIMEC Energy Australia has inked the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Cultana Solar Farm project in South Australia – but it’s not with an Australian company.
[Continue reading…]SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 18 – Shonky Solar And Tortured Inverters
Episode 18 sees Finn and Ronald discussing the ABC’s recent 7.30 report on solar in Australia, new features on SolarQuotes’ installer reviews pages, inverter torture testing results and more.
[Continue reading…]Green Power Vs. Rooftop Solar: Solar Easily Wins But Having Both Is Greenest
A while back a reader asked me for a post on rooftop solar vs. Green Power. Or, if you spell as badly as a government national program — GreenPower. So here it is:
[Continue reading…]Sunpower To Territorians: Maxeon 3 Will Get Cyclone Rating Soon
Sunpower’s recent launch of the Maxeon range of PV panels has caught customers and installers in the Top End in a bit of a bind: the Maxeons replace the venerable but popular E-Series panels, but they haven’t yet obtained the rating needed to get approval in cyclone areas such as Darwin (or for that matter […]
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