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Queensland EV Rebate Comes To A Screeching Halt

QLD EV rebate ends

When the QLD Government announced on Saturday morning that its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Rebate Scheme was ending soon, it wasn’t kidding. Applications closed at 11.59 pm last night.

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Applications Open For Australia’s Solar Sunshot Program

Australia - Solar Sunshot

Funding rounds have been launched by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support Australian solar PV manufacturing innovation and related supply chains.

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The Top-Rated Solar Installers In Adelaide In 2024

Which solar installers are crushing it in Adelaide for 2024? I dug into the SolarQuotes review database to find the top dogs.

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QLD Solar Panel Recycling Initiative Kicks Off

Solar panel recycling in Queensland

A solar panel recycling, reuse and recovery pilot scheme in Queensland was officially launched in Redlands yesterday.

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AS4777.1 Updated! A Thousand Reasons To Love New Standards

Solar installers have a love hate relationship with the Australian standards. But with this week’s update of the solar inverter standard AS4777.1 there’s reasons to celebrate. Read on as I explain how raising the residential solar voltage limit to 1000 Volts DC helps put more solar on your roof and more AC power into your […]

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Some Solar Panels To Be Kicked Off CEC Approved List Soon

CEC solar panel delisting

A bunch of solar panels will soon disappear off the Clean Energy Council’s approved solar panels list – here’s what’s happening and what it means.

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Tindo Solar Signs Up For Australian Lower-Emissions Aluminium

Tindo Solar and low-emissions aluminium

Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer has inked an agreement with the country’s largest aluminium extruder for the supply of module frame materials.

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Solar Citizens Spruiks Queensland “Solar For All” Plan

QLD Solar for All plan

Solar Citizens is calling for bipartisan commitment to a plan the community-based organisation says focuses on providing access to rooftop PV and batteries for the many Queensland households currently locked out of direct solar savings.

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Moving House? Best Leave The Battery Behind

battery moving house

While it’s not a hard and fast rule, my advice for home battery owners who are moving house is this: once they’re installed, batteries are better value staying put. While batteries are expensive, moving them is doubly so.

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Canadian Solar Exceeds Q2 2024 Panel Shipment Forecast

Canadian Solar shipments Q2 2024

Despite challenging market conditions, Canadian Solar bettered previous guidance on solar panel shipments in the second quarter of this year according to the firm’s latest financial report.

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