Finland may have long, dark winters, but it still pays to make use of sunlight for generating electricity says Finavia, which maintains and develops 21 airports around the country.
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Walkout Thwarts City Of Hobart Climate Change Emergency Debate
A debate on whether City of Hobart (Council) would officially declare a “climate and biodiversity emergency” had to be abandoned after three councillors walked out.
[Continue reading…]Go-Ahead For Tweed Shire Council’s Biggest Solar Panel Installation Yet
New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council is pursuing the installation of another large solar power system to help it towards its electricity self-generation goals.
[Continue reading…]SolarQuotes Episode 16 – Finn And Ronald Go Nuclear
Finn and Ronald discuss fuel efficiency standards, the rise and fall of SMA, big renewables in Australia, new SQ installer reviews features, nuclear power in Finland and more.
[Continue reading…]On Saturday I Voted For The Planet — But It Didn’t Work!
On Saturday morning I wandered down to my local polling booth to exercise my voting power. I have more of this than the average Australian because South Australia has a low population, yet the same number of senators as other states.
[Continue reading…]Post-Election : What Now For Solar Power In Australia?
With Scott Morrison to continue at Australia’s helm, what now for solar energy? Is Australia’s popular solar rebate again threatened?
[Continue reading…]Acciona Combines Wind And Solar Power
Wind power giant Acciona has installed flexible solar panels on the surface of a wind turbine tower at Breña Wind Farm in Spain.
[Continue reading…]New Energy Tech Consumer Code Seeking Submissions (And Boy, Does It Need Them!)
A number of bodies — as in organisations, not corpses 1 — are working to come up with a New Energy Tech Consumer Code that covers the sale of solar power and battery systems, and are seeking submissions. I’m planning to submit all over that son-of-a-bitch, so if you’ve got any suggestions you’d like included; […]
[Continue reading…]SA’s City Of Onkaparinga To Reap More Solar Energy Savings
Three of the City of Onkaparinga Council’s biggest energy-consuming sites will benefit from the installation of solar panels in the next few months.
[Continue reading…]Powering Finn’s Land:Â No Nukes Required
During our 15th SolarQuotes vodcast filmed on Friday, Finn tried to get my goat by pointing out greenhouse gas emissions would be considerably higher without nuclear power.
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