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Another Study Confirms Solar’s Popularity Among Australia’s Battlers

Australian electricity bill study

That solar power is a plaything for the rich is a myth that has been busted time and again, but it never hurts to have a fresh reminder given the furphy still regularly pops up.

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ScoMo’s Climate Solutions Package Panned

Prime Minister Scott Morrison - Climate Solutions Package

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced the climate policy he’ll be going into the next election with. If the aim was to elicit negative reactions, then it was a rip-roaring success.

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SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode #5

Last Friday Ronald and I sat down in SQHQ to discuss the previous 7 days on the blog. Here are the posts we discussed, along with links to the relevant place in the video.

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Solar Panels For Woolworths’ Adelaide Regional Distribution Centre

Woolworths - solar energy

Woolworths’ expansion of its Adelaide Regional Distribution Centre (ARDC) at Gepps Cross will include the installation of a commercial-scale solar power system.

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Not All Sunshine For QLD 1,500MW Solar + 500MW Storage Project

Sunshine Energy solar farm

An “early groundbreaking ceremony” for a huge solar power and battery storage facility in Queensland was accompanied by very little fanfare – and probably for good reason.

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JinkoSolar Ruled The Roost For Solar Panel Shipments In 2018

2018 Solar Panel Shipment Rankings

China’s JinkoSolar led the pack again in 2018 for solar panel shipments states a new report from data and analytics company GlobalData.

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Craig Kelly Calls SA Big Battery A Failure – After It Works Exactly As Expected

craig kelly and the big battery

Craig Kelly is… A Liberal Member of Parliament. A supporter of health damaging and environmentally destructive coal power. The only Federal MP with a nuclear reactor lodged in his seat. A man who resembles a big cuddly koala bear with a shaved face. Recently he published a 419 word essay on his facebook page titled, […]

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NSW Labor’s Latest Solar Power Pledge – Solar Skills Program

NSW Labor Solar Skills Program

A Labor Government in New South Wales will invest $11 million to train and accredit the thousands of electricians that will be needed for work generated by the party’s Solar Homes Policy.

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Swiss Company Boasts 29% Efficient Solar Panels

Insolight solar panels

The use of tiny “space-grade” solar cells and lenses have enabled Insolight to achieve a claimed 29% efficiency for its high-tech solar panels, which are currently at the commercial pre-production stage.

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Canberra Battery Test Centre Update — BYD Battery Comes Out On Top

Battery Test Centre results

The Lithium Ion Battery Test Centre in Canberra has released a new report.  They released it 5 months ago but I’ll make apologies for tardy reporting later. 

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