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Feedback Invited On Behind The Meter Industry Code Of Conduct

Behind The Meter Industry Code of Conduct

Stakeholders and the public are encouraged to provide feedback a new industry code of conduct being developed to help further protect Australian purchasers of PV and battery systems, along with other “behind-the-meter” products.

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Kidston Cranking A Heap Of Solar Electricity Goodness – And Cash

Kidston solar energy project

Genex Power has released a revenue update for its 50MW Kidston Solar Project (KS1) in North Queensland, along with some energy generation statistics.

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Tesla Popup Store In Adelaide Quotes $9,300 Powerwall Installed By Killer Robots

Tesla popup store

Tesla has told me they can provide a fully installed Powerwall 2 in South Australia for $9,300 after the state’s $6,000 battery subsidy.  The three phase version will cost “a few hundred dollars more” and there is a 12 week waiting period.

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Varta Added To SA Home Battery Scheme

Varta Pulse 6 - solar battery

Another battery brand has popped up on South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme eligibility list – Germany’s Varta.

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Victoria’s Solar Homes Package Boosting Jobs

Home solar jobs in Victoria

As well as saving Victorian households a bundle of cash on going solar, the state’s Solar Homes Package rebate scheme is giving local employment a boost too.

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Floating Solar Power’s Potential In The USA

Floating solar PV in the USA

Recently published research from the USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory indicates “floatovoltaics” could make a significant contribution to electricity generation in the country.

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Site Works Start On WA Lithium Hydroxide Plant

Lithium mining in Western Australia

U.S. headquartered Albemarle Corporation has commenced site works associated with the construction of a lithium hydroxide manufacturing plant in the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area, Western Australia.

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China’s “Cheapest Electric Car” — The ORA-R1 — May Cost Around $28,000

ora-r1

Great Wall Motors has has released the electric ORA R1 passenger car in China.  Or at least I think they have.

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Enphase AC Battery Eligible For SA Home Battery Scheme

Enphase AC Battery

Enphase’s home energy storage solution, the AC Battery, has been quietly added as an eligible system under South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – January 2019

auSSII report covering December 2018

Interest in solar power in Australia usually sees a significant decrease in December, but last month saw plenty of Australians with tiny electricity bills on their minds. Australia’s solar installers won’t be getting much of a break in the foreseeable future.

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