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31 Million+ Solar Panels Installed On Rooftops Across Australia

Solar panel installations in Australia

The number of solar panels on rooftops around Australia has exceeded 31 million – and that’s just in small scale PV installations.

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A Little Solar Power Can Go A Long Way

Solar power in remote villages

A few dozen solar panels have made a significant positive difference in a number of remote villages in the Ladakh and Zanskar regions of India.

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Proposed Mooroopna Large-Scale Solar Project Progresses

Mooroopna Solar Farm

Greater Shepparton City Council announced last week it intends entering into a lease arrangement for a site that will host a proposed $40m solar farm.

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Australia’s Leading Postcodes For Solar Installations In 2018

Australia's top solar postcodes

Which Australian postcodes are shaping up to have the highest number of small-scale solar power systems installed this year? Let’s see what the most recent Clean Energy Regulator data reveals.

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4.98MW Solar Farm For Renmark, South Australia

Solar farm for Renmark

France-based Akuo Energy will invest $12 million in the Jane Eliza Solar Farm, to be built in South Australia’s Renmark Paringa Council area.

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6-7kW Solar Power System Installations Up 135%

Solar installations in Australia - statistics

193,960 small-scale (<100kW) solar PV installations with a combined capacity of  1,337 megawatts had been validated this year as at last Monday says the Clean Energy Regulator.

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Energy Minister Angus Taylor Warns On Home Solar Power Safety

Angus Taylor - home solar power safety

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor and The Australian have created a stir, indicating that a large number of rooftop solar installations across the country may be unsafe.

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LG Chem Puts Dibs On Australian Lithium Hydroxide

Kidman Resources and LG Chem - lithium deal

Kidman Resources Limited has inked a non-binding Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with battery giant LG Chem for the supply of lithium hydroxide from the Mt Holland Lithium Project.

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More NSW Large-Scale Solar, Energy Minister Takes On Taylor

Large-scale solar energy in New South Wales

NSW Department Of Planning & Environment appears to be pulling out all the stops, squeezing in some more large-scale solar approvals before the holiday week. Meanwhile, NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has taken on the Federal Government regarding its climate and energy policy approach.

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Tesla Big Battery’s First Year: Lowers Electricity Prices, Makes Money, Is Not On Fire

The Tesla Big Battery in South Australia came online last year on the first of December.  It’s now one year and 18 days old.  Despite the involvement of Elon Musk and Tesla it’s not actually called the Tesla Big Battery.  Its real name is the Hornsdale Power Reserve.  Personally, if I had been asked, I […]

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