The New South Wales Government released its Large-Scale Solar Energy Guideline yesterday, which it says puts farmer and resident needs “front and centre”.
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$5M Rooftop Solar Roll Out For NT Schools To Commence
The Northern Territory’s government has announced the first round of schools that will soon have solar panels installed.
[Continue reading…]Over Estimating Electricity Price Inflation For Fun And Evil Profit
A rooftop solar power system is an excellent investment for any home that isn’t at the bottom of a well or otherwise suffering from major shade problems. Earlier this year I wrote an article on payback times in Australian capitals but it’s already out of date as they pay themselves off even faster now.
[Continue reading…]Oxfam Australia : 100% Renewables, No New Coal
Oxfam has warned Australia is at risk of falling even further behind in the climate change battle, isolating it from its neighbours in the region.
[Continue reading…]Australia’s 43GW-61GW Of Residential Rooftop Solar Potential
Australian grassroots solar advocacy group Solar Citizens says while 6GW of solar capacity is currently installed on residential rooftops throughout Australia, there’s potential for much, much more.
[Continue reading…]City-Scale Energy Storage With Molten Silicon
A group of MIT, Georgia Institute of Technology and National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers say their molten silicon energy storage design concept could help power cities – and be much cheaper than pumped hydro.
[Continue reading…]Sunswift Team And Solar Car Violet Set Guinness World Record
The UNSW Sunswift solar car team last week set a new Guinness World Record for the lowest energy consumption driving trans-Australia with an electric car.
[Continue reading…]NSW Energy Minister Spruiks Renewables Achievements
New South Wales’ Minister for Energy and Utilities Don Harwin outlined renewable energy progress in the state at the NSW Smart Energy Summit on Tuesday.
[Continue reading…]SA Electricity Prices: Post-Coal Post-Mortem
A report just released by the Victoria Energy Policy Center (VEPC) confirms renewable electricity generation has brought wholesale electricity prices down – and is likely to continue to do so.
[Continue reading…]Airbus Zephyr Base Opened In Western Australia
The world’s first operations base for Airbus’s Zephyr Solar High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) has been officially established at Wyndham Airfield in Western Australia.
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