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Europe’s First Dedicated Solar Panel Recycling Plant Opens

Solar panel recycling

The first dedicated solar panel recycling facility in Europe has been opened by environmental services company Veolia in Rousset, France.

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QLD Solar Loans Program Kicks Off – Battery Grants On The Horizon

Queensland solar loans

The Palaszczuk Government has announced the launch of interest free solar loans for Queensland households, plus a few more details have been released on upcoming battery and solar + storage support.

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Massive Solar + Storage Facility For South Australia To Proceed

Solar River Project

The necessary approvals have been granted for the Solar River Project – a huge solar + battery storage facility to be constructed in South Australia’s Mid-North.

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Enphase IQ 7 Microinverters Now Available In Australia

Enphase IQ 7 microinverter

Microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) has announced it has started shipping its seventh-generation family of devices, the IQ 7, to Australia and New Zealand.

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IPART Launches Electricity Meter Experience Survey

Electricity meter changeover frustration

If you live in New South Wales and have experienced problems with getting your electricity meter changed over after installing a solar power system, IPART wants to hear from you.

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DNV-GL’s 2018 Scorecard Results — Longi, REC, & Suntech Only Residential Solar Panels To Pass All Tests

Over the past 4 years the Norwegian company, DNV-GL, has performed annual tests on solar panels and released a report on their performance.  Their latest one, the 2018 PV Module Reliability Scorecard is now available.  The good news is solar panel reliability looks as though it is continuing to improve.  If you buy now you […]

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SunPower Cells To Fly High On SolarStratos

SolarStratos - powered by SunPower solar cells

SunPower has announced it is the solar cell provider for the next-generation SolarStratos – a solar powered plane that aims to be the first to cruise the Earth’s stratosphere.

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Monash Forum Releases First Coal “Fact Sheet”

Coal Power - Monash Forum Fact Sheet

The Monash Forum, a collective of pro-coal Liberal/National MPs, published its first fact sheet in defence of the little black rock late last week. It was ..interesting.

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Australian Electric Vehicle Market Study Published

Electric vehicles in Australia

While electric vehicles only make up 0.1 per cent of new car sales in Australia currently, a new report says EV uptake has the potential to start taking off soon and make up 90 percent of all cars and light commercial vehicles on Australian roads by 2050.

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Autonomous Electric Shuttle Service Kicks Off In Adelaide

Solar electric autonomous shuttle

It won’t be breaking any speed or distance records, but a driverless and soon to be solar powered electric shuttle has been turning heads in Adelaide – and the public are invited to take a free ride.

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