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SunPower AC Solar Panels To Use Enphase Microinverters

SunPower solar panels and Enphase microinverters

A deal between Enphase Energy and SunPower could turn out to be good news for Australian SunPower fans who’ve been itching to get their hands on the company’s AC solar panels.

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Worrisome Results From Canberra’s Battery Test Centre

battery test centre website screenshot

I am very happy.  I just found out there is a battery testing centre in Canberra.  Who would have thought there would be something useful in Canberra?  Besides, of course, for the Federal Government and the bureaucracy that’s necessary for the functioning of a modern representative democracy.1

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Construction Kicks Off On Victoria’s Renewables-Powered Shopping Centre

Shopping centre - renewable energy

Construction commenced yesterday on a project aiming to be the world’s most sustainable retail development – Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre in Victoria.

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EIS Exhibition Period Begins For NSW Large-Scale Solar Power Projects

NSW solar farms

The Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) have gone on display for two large scale solar farm developments in New South Wales – Orange Grove Solar and Suntop Solar Farm.

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New Tesla Powerwall 2 Orders Won’t Arrive Until “Early 2019”.

If you order a Tesla Powerwall 2 home battery system, according to a Tesla spokesperson, you will now have to wait until early next year to have it delivered.  This means the supply of Powerwalls for new Australian orders will be halted for at least 7 months.  If these turn out to be Tesla months […]

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Trump Nuclear/Coal Bailout Could Cost Billions, Destroy Renewables

President Donald Trump - nuclear and coal power

Measures being considered by the Trump Administration to prop up nuclear and coal power in the USA have been described as radical, unprecedented and unsupported by any factual or empirical analysis.

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Craig Kelly On Anti-Renewables, Pro-Coal Warpath (Again)

Craig Kelly - pro-coal, anti-renewables

Fools, liars, “eco-zealots” and “useful idiots” – some of the terms Liberal backbencher (and it seems energy expert) Craig Kelly has used in the past few days to describe renewable energy supporters.

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Solar Fuels Researcher On Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Professor Rose Amal

University of New South Wales chemical engineer Scientia Professor Rose Amal has been awarded companion of the order of Australia (AC), for her eminent service to chemical engineering.

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A Cool Application For Solar Power At University Of The Sunshine Coast

Solar panels and water battery

As part of its efforts toward carbon neutrality by 2025, the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland will have thousands of solar panels and a giant “water battery” installed at its main campus at Sippy Downs.

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Potential Safety Issue With OneSolar Inverters

OneSolar inverters

A solar inverter of One Solar International Pty Ltd,  Power Qube model PQ3000, has failed testing for compliance with AS4777-2  and presents potential safety issues says the Clean Energy Council.

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