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Black Solar Panels: Is Lower Efficiency Worth The Sexy?

January 19, 2018 2021-02-10T13:09:51 by 23 Comments
black solar panels

Black Solar Panels Are Hot!  This Reduces Efficiency. I want you to think about someone you know who has rooftop solar.  It doesn’t matter who.  It could be a friend, a relative, or that handsome bearded man you’ve been stalking for months — it doesn’t matter.  I want you to think about where they live.  […]

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Australia A Standout In Renewable Energy Last Year, But…

January 19, 2018 2018-01-19T15:02:33 by Leave a Comment
Clean energy investment

Australia was a star performer in renewable energy investment last year says Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)  – but it warns clouds may be gathering.

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InGRID AGM Energy Control System To Manage Monash Uni Microgrid

January 18, 2018 2018-01-18T07:29:32 by Leave a Comment
Solar panels at Monash University, Melbourne

Madrid-based Indra says it has been selected by Melbourne’s Monash University as a key technology partner in MU’s Clayton campus solar powered microgrid project.

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Solar + Storage Projects For NSW Riverina Region Seeking Approvals

January 18, 2018 2018-01-18T05:45:52 by Leave a Comment
RES solar and battery storage projects

Submissions relating to two proposed large-scale solar + battery storage facilities in the Edward River Council area in New South Wales are currently being reviewed.

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Alinta To Roll Out More Renewables, But Loy Yang B To Burn On – For Decades

January 17, 2018 2018-01-19T15:03:17 by 12 Comments
Loy Yang B and A coal fired power stations

Alinta Energy says acquisition of the brown-coal fired Loy Yang B power station in Victoria will enable it to significantly increase the company’s investment in renewable energy assets.

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Waste Management Company Orders 50 Electric Tesla Semi Trucks

January 17, 2018 2018-01-17T05:48:46 by Leave a Comment
Electric Tesla Semi truck

50 electric Tesla Semi trucks could be hitting United Arab Emirates’ roads as soon as 2020 after a purchase order from Shajah-based Bee’ah.

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Want Hundreds Of Dollars Worth Of Cool Cash?  Buy An Energy Efficient Fridge

January 16, 2018 2021-02-10T13:11:03 by 39 Comments
energy efficiency and refrigerators

Disaster has struck the Brakels household! And I’m not talking about a minor disaster like a son or daughter breaking a leg.

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Development Approval For WA Solar + Wind + Battery Project

January 16, 2018 2018-01-16T07:16:30 by Leave a Comment
Solar + Wind + Battery Facility for Yallabatharra

Advanced Energy Resources’ proposed Yallabatharra solar and wind project, which will include battery storage, has received development approval from Western Australia’s Northampton Shire Council.

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University Of New South Wales To Be 100% Solar Powered

January 16, 2018 2018-01-16T05:39:58 by 6 Comments
Sunraysia Solar Farm - Univerisity Of New South Wales

Claiming it be the first deal of its type among universities throughout the world, UNSW announced yesterday the inking of a agreement that will see it sourcing 100% of its electricity from solar panels.

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Solar PV Electricity Cost Reduction “Remarkable” – IRENA

January 15, 2018 2021-02-24T12:57:07 by 12 Comments
Renewable Power Generation Costs

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) that includes information on Australia shows how much the cost of electricity from solar power and other renewables has dropped in recent years.

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