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Australian Distributed Solar PV Electricity Generation Statistics

Australian solar energy electricity generation

Close to 1.8 million solar power systems are now installed in Australia – how much electricity have PV installations been generating?

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Britain’s 2017 Low Carbon Electricity Records And Milestones

Low carbon electricity in Britain

2017 was a big year for low-carbon electricity in Britain, with multiple new records set and the halving of carbon emissions in the electricity sector compared to 2012.

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India Seeks To Turbocharge Rooftop Solar Uptake

Rooftop solar in India

India has made good progress on its renewable energy goals, but it will need to lift the pace – particularly on rooftop solar energy – to meet the country’s targets.

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Port Augusta Mayor Calls For Northern Power Station Royal Commission

Northern Power Station demolition and rehabilitation

Port Augusta Mayor Sam Johnson has had a gutful (or lungful) – he’s called for a Royal Commission into the impacts of the operation and closure of Northern Power Station.

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2018 Kicks Off With Energy

Solar energy and electricity n Australia - 2018

New solar subsidies and energy efficiency rebates for some, power price hikes for others. Here’s what early 2018 has in store for electricity prices and home solar power in Australia.

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Queensland Government Appliance Rebate Scheme Announced

Energy efficiency rebate in Queensland

Queensland solar owners (and all Queenslanders) looking to further reduce their electricity bills can take advantage of a new energy efficiency rebate.

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Green Light For Hay Sun Farm

Solar farm for Hay, New South Wales

Hay Shire Council has welcomed a decision by New South Wales’ Department of Planning and Environment approving the development of a major solar farm in the region.

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Bifacial Solar Panels May — Straight Up — Dominate Australian Solar Farms

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Last week I wrote about double glass bifacial panels that are able to use light coming from the front and behind, while on Christmas Eve I mentioned large scale solar farms are taking off in Australia.  Because it’s the season for togetherness, I thought maybe we could put these two things together and make a […]

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Northern Power Station’s Legacy Lingers

Northern Power Station demolition

The South Australian city of Port Augusta was reportedly again shrouded in haze yesterday by dust emanating from the Northern Power Station site.

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Basslink Failure Row Continues

Basslink cable failure

There wasn’t a lot of peace and goodwill between Hydro Tasmania and Basslink Pty Ltd last week, with the pair clashing over the 2015/16 Basslink outage.

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