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Australian Small Scale Solar Installation Statistics For November 2017

Australian solar installation statistics

November was a busy month in Australia for <100kW capacity solar power installations according to the Clean Energy Regulator, and concurrent battery installations picked up again.

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JA Solar Claims World Record For 60-Cell PERC Solar Panel

JA Solar PERC solar panels

JA Solar has announced output power of its 60-cell solar modules comprised of mono-Si PERC cells has exceeded 325W; reaching 326.67W

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Johns Hopkins University To Divest From Thermal Coal

coal divestment

One of the USA’s leading research universities, Johns Hopkins, has hopped on the coal divestment bandwagon after ongoing pressure from a student group.

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Should you scrap your 1.5kW solar and replace it with a bigger system?

solar rag and bone man

Five to eight years ago, just as the Australian solar industry was getting underway, many people locked in high feed in tariffs for their new, cutting-edge solar power systems.  For example, many people in Victoria with systems installed before 2012 are now getting 71.3 cents per kilowatt-hour of solar electricity exported into the grid.  And […]

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PM Turnbull Receives Dear Malcolm Letter Re: Adani Coal Loan

Adani coal project loan veto

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has made good on an election promise to veto a $1 billion concessional loan to Adani for the Northern Galilee Basin Rail Project, part of its Carmichael mine project.

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Victorian Government Announces NEJF Round And Microgrid Initiative

Renewable energy in Victoria

More funding is being made available to assist Victoria towards its goal of 40 percent renewable energy by 2025.

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Byron Bay’s Solar Train On Track To Open Saturday

Byron Bay solar powered train

It’s full steam ahead (so to speak) for Byron Bay’s solar powered train, which will start offering train rides to the public from this weekend.

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Northern Territory Smart Energy Grant Details Announced

Solar panel grant in the Northern Territory

Households  in the Northern Territory waiting on details of the NT’s recently announced new energy efficiency subsidy can now start getting solar quotes.

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France’s EDF Shooting For 30GW Solar Rollout

EDF Group Solar Power Plan

EDF Group announced the launch of its Solar Power Plan yesterday, an ambitious program with a goal to install 30 gigawatts of solar power capacity in France between 2020 – 2035.

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Funding For Future Energy Center In Alice Springs

Intyalheme Centre for Future Energy announcement

The Northern Territory Government has announced a $5 million investment over three years to fund the Intyalheme Centre for Future Energy (ICFE), which will be located at the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs.

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