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Queensland’s Delga Solar Farm Gets Green Light

Shell Australia solar project

Western Downs Regional Council has approved development of another large solar farm in its region – this one a Shell Australia project.

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Victoria’s Government Applauded For Renewable Energy Push

Renewable energy in Victoria

Legislation for new renewable energy targets, major solar farm contracts and Australia’s largest renewable energy auction – it was a big day in Victoria yesterday for renewables.

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AEMC Shies Away From Solar Electricity Export Charges

Protest against solar electricity export charges

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has ditched a suggestion (for now) that was viewed as an enabler for a “solar tax”, after protest from thousands of solar supporters.

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Solar May Rise From The Ashes At Vales Point

Vales Point Power Station

A 45MW solar farm could soon be built on an old ash dam at a coal fired power station on the southern shores of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.

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Solar Hot Water Diverters Beat Batteries On Energy Storage

battery vs hot water cylinder

  Update: Compare all the hot water diverters available in Australia here. How A Diverter Can Give You Solar Hot Water And Store Energy At A Lower Cost Than Batteries A solar hot water diverter is an electronic device that sends surplus electricity from your rooftop solar to your electric hot water cylinder.  This reduces, […]

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Standards Australia Bombarded With Home Energy Storage Submissions

Draft AS 5139 Battery Standards

Further development of aspects of controversial Australian battery storage standards will be paused after a huge response to the draft of AS 5139.

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Australia’s Redback Technologies To Expand

Redback Technologies - Australia

Solar and storage solutions developer Redback Technologies, based at University of Queensland’s Long Pocket campus, plans to boost its workforce significantly over the next 6 months.

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Solar + Battery Storage For The Home Depot

Solar + Tesla Powerpack project - Home Depot

The world’s largest  home improvements retailer is installing solar panels on 50 more of its stores, along with Tesla Powerpack battery storage at some outlets.

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Australian Solar System Interest Index (auSSII) August 2017

Australian solar power statistics

We’re very pleased to publish the first in what will be a monthly report on the current state of solar power interest in Australia – the SolarQuotes auSSII report.

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More Progress On Queensland’s Hayman And Daydream Solar Farms

Solar farms in Queensland

Interconnection agreements have been finalised for Edify Energy’s Daydream and Hayman Solar Farms, which will be connected to Powerlink’s 275kV network near Collinsville in Queensland.

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