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Community Solar Kickstart For Geelong Sustainability

Geelong Sustainability - Community Solar Power

The Victorian Government is providing a $140,000 grant to support the implementation of Geelong Sustainability’s community solar investment model.

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Tony Abbott : Solar And Wind “Intermittent And Unreliable Power”

Tony Abbott - Global Warming Policy Foundation

In his speech to the Global Warming Policy Foundation in London, Australia’s ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott expressed little love for renewables again – particularly wind and solar power.

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JinkoSolar Breaks Solar Cell Efficiency Record (Again)

JinkoSolar panels

The conversion efficiency for P-type mc-Si PERC cells has exceeded the 22% mark for the first time – and the technology will be integrated into JinkoSolar’s production lines.

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U.S. Solar Power Growth Blows Away Historical Expectations

NRDC Fifth Annual Energy Report

The amount of solar energy capacity in place in the United States by the end of last year was 4,500 percent more than government experts forecast 10 years earlier.

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Final Approvals For South Australia’s Bungala Solar Project

Bungala Solar - Port Augusta, South Australia

Enel Green Power has reportedly received final approvals for a major solar farm under construction near the South Australian city of Port Augusta.

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North America’s Largest Electric Bus Factory Unveiled

BYD electric bus

On Friday, BYD officially opened its expanded battery-electric bus manufacturing facility in the U.S. city of Lancaster in southern California – and it’s fully powered by renewable energy.

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Australian Solar System Interest Index – October 2017

Australian Solar System Interest Index - September 2017

This month’s Solar Quotes Australian Solar System Interest Index report includes some interesting new information on the preferences of Australians regarding price vs. quality of solar power systems.

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Politics Holding Back Australia’s Energy Transition

Powering a 21st Century Economy

Australia’s transition to a grid powered by renewable energy and supported by storage is only being held back by ongoing climate and energy policy deadlock states a new Climate Council report.

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How Many Solar Panels Do You Need To Charge An Electric Car?

I recently wrote about how an electric car revolution is coming thanks to declining battery costs and rising environmental concern.  I made a promise in that article I would soon write about charging electric cars with rooftop solar and soon is now.  Or at least it soon will be.

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Solar Powered Urban Indoor Farm To Help Feed A City

Solar energy to power indoor solar farm

An indoor vertical farm project powered by solar panels is being constructed in the heart of the U.S. city of Philadelphia.

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