Victoria’s Yarra Ranges Council is forging ahead with solar installations on a bunch of community buildings across its region. [Read more…]
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Helen Haines Tables Cheaper Home Batteries Bill
Do cheaper solar batteries sound good to you? You’ll probably like steadfast solar supporter Dr. Helen Haines’ new draft legislation, introduced yesterday. [Read more…]
Another Major US Energy Company Ditching Coal Power Early
Continuing a trend in the USA, Duke Energy announced last week it plans to accelerate its exit from coal power. [Read more…]
Rooftop Solar Trounced Gas Power In Australia In 2021
Gas-fired electricity generation fell again across Australia last year – down to its lowest level in more than 15 years – while the renewables juggernaut rumbled on. [Read more…]
Solar Panels On A South Facing Roof Can Pay Anywhere In Australia
TLDR: Can you put solar panels facing south in Australia? Hell yeah!
In 2010, when Australian rooftop solar power really started to take off, nearly every Australian solar system faced north to maximise energy yield. But today, on an unshaded roof, panels facing any direction can pay for themselves. This includes the ‘worst’ direction: south. [Read more…]
Albanese Spruiks Powering Australia Plan In Press Club Speech
Australia’s best days are ahead of us said Labor Leader Anthony Albanese in his National Press Club speech and Q&A yesterday that covered everything from rats (the test kind) to renewable energy. [Read more…]
More Solar Panels Racked Up For Bathurst Rail Museum
Bathurst Rail Museum has again built on its solar panel capacity and added a couple of batteries to boost the attraction’s solar energy self-consumption. [Read more…]
Sandy Creek Solar Farm Finally Gets Green Light
A proposed 12MW solar farm pretty much on the doorstep of a town near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales is good to go (Note: this story was updated 19th January with a couple of corrections). [Read more…]
EV Ranges In The Real World — How Far Will You Really Go?
Electric car manufacturers know exactly how much range drivers get on average from a full charge. Despite this, they continue to give inflated figures based on unrealistic tests rather than a realistic real-world range. [Read more…]
Goulburn River Solar Farm Project Progress
A huge proposed solar and battery storage project in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter Region has taken another small step forward. [Read more…]
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