A planning permit application lodged for a 200MW solar farm near Camperdown in Victoria has locals taking an interest – positive and otherwise. [Read more…]
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Queensland’s PowerWells Looks To Help Out In Lombok
Logan based PowerWells has been producing off grid micro-solar kits for remote communities in Indonesia and has turned its attention to the unfolding situation in earthquake-ravaged Lombok. [Read more…]
Broome’s Battle For Home Solar Power Continues
Western Australia’s Broome may be bathed in sunshine, but most residents who want to install solar panels still can’t take advantage of its bountiful solar energy resources. [Read more…]
Queensland’s Interest Free Solar Loan Scheme Is Kind Of Sad
The Queensland Government recently confirmed the details of their interest free loan scheme for rooftop solar. Michael — the guy who does the real writing work on this blog instead of mostly just stringing together old jokes as I do — wrote about this and the conditions that have to be met to qualify for a loan in this article here. [Read more…]
Tasmania’s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review Kicks Off

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Solar owners and supporters in Tasmania have been invited to provide their feedback on the future of Tasmania’s solar feed-in tariff. [Read more…]
City Of Adelaide Preparing For Major Solar Panel Rollout

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A tender will soon open for the installation of 1MW of rooftop solar capacity for the City of Adelaide – but not everyone is happy about it. [Read more…]
Stage One Of Onslow Microgrid Project Completed
The residents of Onslow in Western Australia are a major step closer to a more reliable and less carbon-intensive electricity supply. [Read more…]
Construction Kicks Off On Victoria’s Renewables-Powered Shopping Centre

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Construction commenced yesterday on a project aiming to be the world’s most sustainable retail development – Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre in Victoria. [Read more…]
A Cool Application For Solar Power At University Of The Sunshine Coast

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As part of its efforts toward carbon neutrality by 2025, the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland will have thousands of solar panels and a giant “water battery” installed at its main campus at Sippy Downs. [Read more…]
Fossil Fuel Giant Shells Out Cash To Sonnen
German solar battery manufacturer sonnen has announced its latest financing round raised €60 million (around AUD $92.86 million) , and among the investors was Shell Ventures. [Read more…]
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