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AEC Report: Solar Installations Up, Battery Installs Down in 2020

Australian Energy Council Q2 2020 solar report

The Australian Energy Council publishes a report on solar every quarter.  I’ve just read through the latest one. There are only 11 pages of text and graphics, so it’s not too much of an effort if you want to read the whole thing yourself here

But since we live a world where everyone is as busy as bees — except for people stuck at home in Melbourne — I’ll make use of my surplus of serenity by summarizing the report. [Read more…]

Call For Solar Panels And Batteries At All QLD Public Hospitals

Solar energy and Queensland hospitals

Four health and medical associations are calling for solar power and battery systems to be installed at all 122 public hospitals in Queensland. [Read more…]

Gulgong Solar Farm Application Denied

Gulgong solar farm development application refused

Development approval for a proposed small utility-scale solar farm to be built near the town of Gulgong in New South Wales has been denied. [Read more…]

First WA Schools VPP Project Participant Named

Western Australia Schools Virtual Power Plant project

The first school has been confirmed for Western Australia’s McGowan Government’s Schools Virtual Power Plant pilot project. [Read more…]

SA Australia’s Guinea Pig For Inverter Low Voltage Ride-through Procedure

Inverter Low Voltage Ride-through

Friends, it’s arrived: the Australian Energy Market Operator has published its standard low voltage ride-through test procedure for inverters. [Read more…]

Adelaide’s Westminster School Unveils Huge Solar Installation

Westminster School solar panels

The equivalent to around a quarter of the electricity requirements of Westminster School in Adelaide’s south-west is now being supplied by solar panels. [Read more…]

Wyndham City’s Solar Rollout Progress

Wyndham City - solar panels

Victoria’s Wyndham City local government area is facing challenging times with COVID-19, but a bit of good news has been Council’s progress on solar power. [Read more…]

Solar Power Push For Sydney’s Northern Beaches

Manly solar installation

Manly Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton Aquatic Centre solar panel installation

Northern Beaches Council has just installed its largest solar power system to date and is encouraging residents to join the solar energy revolution. [Read more…]

Ipswich Solar Car Park Charges Ahead

Solar powered electric car charging in Ipswich

Ipswich’s first solar car park featuring electric vehicle chargers was officially opened by Queensland’s Energy Minister yesterday. [Read more…]

Colac Community Library Goes Solar

Colac library solar installation

In Victoria, the Colac Community Library and Learning Centre is now reaping the emissions reduction and electricity bill-busting benefits of solar panels. [Read more…]

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