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Victoria’s Karadoc Solar Farm Commences Electricity Exports

Karadoc Solar Farm

Renewables developer BayWa r.e. announced yesterday that Victoria’s largest solar farm to date has started exporting energy into the national grid – and soon it will be helping to power beer production. [Read more…]

NSW Coal Exports Facing Terminal Decline – And Soon : IEEFA

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New South Wales coal export volumes have peaked and are now facing a terminal long-term decline, says a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis – but the NSW Minerals Council disagrees. [Read more…]

Tweed Shire Council Beefing Up Solar Power Capacity

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New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council will have more than doubled its solar energy capacity by the end of this year  – and there’s more to come. [Read more…]

QCA Releases Solar Feed-in Tariff Report 2017/18

The Queensland Competition Authority seems pleased with the progress of feed-in tariffs in SE QLD during the last financial year, but warns solar owners to shop around. [Read more…]

NSW Launches Solar For Low Income Households Program

Here’s one that flew under the radar – eligible low income households in selected regions of New South Wales will be given the opportunity to swap their Low Income Household Rebate for a solar power system. [Read more…]

SonnenFlat Review: Is It A Good Deal?

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SonnenFlat — good if you already have a Sonnen battery but maybe not good enough to buy a Sonnen battery.

I think the German home energy storage company, Sonnen, must be having an exciting time in Australia at the moment: [Read more…]

South Australia Loses Renewable Energy Leader Status

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South Australia is no longer the nation’s outright leader for renewable energy according to a report released yesterday by the Climate Council. [Read more…]

Light Rail On Water – Solar Powered Ferries For The Gold Coast

Solar powered catamaran ferries may be quietly cruising the waters of the Broadwater and Nerang River on Queensland’s Gold Coast next year. [Read more…]

More Accolades For Sunshine Coast Solar Farm

Another award for Sunshine Coast Solar Farm

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Solar farm has picked up another award, this time at the Australian Regional Development Conference Awards 2018. [Read more…]

Final Rule On National Solar And Battery Storage Register Published

National solar and battery database

Last week the Australian Energy Market Commission released its final rule on establishing a distributed energy resources (DER) register for the National Electricity Market. [Read more…]

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