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SA Water Sowing Solar Farms With Saltbush
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Native grasses and saltbush will be growing under rows of solar panels in what were previously cropping and grazing paddocks that were turned into SA Water clean power stations. [Read more…]
Bifacial Solar Car Park Starts Cranking Clean Electricity
Another solar carpark using an innovative design system and bifacial solar panels has popped up – this one outside the City of Onkaparinga’s Wakefield House at Morphett Vale in Adelaide’s south. [Read more…]
Concerns Raised Regarding SA “Smarter Homes” Proposals
The nature of some proposed regulatory changes to create “smarter homes” in South Australia have been met with criticism from both the CEC and Smart Energy Council. [Read more…]
Neoen Addressing Windradyne Solar Farm Concerns
Renewable energy developer Neoen has been keen to get cracking on community engagement for a new proposed solar power project in New South Wales. [Read more…]
SA Motorists Eyeing Electric Cars
A recent survey has revealed a large proportion of drivers in South Australia are considering an electric car for their next motor vehicle purchase. [Read more…]
Confession: I Believed Solar PV Was Causing LV Network Over-Voltage Problems. I Was Wrong.
You’ve heard the one about how the growth of grid-connected solar power is causing voltage rise on low voltage (LV) networks?
I sure have. I’ve written plenty about the phenomenon, often with an eye to what networks are doing to try and counter the problem.
However, courtesy of an e-mail from Green Energy Markets’ Tristan Edis, I have learned to my surprise that the “blame solar power” narrative simply isn’t true. [Read more…]
NSW Government Publishes Pernicious 71-Page Battery Guide
A happy family with their 4.8 kWh of Enphase AC batteries. These 4 batteries will cost about $10,000 installed and store about $1.44 of solar electricity.
Guess what! You can now read another tax-payer funded document that does more harm than good.
The NSW Government has published the NSW Home Solar Battery Guide 2020. It’s supposed to help the people of NSW and Australia decide if getting batteries is right for them.
I have read the report and have concluded that it is insane. [Read more…]
SA Water’s Solar Rollout On Track
SA Water says it remains on schedule with its massive solar panel rollout, even given the challenges thrust upon it by COVID-19. [Read more…]
TAI: Victoria’s Gas Emissions Highest In A Decade
Gas consumption in Victoria in April was higher than in any of the preceding ten years according to The Australia Institute, resulting in approximately 200,000 tonnes more emissions than April 2019. [Read more…]
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