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Installing Solar Panels On A Flat Roof — All The Angles Covered

February 20, 2018 2024-01-02T16:57:38 by 28 Comments
flat roof solar panels

Beautifully installed frameless solar panels on an almost flat (3º N) roof. Photo credit: Gippsland Solar

If you are checking out this article because you are planning to put solar panels on a flat roof, then odds are you’re looking to install a commercial solar system.  While there are homes with flat roofs, they’re not nearly as common as flat business roofs.  But whether it’s for a home or a business the basic principles of installing on a flat roof are the same.  It’s just that commercial systems tend to be a lot larger. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Commercial Solar, Solar Panels

From Peddling Death To Producing Clean Power?

February 8, 2018 2018-02-08T05:25:54 by Leave a Comment

Turning tobacco farms into solar power stations

Researchers at USA’s Michigan Technological University believe tobacco farmers could turn better (and more ethical) coin by harvesting the sun instead of the deadly crop. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

More Solar Power For Club Mulwala

February 7, 2018 2018-04-23T15:01:24 by Leave a Comment

Club Mulwala - solar power

A new solar energy project at Club Mulwala in the Riverina region of New South Wales will mean lower electricity bills for the club and cooler customers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Commercial Solar, General Solar & Storage News

QLD, NSW And Victoria Facing Major Electricity Price Rises : Report

February 6, 2018 2018-02-06T07:24:54 by 2 Comments

Lack of significant Government intervention in the gas market could lead to households in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria facing hefty electricity bill increases says the McKell Institute. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

South Australia’s New Diesel Generators Ready To Rumble — But Probably Won’t

February 2, 2018 2018-02-02T11:34:18 by 13 Comments
TM2500 turbine generator ready to rumble

A General Electric TM2500 turbine generator yesterday. Or possibly earlier.

In order to improve the probability of South Australia making it through the summer without one or more blackouts, the state government has leased, with an eye to buy, 9 mobile General Electric TM2500 turbine generators.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar Policy

Solar + Storage Projects Proposed For Wee Waa And Gunnedah

February 2, 2018 2018-02-02T05:09:18 by Leave a Comment

Overland Sun Farming - solar and battery storage

Even more big solar may be on its way in New South Wales – Overland Sun Farming has submitted proposals for major solar farms near the towns of Gunnedah and Wee Waa. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Australia’s Top Solar Postcodes Update

January 31, 2018 2024-07-03T13:46:33 by 3 Comments
Top solar postcodes in Australia

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Where are the current top solar locations in Australia? What areas installed the most small-scale solar power systems in December? How many battery systems were installed with new solar in December? [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Universities Powering Ahead With Solar

January 29, 2018 2018-01-29T07:08:32 by Leave a Comment

Cal Poly solar power

Universities across the world are turning to solar energy to help power their campuses – two more recently completed projects include PV for Cal Poly in the USA and University of Cambridge in the UK. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

CEFC Finance To Support New South Wales’ Largest Solar Farm

January 25, 2018 2018-01-25T05:44:31 by Leave a Comment

Coleambally Solar Farm

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced yesterday it had committed $30 million in debt finance to the Coleambally Solar Farm project. [Read more…]

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Trump Solar Tariffs — Evil, But Not As Evil As They Could Be

January 24, 2018 2018-01-24T17:09:12 by 7 Comments

The United States has announced import tariffs of 30% will apply to all imported solar panels but a yearly quota of 2.5 gigawatts of imported solar cells, or enough to make around 9 million panels, is allowed.  Just how much the United State’s Figurehead in Chief, Donald Trump, had to do with this decision I don’t know, but when you vote in someone who is only good for being blamed you may as well get as much mileage out of that as possible. So they will be forevermore known as the Trump solar tariffs and that’s definitely what they’re being called in the news. [Read more…]

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