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More Solar Energy For WA’s City Of Busselton

City of Busselton - solar power

Western Australia’s City of Busselton Council says it is expecting a 2-3 year payback on its latest solar power system installations. [Read more…]

Green Light For West Wyalong Solar Farm

West Wyalong Solar Farm

The NSW Government has approved development of a $135 million solar power + battery storage project in the state’s Central West region. [Read more…]

Renewable Energy Surge Could Power A New Industrial Australia

500% renewables for Australia

In spite of the best efforts of our government, Australia is going to overshoot 100% renewables.

That’s the conclusion of big names in renewables like Oliver Yates (inaugural CEO of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and former independent candidate for the federal seat of Kooyong), who yesterday told a Smart Energy Council online seminar we should “re-industrialise” Australia to make the best use of excess renewable energy. [Read more…]

Calamvale Central Shopping Centre Getting Solar For Xmas

Calamvale Central Shopping Centre

Installation of an 850kW solar power system at Calamvale Central Shopping Centre in Brisbane’s south is under way and should be completed by Xmas. [Read more…]

Solar Power Could Reach Tipping Point In Nillumbik Shire

Nillumbik Shire solar farm

… quite literally. Victoria’s Nillumbik Shire Council is proposing to develop a solar farm on a former landfill site. [Read more…]

Australian Beyond Coal Campaign Launches

Beyond Coal - Renewable Energy

Seven major environmental organisations have kicked off a campaign demanding an end to coal fired power generation in Australia – sooner rather than later. [Read more…]

Installers Need More Representation On The CEC Board: Vote Jack Hooper!

Jack Hooper - Gem Energy 2020 CEC Board Nominee

With that smile, how could you not vote for Jack?

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) is a rich and powerful non-profit organisation that claims to represent Australia’s solar industry and solar installers. [Read more…]

Solar Victoria’s Industry and Consumer Reference Group Established

Solar Victoria Industry and Consumer Reference Group

The Industry and Consumer Reference Group (ICRG) advising Solar Victoria kicked off on Friday with its first meeting. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Regulator Frustrated With SRES Non-Compliance

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator says it continued to see “unacceptably high-levels of wilful and reckless non-compliance” in connection with STC creation under Australia’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) in 2018-19. [Read more…]

Tesla Model S Review: The Best Car Ever! And Totally Not Worth It!

Tesla model S review

Hold on to your beards! Ronald’s spent the weekend in a brand new 2019 Tesla Model S. Here’s what happened…

Allow me to transport some information to your eyes that is simply electrifying.  Finn, my boss, has bought a Tesla Model S electric sports car.  It is AWESOME.  I know this because he let me drive it for two days.  This joy ride convinced me the Tesla Model S is the best car in the world.  I’ll even go further and say that — with the information I currently have at hand — it is the best car in the universe. [Read more…]

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