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Under the Palaszczuk Government’s $2 billion Affordable Energy Plan, Queenslanders unable to access upfront capital will be able to apply for a no-interest loan for solar panels and battery storage.
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Stockland To Roll Out Solar PV On 10 More Shopping Centres
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Property development giant Stockland has announced it is installing a total of 39,000 solar panels on major shopping centres in three Australian states.
Wave Glider Completes Great Barrier Reef Trial
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A wave and solar powered autonomous ocean vehicle recently completed a trial deployment at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where it gathered data to help assess the health of coral reefs and ecosystems.
Small Scale Solar Power Benefiting All In New South Wales
The hundreds of thousands of solar power systems installed across New South Wales are benefiting all electricity consumers – collectively to the tune of billions of dollars.
Door-To-Door Solar Sales: Know Your Rights
Door to door solar salespeople are common in Australia. Here’s what you need to know if you are approached.
If you own an unshaded roof in Australia, filling your roof with solar is probably the best investment you can make. That sounds like a smarmy sales pitch, but the numbers are there for everyone to see.
Yet over 75% of Australian roofs still don’t have panels.
So how can the solar industry get the message out to non-solar homeowners that they really need to at least run the numbers on getting panels installed?
Australian Solar System Interest Index – October 2017
This month’s Solar Quotes Australian Solar System Interest Index report includes some interesting new information on the preferences of Australians regarding price vs. quality of solar power systems.
How Many Solar Panels Do You Need To Charge An Electric Car?
If you are thinking of buying an electric car and have solar then you need to read this.
I recently wrote about how an electric car revolution is coming thanks to declining battery costs and rising environmental concern. I made a promise in that article I would soon write about charging electric cars with rooftop solar and soon is now. Or at least it soon will be. [Read more…]
Proposal To Penalise Coal Seam Gas Holdout States Gains Steam
CSG gasfield in Queensland | Image: Lock The Gate Alliance
States banning unconventional gas and fracking activities could miss out on some GST revenue if a proposal by the Commonwealth Grants Commission is implemented.
Tesla Powering Ahead On Projects
Powerpack battery system, Jamestown South Australia | Image: Tesla
Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, have hit the headlines multiple times over the last week – here’s a roundup of some of the major stories.
Electric Cars Will Roll Over The Competition
Tesla superchargers connected to Tesla S electric luxury vehicles in Adelaide sitting opposite Mitsubishi MiEVs.
The Electric Car Revolution Is Coming And Cannot Be Stopped
Electric cars are approaching a major milestone. Soon they will reach 1% of total world vehicle production.
If you don’t think that’s a big deal, consider how quickly things changed once 1% of people had the internet or 1% had smartphones. This might not seem like a reasonable comparison, as a brand new electric car costs more than twice as much as the latest iPhone, but things are definitely taking off. [Read more…]
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