The Australia Institute’s (TAI’s) latest National Energy Emissions Audit for the electricity sector covering January 2019 has been released. There’s good news – thanks to renewables. [Read more…]
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JinkoSolar Ruled The Roost For Solar Panel Shipments In 2018
China’s JinkoSolar led the pack again in 2018 for solar panel shipments states a new report from data and analytics company GlobalData. [Read more…]
Craig Kelly Calls SA Big Battery A Failure – After It Works Exactly As Expected
Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly is upset the SA big battery is not magical.
Craig Kelly is…
- A Liberal Member of Parliament.
- A supporter of health damaging and environmentally destructive coal power.
- The only Federal MP with a nuclear reactor lodged in his seat.
- A man who resembles a big cuddly koala bear with a shaved face.
Recently he published a 419 word essay on his facebook page titled, “THE GREAT BATTERY CONJOB EXPOSED”. [Read more…]
Canberra Battery Test Centre Update — BYD Battery Comes Out On Top
The results show some big name batteries performing pretty poorly…
The Lithium Ion Battery Test Centre in Canberra has released a new report. They released it 5 months ago but I’ll make apologies for tardy reporting later. [Read more…]
Even More Solar Power And Battery Storage For SA’s Robertstown Area
SA Water has a couple of large-scale PV + energy storage projects in the pipeline (so to speak) for the Robertstown region in South Australia’s Mid-North. [Read more…]
Shell To Acquire Solar Battery Manufacturer Sonnen
Shell announced on Friday its intention to acquire German battery maker Sonnen – the company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel giant. [Read more…]
NSW Labor Pledges Solar Rebate For 500,000 Households
Image: Michael Daley
NSW Labor likely had the Liberals in a flap on the weekend with the announcement of a generous solar rebate should it win the upcoming state election. [Read more…]
Coal Vying For Underwriting New Generation Investments Cash
Image: Diana Parkhouse
66 submissions were received for the Morrison Government’s Underwriting New Generation Investments program – and coal power reportedly features heavily. [Read more…]
40% Of Victoria’s Coal Power Out Of Action During Heatwave While Solar Soldiers On
Solar Power Proves Far More Reliable Than Coal Power During Record Breaking Heatwave
As I’m sure you’re aware, South Australia and the eastern states were hit by a short but intense heatwave last week. In Adelaide temperatures hit 46.6 degrees on Thursday. A sweaty record. It was almost unbearable. Or at least I think it was unbearable. I’m not sure because I passed out at about 10 in the morning and didn’t regain consciousness until after nightfall. [Read more…]
Robertstown Solar Plans Publicly Released
Plans have been publicly released for another proposed large-scale solar + energy storage facility near Robertstown in South Australia, the second major project for the area. [Read more…]
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