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Wastewater treatment plant at Wodonga

The construction of a 3MW solar farm to help power Wodonga’s sewage treatment plant should commence this year according to North East Water. [Read more…]

Finn and Ronald discuss the recent Victorian solar rally, SA Home Battery Scheme progress, Tesla Powerwall 2 price drop, Ronald locking horns with SA’s Energy Minister, EV charging from home batteries and more. [Read more…]

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A message that the Andrews Labor Government’s rebooted Solar Homes PV rebate is an utter mess was delivered loud and clear yesterday in Melbourne. [Read more…]

New planning guidelines for large-scale solar farms in Victoria were released by the Andrews Labor Government yesterday, but they may be still some way off from having teeth. [Read more…]

Solar panel manufacturer Suntech has announced its participation in the Clean Energy Regulator’s Solar Panel Validation (SPV) program. [Read more…]

A rally on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House this Thursday will endeavour to get it through the Victorian Government’s skull that not only is the nature of the Solar Homes PV rebate crippling the state’s solar industry, many Victorians are missing out on reaping the benefits of solar power. [Read more…]

Construction of a wastewater treatment facility with a curious name – Cedar Grove Environmental Centre – is 40% complete says Queensland’s Logan City Council. [Read more…]

Workers are being laid off and solar businesses are closing their doors in Victoria. Solar buyers, system owners and the Victorian community in general should also be worried as the crisis will have some serious knock-on effects. [Read more…]

The construction of a large-scale urban solar farm in the Perth suburb of South Fremantle has again edged towards becoming a reality. [Read more…]

There’s lots of really great solar installers in Australia, but unfortunately also quite a few that perform shoddy work. In this video, SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock shows some examples of bad PV installations and offers tips on how to avoid winding up buying a crap solar power system. [Read more…]