While millions of solar power systems are now installed across Australia, there wasn’t any shortage of new interest in the electricity bill busting technology in November. [Read more…]
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Opal Aged Care’s Solar Power Rollout
Opal Aged Care is installing more than 10,600 solar panels at 54 of its properties across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland as part of a broader energy efficiency program. [Read more…]
WA’s Government Promises Renewables From Fracking Cash
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Western Australia’s McGowan Government has announced it has lifted a moratorium on fracking, but assures everyone things will be A-OK and has dangled a renewable energy carrot. [Read more…]
Is Labor’s $2,000 Battery Subsidy A Waste Of Money?
On Wednesday shadow Prime Minister, Bill Shorten, gave some details on the plans for energy Labor will throw into motion if they win the next election. According to all the little people inside my TV, this election will occur within 6 months but it may be almost a year away. [Read more…]
PM Morrison Admonishes School Strike 4 Climate Action
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Thousands of Australian school students may ditch school on Friday and head to parliament to protest lack of action on climate change and renewable energy. [Read more…]
Why Spending $100m On Coal To Hydrogen Project Is Stupid
Dumb and Dumber: Federal and Victorian governments spending $50 million each on Japanese coal to hydrogen project.
The Federal and Victorian Governments are spending $100 million building a Japanese coal to hydrogen demonstration plant. That’s $50 million each. Before any of you get upset at the cost, I’ll mention I originally thought it was $500 million, so we’re already $400 million better off than I thought we were a few hours ago. At this rate I’m sure coal to hydrogen will be making money for the average Australian in no time. And in other news, monkeys may fly out of my butt. [Read more…]
Recent Redflow Energy Storage News
Australia’s Redflow has signed a supply deal in Victoria for 32 of its ZBM2 batteries, and is working towards ZCell’s inclusion under South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme. [Read more…]
Tasmania Solar Feed-In Tariff Review Completed
The results of the Tasmanian Government’s review of the state’s solar feed-in tariffs will be of particular interest to those still on the generous 1:1 premium Transitional FiT. [Read more…]
Queensland Solar Battery Grant/Loan Scheme Starts Today
While the QLD Government says its battery and solar + storage grants and loans are the next wave in the state’s renewable energy revolution, its effect will be more of a ripple. [Read more…]
Record Breaking 63% Of Electricity Demand Met By Rooftop Solar In South Australia
South Australia’s Rooftop Solar Now Meets Over 60% Of Electricity Demand At Times
On Sunday, rooftop solar provided 60% of all South Australian electricity demand in the middle of the day. This makes SA the most solar powered state by far and puts it well past the point where we were told solar power would destroy the grid, cause your lamb roast to cost $100, and make your cows spin backwards. It’s a big increase from last year when the highest figure I heard was 48%. Sunday’s percentage was so high it was off the chart. [Read more…]
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