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Construction is set to begin on the $160 million Kennedy Energy Park; the first large scale solar power, wind and battery hybrid project to be connected to the grid in Australia.
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University Of Queensland A Solar Powerhouse
UQ’s recently released Sustainability Scorecard 2016 reveals the University generated more than 8.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity from its 47,000+ solar panels last year.
University of Southern Queensland To Save Millions With Solar Power
Solar panels lifted onto the roof of USQ Springfield’s Building B
Stage two of University of Southern Queensland’s Sustainable Energy Solution project is well under way, with solar panels being installed on rooftops at USQ’s Springfield and Ipswich campuses.
Queensland’s Delga Solar Farm Gets Green Light
Another major solar energy facility approved for the Western Downs
Western Downs Regional Council has approved development of another large solar farm in its region – this one a Shell Australia project.
More Progress On Queensland’s Hayman And Daydream Solar Farms
Daydream + Hayman Solar Farm = 2 million solar panels | Image: First Solar
Interconnection agreements have been finalised for Edify Energy’s Daydream and Hayman Solar Farms, which will be connected to Powerlink’s 275kV network near Collinsville in Queensland.
Registration Period Opens For Queensland’s Renewables 400
Solar farm image: junilly, CC BY 3.0
The Palaszczuk Government says its Renewables 400 initiative will support companies wanting to build large scale renewables and energy storage projects in the state through a reverse auction process.
1,000 MW Queensland Solar Energy Project Approved
Equis Energy’s Wandoan South Solar Project Approved
The massive Wandoan South Solar Project, which could become the largest operating solar farm in Australia, has been granted approval to proceed by Western Downs Regional Council.
Solar To Help Cut Queensland Police Service Electricity Costs
Leanne Linard MP And Assistant Commissioner Brian Wilkins | Image : QPS
Solar panels to be rolled out on the rooftops of 40 police stations in Queensland will put a dent in QPS’s $13.5 million (and rising) annual electricity spend.
Queensland’s 50MW Kidston Solar Project (Phase 1) On Track
Soon to be home to 540,000 solar panels – Image: Genex Power
Phase One of the Kidston Solar Project (KSP1) remains on budget and on track for first electricity generation in the final quarter of this year according to the project’s developer, Genex Power.
Huge Jump in Queensland Commercial Solar Installations
Offices and Factories in QLD are installing solar at an increasing rate.
We’ve documented before the lack of love of the Newman government towards solar energy in Queensland. In the midst of a state election where the shrill rhetoric is matched only by the embarrassing speed of the election call, the level of antipathy has risen as the LNP seek to demolish the arguments of the pro-renewables lobby.
However, despite the LNP’s efforts, it seems an important chunk of their traditional electorate aren’t listening. [Read more…]
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