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Electric Cars Will Roll Over The Competition

September 29, 2017 2024-05-15T12:46:01 by 73 Comments
Tesla Superchargers

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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Turnbull Twisting Arms Over Natural Gas Is A Zero Sum Game

September 26, 2017 2024-01-25T12:14:09 by 17 Comments
malcolm turnbull having a gas

Don’t believe the hype. Domestic gas prices have very little effect on retail electricity prices. Someone should tell Turnbull.

According to the mainstream media, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been busy twisting the arms of natural gas producers. He wants Australians to pay less for Australian gas. Specifically he wants us to pay less than overseas customers pay for Australian gas.

This has upset gas producers because, like most companies, they would prefer to sell stuff for more money rather than less. [Read more…]

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Approval Granted For 60MW Mareeba Solar Farm

September 25, 2017 2017-09-25T07:11:17 by Leave a Comment

Queensland’s Mareeba Shire Council has approved plans for Mareeba Solar Farm, a facility that will boast 196,000 solar panels.

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Solar Savings Bonanza From August Small Scale PV Installations

September 22, 2017 2017-09-22T06:48:42 by 3 Comments
Electricity bill savings from solar panels

Solar panel image: B137,CC BY-SA 4.0

The latest Renewable Energy Index from Green Markets indicates rooftop solar panels (small scale systems) installed across Australia last month will deliver $180 million in electricity bill savings over 10 years.

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Why It Makes Sense To Fill Your Roof With Solar

September 21, 2017 2021-11-08T23:11:24 by 76 Comments

roof full of solar

Q. How much solar should you install on your roof?

A. As much as you reasonably can.

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French Driverless EV Manufacturer To Set Up Shop In Adelaide

September 15, 2017 2017-09-15T05:54:22 by Leave a Comment

Navya ARMA - autonomous electric shuttle

South Australia’s copped some flack for its passion for wind energy, solar power and battery storage, but its renewables focus is attracting interest from high-tech companies such as France’s Navya, which produces autonomous electric vehicles.

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U.S. Utility Energy Storage Snapshot Report

September 6, 2017 2017-09-06T08:11:56 by Leave a Comment

Energy Storage - USAEnergy storage in the USA is a small but growing market according to SEPA’s 2017 Utility Energy Storage Market Snapshot – and many utilities have residential customers in their sights.

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Solar Power For 800,000 UK Social Housing Households

September 4, 2017 2024-10-04T07:14:52 by 4 Comments
Solar panels on public housing

Solar Energy Systems For UK Public Housing | Image: P-Association

A social housing solar panel installation programme in the UK will see 800,000 households save up to £192m on electricity costs annually and generate more than a thousand jobs.

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Solar Powered Eco Hub Proposed For Karratha

August 30, 2017 2017-08-30T08:01:00 by Leave a Comment
Producing food from the desert with solar energy

Image: Sahara Forest Project

Western Australia’s City of Karratha has provided in-principle support for three business proposals that could see land at the site of Karratha Airport transformed into an eco-hub.

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CORENA – Solar Power For The Community, By The Community

August 30, 2017 2024-08-06T14:08:31 by Leave a Comment

CORENA community solar energy projects

For more than 4 years, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) has been utilising people power to help community groups install solar.

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