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Results from a poll indicating 68% of Australians surveyed back so-called high-efficiency, low emissions (HELE) coal fired power generation have been met with a healthy degree of skepticism. [Read more…]
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Yarranlea Solar Farm Construction To Commence Soon
The construction of a 100MW solar farm 45 kilometres west of Toowoomba is expected to start early this year after recent approval from the Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO). [Read more…]
Clock Ticking For Coal Power In Great Britain
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The UK government announced last week how it intends ending unabated coal fired power generation in Great Britain by 2025 – and the date its proposed rules will come into effect. [Read more…]
Rooftop Solar And Exclusion Zones: Where Solar Panels Dare Not Go
How close to the edge of the roof should your solar panels go?
In the past I’ve written about solar panel clamping zones which determine where, on a solar panel’s edge, you can place the clamps that attach the modules to their mounting rails. What I didn’t do was go into just where on a roof solar panels can and can’t be installed. [Read more…]
280MW+ Of Big Solar In The Pipeline For Victoria’s Moira Shire
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The Shire of Moira looks set to be home to at least two and possibly three large scale solar farms in the near future. [Read more…]
China’s Solar Electricity Generation Up 72%
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Solar power systems installed in China cranked 106.9 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity last year through to the end of November according to the country’s National Energy Administration. [Read more…]
Green Light For Hay Sun Farm
Hay Shire Council has welcomed a decision by New South Wales’ Department of Planning and Environment approving the development of a major solar farm in the region. [Read more…]
Northern Power Station’s Legacy Lingers
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The South Australian city of Port Augusta was reportedly again shrouded in haze yesterday by dust emanating from the Northern Power Station site. [Read more…]
More Solar To Power Up In Mareeba Shire
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Queensland’s Mareeba region will be racking up a bunch of solar panels in the near future after another large-scale PV project was granted the go-ahead last week. [Read more…]
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre Goes Solar
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A 312 kilowatt solar power system is now operating at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre – with battery storage to come. [Read more…]
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