Gas consumption in Victoria in April was higher than in any of the preceding ten years according to The Australia Institute, resulting in approximately 200,000 tonnes more emissions than April 2019. [Read more…]
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LeTID Update: Unlikely To Become The Problem Many Feared
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LeTID: Limited in new PERC panels from reputable manufacturers and probably not a disaster for old ones.
Fourteen months ago I wrote about a type of solar panel degradation called LeTID. This is short for Light and elevated Temperature Induced Deterioration. It’s also Norwegian for “laugh time” which is what I think they called the Joker movie over there. [Read more…]
Telstra Closes In On Carbon Neutrality
A new project involving solar power is about to help take Telstra to the point of carbon neutrality – but it’s not in Australia. [Read more…]
Cairns Council “Mini Solar Farms” Project Update
Five waste water treatment plants in the Cairns region are currently having a bunch of solar panels installed. [Read more…]
Multi-Million Dollar “Solar Trees” Project For Townsville
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Solar Trees in Townsville – Artist’s Impression
An upcoming new attraction in Townsville powered by solar energy is, well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say. [Read more…]
University of Manchester To ‘Decarbonise’ Investments
The UK’s University of Manchester has announced it will dump investments in fossil fuel reserve and extraction companies – and take efforts a step further. [Read more…]
AYCC Launching QLD Renewable Energy Recovery Campaign
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) is demanding a renewables-led COVID-19 economic recovery for Queensland, and it’s about to virtually assemble its troops. [Read more…]
Australian Energy Statistics (Electricity Generation) For 2019
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has released electricity generation statistics covering last year in Australia that show solar energy’s continued ascent and coal power’s ongoing decline. [Read more…]
Alleged Battery Thieves Arrested
If you’ve recently bought a pre-owned deep cycle battery in the Gold Coast region that looks like one of the above, read on. [Read more…]
National Geographic Gives You A Peek At Your Hometown’s Climate – In 2070
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What will your local climate be like in 2070?
Okay, this is cool: National Geographic’s latest contribution to climate change education is to try and give people a way to understand what their home cities will be like 50 years from now, if climate change follows the RCP 8.5 scenario. [Read more…]
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