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Trump Solar Tariffs — Evil, But Not As Evil As They Could Be

January 24, 2018 2018-01-24T17:09:12 by 7 Comments

The United States has announced import tariffs of 30% will apply to all imported solar panels but a yearly quota of 2.5 gigawatts of imported solar cells, or enough to make around 9 million panels, is allowed.  Just how much the United State’s Figurehead in Chief, Donald Trump, had to do with this decision I don’t know, but when you vote in someone who is only good for being blamed you may as well get as much mileage out of that as possible. So they will be forevermore known as the Trump solar tariffs and that’s definitely what they’re being called in the news. [Read more…]

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Darling Downs Solar Farm Progress

January 24, 2018 2018-01-24T05:48:02 by Leave a Comment
Darling Downs Solar Farm

Image: RCR Tomlinson (EPC contractor for Darlings Downs Solar Farm)

Work has commenced on the transmission line that will connect APA’s Darling Downs Solar Farm in Queensland to the state’s electricity network. [Read more…]

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Childers And Susan River Solar Farms Construction To Start Soon

January 23, 2018 2024-07-03T12:32:25 by 2 Comments

Esco Pacific Queensland Solar Power Projects

Commencement of construction of Esco Pacific’s Childers And Susan River Solar Farms in Queensland isn’t far off, and other Esco large-scale PV projects are progressing.  [Read more…]

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InGRID AGM Energy Control System To Manage Monash Uni Microgrid

January 18, 2018 2018-01-18T07:29:32 by Leave a Comment

Solar panels at Monash University, Melbourne

Madrid-based Indra says it has been selected by Melbourne’s Monash University as a key technology partner in MU’s Clayton campus solar powered microgrid project. [Read more…]

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Alinta To Roll Out More Renewables, But Loy Yang B To Burn On – For Decades

January 17, 2018 2018-01-19T15:03:17 by 12 Comments
Loy Yang B and A coal fired power stations

Loy Yang B (left), Loy Yang A (right) | Image : Marcus Wong (Wongm), CC BY-SA 3.0

Alinta Energy says acquisition of the brown-coal fired Loy Yang B power station in Victoria will enable it to significantly increase the company’s investment in renewable energy assets. [Read more…]

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Want Hundreds Of Dollars Worth Of Cool Cash?  Buy An Energy Efficient Fridge

January 16, 2018 2021-02-10T13:11:03 by 39 Comments
fridge

Ronald’s fridge yesterday.

Disaster has struck the Brakels household! And I’m not talking about a minor disaster like a son or daughter breaking a leg.

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Clean Energy Finance Corporation Under Review

January 10, 2018 2018-01-10T05:27:02 by Leave a Comment
Clean Energy Finance Corporation Review

Image: Clean Energy Finance Corporation

The Department of the Environment and Energy is overseeing a review examining the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) in boosting flows of finance into Australia’s clean energy sector. [Read more…]

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Yarranlea Solar Farm Construction To Commence Soon

January 8, 2018 2018-01-08T07:28:08 by Leave a Comment

Yarranlea solar farm

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…]

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Australian Distributed Solar PV Electricity Generation Statistics

January 3, 2018 2018-01-03T05:32:35 by 6 Comments
Australian solar energy electricity generation

Image: Skeeze

Close to 1.8 million solar power systems are now installed in Australia – how much electricity have PV installations been generating? [Read more…]

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2018 Kicks Off With Energy

January 1, 2018 2018-01-01T06:19:57 by 7 Comments
Solar energy and electricity n Australia - 2018

Powerline image : paulbr75

New solar subsidies and energy efficiency rebates for some, power price hikes for others. Here’s what early 2018 has in store for electricity prices and home solar power in Australia. [Read more…]

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