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QLD, NSW And Victoria Facing Major Electricity Price Rises : Report

Lack of significant Government intervention in the gas market could lead to households in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria facing hefty electricity bill increases says the McKell Institute. [Read more…]

South Australia’s New Diesel Generators Ready To Rumble — But Probably Won’t

TM2500 turbine generator ready to rumble

A General Electric TM2500 turbine generator yesterday. Or possibly earlier.

In order to improve the probability of South Australia making it through the summer without one or more blackouts, the state government has leased, with an eye to buy, 9 mobile General Electric TM2500 turbine generators.  [Read more…]

Solar + Storage Projects Proposed For Wee Waa And Gunnedah

Overland Sun Farming - solar and battery storage

Even more big solar may be on its way in New South Wales – Overland Sun Farming has submitted proposals for major solar farms near the towns of Gunnedah and Wee Waa. [Read more…]

Australia’s Top Solar Postcodes Update

Top solar postcodes in Australia

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Where are the current top solar locations in Australia? What areas installed the most small-scale solar power systems in December? How many battery systems were installed with new solar in December? [Read more…]

Universities Powering Ahead With Solar

Cal Poly solar power

Universities across the world are turning to solar energy to help power their campuses – two more recently completed projects include PV for Cal Poly in the USA and University of Cambridge in the UK. [Read more…]

CEFC Finance To Support New South Wales’ Largest Solar Farm

Coleambally Solar Farm

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced yesterday it had committed $30 million in debt finance to the Coleambally Solar Farm project. [Read more…]

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

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…]

Darling Downs Solar Farm Progress

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…]

Childers And Susan River Solar Farms Construction To Start Soon

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…]

InGRID AGM Energy Control System To Manage Monash Uni Microgrid

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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