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140MW Solar Farm Proposed For Mulwala

Mulwala Solar Farm - ESCO Pacific
A 140MW solar farm that may include battery storage has been proposed for a site near the town of Mulwala in New South Wales. [Read more…]

CEFC Clocks Up 1GW+ Of Large-Scale Solar Investments

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Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation is finishing the year on a strong note, committing $207 million in debt finance to accelerate the development of two large-scale solar farms. [Read more…]

NAB Ends Coal Mine Financing, Creates New Renewables Portfolio

National Australia Bank - Renewables vs. coal

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National Australia Bank announced yesterday funding for new thermal coal mining projects was now off the table and a Low Carbon Shared Portfolio, a new way for institutional investors to back renewable energy projects. [Read more…]

Australian Small Scale Solar Installation Statistics For November 2017

November was a busy month in Australia for <100kW capacity solar power installations according to the Clean Energy Regulator, and concurrent battery installations picked up again. [Read more…]

Johns Hopkins University To Divest From Thermal Coal

One of the USA’s leading research universities, Johns Hopkins, has hopped on the coal divestment bandwagon after ongoing pressure from a student group. [Read more…]

Should you scrap your 1.5kW solar and replace it with a bigger system?

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Should you bite the bullet and scrap your 1.5kW solar system so you can fit a bigger system on your roof?

Five to eight years ago, just as the Australian solar industry was getting underway, many people locked in high feed in tariffs for their new, cutting-edge solar power systems.  For example, many people in Victoria with systems installed before 2012 are now getting 71.3 cents per kilowatt-hour of solar electricity exported into the grid.  And they will continue to receive this for almost 7 more years. [Read more…]

PM Turnbull Receives Dear Malcolm Letter Re: Adani Coal Loan

Adani coal project loan veto

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has made good on an election promise to veto a $1 billion concessional loan to Adani for the Northern Galilee Basin Rail Project, part of its Carmichael mine project. [Read more…]

More Trouble For Adani’s Australian Carmichael Coal Mine Project

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The coal-fired heat is being turned up on Adani – the question is, will the company finally choke on the toxic smoke being created and abandon its Carmichael coal mine plans? [Read more…]

As Summer Sizzles, Coal And Gas Power Wilts

Coal fired power station

Extreme heat presents the greatest threat to the security of electricity supply in eastern Australia states a new report published by the Australia Institute. [Read more…]

Big Solar And Agriculture Collide In Shepparton

The interest in large-scale solar development in Victoria’s Shepparton region is such that Greater Shepparton City Council wants to refer applications to the State Government. [Read more…]

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