Lindeman Island Resort Redevelopment | White Horse Australia Lindeman
Redevelopment of Queensland’s Lindeman Island Resort could incorporate a significant level of solar power and battery storage according to a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) released on the weekend.
Lindeman Island’s resort has been out of action since 2012, following substantial damage wreaked by Cyclone Yasi in 2011. [Read more…]
Sunshine Coast Council Goes 100% Renewable | Artist’s Impression
Grid connection of the 15MW Sunshine Coast Solar Farm in Queensland on the weekend marks a couple of firsts in Australia.
Clean Energy Target causes friction at COAG meeting
As expected, Friday’s COAG Energy Council meeting saw all but one of the Finkel Review recommendations approved – the Clean Energy Target (CET).
Coal kills – it’s a well established fact | Image : Mriya, CC BY-SA 4.0
Liberal MP Craig Kelly’s concerns about people dying as a result of high energy prices raises another issue he didn’t mention – the incredibly high death toll from coal.
Have you ever noticed that rental properties almost never have solar?
Australia has the lowest cost rooftop solar in the world, plenty of sunshine, and because we are heading towards having the most expensive pre-tax grid electricity in the world, solar is a must have for almost anyone who owns a roof.
But over the past 11 years Australian home ownership has fallen from 70% to around 66% and since it costs over a million bucks to buy a butterbox in Sydney, this figure isn’t likely to improve any time soon. This means one-third of the Australian population is locked out of owning rooftop solar. [Read more…]
Redflow CEO Simon Hackett has said South Australia’s 129 MWh Tesla project sets up the state as a world leader in battery storage.
Image: LEAN Queensland
The Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) says 86 local ALP branches in Queensland are now supporting its call for public ownership of renewable energy projects in the north of the state.
Securing Townsville Water Supplies With Solar | Image: Townsville Water Taskforce
Solar energy may soon play an important role in securing water supplies for the Queensland city of Townsville as part of a proposed new pipeline project.
Image: Printed Energy Pty Ltd
An Australian project has set its sights on creating printed batteries that could ultimately be integrated on the back of solar panels.
Plumbing/drain vents can be a pain in solar installs
Before solar installers start messing with plumbing vents on your rooftop, perhaps point them to this article.
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