Largest floating solar farm in Australia now on
East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant has had a huge crowd turn out this morning to witness the largest floating solar farm in Australia be switched on for the first time and to also celebrate a...
Queenslanders: interest free solar loans & rebates
Apparently the interest free solar loans will allow homes and small businesses to take charge of their own power usage fix the issue of electricity affordability and enable easy access to upfront capital necessary for...
Rugby Run Solar Farm creates 150 Adani jobs
Thanks to Adani’s commitment to renewable energy, Moranbah will soon be home to one of the biggest solar farms in Australia, and which comes with 150 Adani job opportunities.
Virtual power plant designed using rooftop solar and battery systems
The recently released pilot results in NSW indicate that solar panel and battery systems are fast becoming viable resources for regulating the main electricity grid.
Chief climate scientist endorses government solar investment
On Wednesday this week, Professor Flannery hosted a climate change discussion at Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne. The meeting dubbed ‘Rays of Hope’, focused on solar power, energy storage batteries and removal or atmospheric carbon using seaweed in Australia.
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Record year for renewable energy in Australia
The lineup of large-scale renewable energy projects has led to highest levels of renewables investment across Australia. The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has stated 41 renewable energy projects have so far been executed in 2017. The...
Tasmania solar and the low income home solar scheme
Tasmania’s low income households are a happy lot expecting to benefit significantly from a Labor scheme aimed at cutting their power bills through installation of solar panels + battery storage.
Australian regulator’s advice to small-scale solar consumers
The Clean Energy Regulator is offering additional support to potential Australian solar consumers in abet to help them determine whether they qualify to participate in the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
Australians want Liddell coal-fired power station shut down
The Federal Government is determined to keep the ageing facility up and running at a cost of about $1 billion. However, 77 percent of respondents felt that public money should not be channeled into the...
Annastacia Palaszczuk QLD Renewable Energy Plan
Exciting times ahead for Queenslanders as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk launched a $300 million QLD Renewable Energy Plan and promises to keep assets in public hands as a new election is imminent. Each household will receive $50...
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Rooftop solar makes 48% of SA’s electricity generation
Just like NSW, South Australia has set a new record for powering 48% of its energy needs using rooftop solar.
Product Review: Wattcost Home Energy Monitor
Today, I’m here to review a new kind of energy monitoring system that will very soon be on the market. Wattcost is an Australian company, that describes their innovative AI-based technology as a consumer product...
Stockland Cairns Shopping Centre Switches to Solar
Shopping centres around Australia set to benefit from solar power now that more and more major precincts make the switch to solar. Stockland Cairns Shopping Centre the latest to install a commercial solar system, with...
Queensland Government rejects the LNP energy plan damning it ‘shoddy’
The Government of Queensland claims the Liberal National Party is using inclusion of solar energy in its ‘Real Plan’ for energy to hide its ideological obsession with coal.
South Australia’s new battery installation to ensure grid stability and lower prices
Yorke Peninsula in South Australia is set to install a new battery storage system to bolster the state’s power supply.
Australia surpasses the 6GW mark; installs 98MW solar panels in August
Last month Australian households and businesses installed a total capacity of 98MW of solar on their rooftops, making it one of the highest months ever recorded in Australia.