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Solar recycler losing “insane amount of money” and about to shed staff as PV pilot program remains suspended
Solar recycling hopeful says it is “losing an insane amount of money” waiting for the federal government to restart its mysteriously suspended pilot program.The case for plug-in solar and batteries has never been clearer – and renters deserve it
For renters watching rooftop solar spread across the neighbourhood, Australia’s energy transition can feel frustratingly distant. The case for legalising plug-in solar and batteries is now clear.
Pacific aid “doesn’t really matter” next to Australia’s fossil fuel subsidies, Tuvalu climate minister says
Since 2020, Australia’s subsidies for fossil fuels have totalled almost six times the amount given in aid to the Pacific, Tuvalu’s climate and environment minister says.
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Labor loses its spine on renewables as premier throws new energy minister, and transition, under the bus
One minute, Victoria’s new energy minister was promising industry stakeholders that Labor will hold the line on renewables. The next minute, her boss was saying the exact opposite.
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The case for plug-in solar and batteries has never been clearer – and renters deserve it
For renters watching rooftop solar spread across the neighbourhood, Australia’s energy transition can feel frustratingly distant. The case for legalising plug-in solar and batteries is now clear.
“Why Whyalla and not us?” Recyclers say government backflip will trash millions invested in their industry
It may come down to who you know. Recyclers wonder why the government poured money into Whyalla steel yet backflipped on promises to support their industry.
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Solar recycler losing “insane amount of money” and about to shed staff as PV pilot program remains suspended
Solar recycling hopeful says it is “losing an insane amount of money” waiting for the federal government to restart its mysteriously suspended pilot program.
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