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How a water agency’s debunked concerns about solar project helped poison minds of local community
Fierce opposition to a Victoria solar project remains, despite the agency that raised the issue withdrawing its concerns, and after the issues were debunked.
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Rooftop PV is eating the energy industry’s lunch, now big solar wants to hoe into coal generators’ dinner
Australia’s most powerful solar-battery hybrid gets approval, one of a number of such facilities about to change the shape of the grid, and eat into coal power’s dinner.
Big solar grabs record 30.6 pct share of Australia’s main grid, before being shunted aside by rooftop PV
Big solar takes advantage of early morning sun to take record share of grid power, before being overrun by rooftop PV. No wonder new solar has batteries included.
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How a water agency’s debunked concerns about solar project helped poison minds of local community
Fierce opposition to a Victoria solar project remains, despite the agency that raised the issue withdrawing its concerns, and after the issues were debunked.Rooftop PV is eating the energy industry’s lunch, now big solar wants to hoe into coal generators’ dinner
Australia’s most powerful solar-battery hybrid gets approval, one of a number of such facilities about to change the shape of the grid, and eat into coal power’s dinner.Big solar grabs record 30.6 pct share of Australia’s main grid, before being shunted aside by rooftop PV
Big solar takes advantage of early morning sun to take record share of grid power, before being overrun by rooftop PV. No wonder new solar has batteries included.
Was the high cycling of Australia’s most powerful battery too much for crippled transformer?
Speculation is rife on what caused the spectacular failure of a transformer at the site of Australia’s most powerful battery, and what it all means.
Wind farms lift rural property values, study finds, and boost local schools, too
A new study from the US shows wind farms lift nearby property values by around 3%, and improve rural schools as well.
Australia’s 10 biggest battery storage projects – and what they are paid to do
Big battery projects currently being rolled out in Australia are more than ten times bigger than the first installed eight years ago at Hornsdale. Here are the 10 biggest.
“Time’s up:” Solar recycling is finally on the political agenda – but is it too late for some investors?
The near decade-long failure of successive federal governments to mandate a national solar stewardship scheme has pushed the PV recycling industry to the brink.
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