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Big Green Lies: Are the rich using solar to steal from the poor?

Big Green Lies: Are the rich using solar to steal from the poor?

The narrative that solar and batteries are helping the rich and hurting the poor is built on a supposition of logic, rather than actual evidence. And it’s actually not true.
“Spotlight has fallen well short:” 7’s program panned again, this time on false turbine allegations

“Spotlight has fallen well short:” 7’s program panned again, this time on false turbine allegations

7’s controversial Spotlight program has been called out for more false claims, this time on turbine numbers, land use and koala killings.
“Solar surge:” China smashes PV export records as energy crisis fast-tracks fossil fuel exodus

“Solar surge:” China smashes PV export records as energy crisis fast-tracks fossil fuel exodus

New data reveals staggering new record-high exports from global solar powerhouse, China, as scores of countries – including Australia – import record amounts of PV.
Ground-breaking NT microgrid lands $8.3m grant, set to kick off construction

Ground-breaking NT microgrid lands $8.3m grant, set to kick off construction

A groundbreaking solar and battery powered microgrid is providing a scalable blueprint for more Indigenous communities in th NT.
What to do with used solar panels? University opens Australia’s first PV recycling research centre

What to do with used solar panels? University opens Australia’s first PV recycling research centre

With millions of solar power systems installed across the country, a national research centre will probe what to do with the panels at the end of their lives.
China giant launches featherweight solar modules, to help get PV onto more rooftops

China giant launches featherweight solar modules, to help get PV onto more rooftops

Chinese solar manufacturing heavyweight unveils new solar module range that is around 40% lighter than conventional panels, for low-load bearing roofs.
Gina Rinehart-backed miner achieves remarkable 95.7 pct renewable share in March quarter, slashing diesel costs

Gina Rinehart-backed miner achieves remarkable 95.7 pct renewable share in March quarter, slashing diesel costs

Gina Rinehart is getting a front row seat in seeing the power of wind and solar, with a rare earths mine she backs achieving a remarkable 95.7 pct share in latest quarter.
“Wind will require further work:” Bowen says renewables target still achievable, but not inevitable

“Wind will require further work:” Bowen says renewables target still achievable, but not inevitable

Bowen says 82 pct renewables target is still achievable, “but we need to work on wind” projects. Solar and battery hybrids, he notes, are “going gangbusters.”