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Work begins on Warwick solar farm – UQ’s ticket to 100% renewables
Works begin on University of Queensland-owned solar farm that will make UQ world's first major university to offset 100% of its electricity through its own renewables assets.
Booming national markets – including Australia's – helped deliver nearly 100GW of new PV installations in 2018, and took the global total past the 500GW mark.
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Adani objects to Gupta solar farm in Whyalla, worried about birds
The irony. Adani, fighting protests over its huge Queensland coal mine, opposes Gupta solar farm in South Australia because of concerns about grass wrens and thornbills.
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Rooftop solar to add 2,000MW in 2019, another Liddell by 2022
Australia's booming rooftop solar market on track to deliver more than 2GW of capacity in 2019, and enough to replace Liddell coal plant by its closing date of 2022.
Governments Queensland Government Solar Utility PV
“Cheap shot” at big solar: Industry slams Queensland rule change
Solar developers slam Queensland government rule restricting panel installation to licensed electricians as "absurd," and warn it will kill many big solar projects.
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Queensland enacts new solar rules, as stunned industry warns of investment standstill
Queensland confirms solar panel installation on projects over 100kW will be restricted to licensed electricians. Industry says new rules are "daft", and potentially devastating.
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Shell plans 120MW solar farm, says Sonnen has sold 3,000 units in Australia
Australian arm of global oil major firms plans to build 120MW solar farm in Queensland, and says its partly owned Sonnen has sold 3,000 battery units in Australia.
What a year 2018 has been for solar PV in Australia! Here are nine reasons to celebrate solar as we head into what may well be another record-braking year...
Indonesian energy company with plans to develop more than 500MW of renewables will begin construction on a 5MW solar farm near Murray Bridge.
Neoen says it has received more than $22 million in damages from delays to three NSW solar farms, and also has a claim over the Degrussa solar and storage...
