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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2019

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Utility PV

Global solar capacity surpassed 500GW in 2018
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.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 18, 2019

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Coal

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.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 18, 2019

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Solar

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.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 15, 2019

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Solar

“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.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 11, 2019

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Solar

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.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 10, 2019

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Solar

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.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 13, 2019

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Solar

Nine reasons to celebrate solar PV in 2018
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 for photovoltaics.
Rebecca Hu & APVI

Dec 21, 2018

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Solar

Construction set to begin on 5MW Mobilong Solar Farm in S.A.
Indonesian energy company with plans to develop more than 500MW of renewables will begin construction on a 5MW solar farm near Murray Bridge.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 22, 2018

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Solar

Cost over-runs and delays hit more solar projects and contractors
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 project in WA.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 21, 2018

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