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Carry On up the solar farm: Queensland’s baffling new solar rules
Slight alteration to Queensland’s new solar rules allows labourers to hold panels, but only if an electrician is holding them at the same time.
Sophie Vorrath

May 13, 2019

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Sweden looks to more solar to reach 100% renewables by 2045
Sweden considers expanded role for solar in meeting country’s 100 per cent renewables target.
Joshua S Hill

May 9, 2019

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Solar and storage to power NDIS housing in first of its kind pilot
First-of-its-kind project will incorporate solar and battery systems into dedicated housing for participants of the NDIS.
Michael Mazengarb

May 8, 2019

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Renewables generate one-third of Britain’s Q1 electricity supply
Led by wind power, renewable energy sources generated around 33% of Great Britain’s electricity over the first quarter of 2019, while coal power hit a new low.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 19, 2019

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Why Europe could be the next solar powerhouse
Unsubsidized solar power, energy-smart homes and communities, greening of corporations, and zero-emission hydrogen mean Europe may re-emerge as a global leader in solar systems.
Terje Osmundsen

Mar 21, 2019

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China completes new 70MW floating solar PV project on old coal area
Ciel & Terre announce completion of world’s biggest floating solar project, built on a former coal mining area in China.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 21, 2019

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Grid held together by solar, load management, as coal fails in heat
Extreme heat plus coal outages have made it a rough couple of days for the Australian grid operator. But there are some of good news energy market stories to come out of this heatwave, too.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 25, 2019

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Duck! Solar charge puts energy market transition on the fast-track
Australia’s record-breaking solar uptake, and the “duck curve” effect it is having on the NEM, will cause the “next major inflection” in the energy market, Morgan Stanley warns, and likely sooner than investors and industry players are expecting.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 15, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

El Paso announces 200MW of solar, 100MW of energy storage
Texas electric utility announces winning bids for its 2017 request for proposals, including a total of 200MW of utility-scale solar and 100MW of battery storage.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 15, 2019

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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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Santos to convert 56 crude oil pumps to 100% solar and battery storage
Santos kicks off ARENA-backed plans to shift all of its remote crude oil beam pumps to 100% solar and battery storage – a move that would save it 140 barrels of oil a day.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 18, 2018

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Australia Defence taps solar, battery storage for NT base, in push away from fossil fuels
Department of Defence tenders for 1-1.5MW solar plus battery storage for Jindalee Transmitting Site north-east of Alice Springs, to “reduce reliance on fossil fuels.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 13, 2018

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