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Solar households now have to pay to use their own solar output
Thousands of solar households are now required to pay utilities to use the output of their own solar panels inside their own homes. And the utilities involved don’t see any problem with that.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 31, 2016

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LG to invest $US435m to triple solar cell production by 2020
LG signs MoU to spend $US435m on tripling solar panel production at its Gumi, South Korea facilities, from 1GW to 3GW by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2016

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The moral case for fossil fuels? Let them eat solar panels
Rolling out renewable energy around the world should be the real legacy of the Paris climate agreement.
John Mathews

Jan 29, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

The mystery of Hanergy’s thin film market surge and crash
Why is Hanergy opening 1,500 retail stores in China to sell solar stuff? And why did the firm have a market cap of $38.64B?
Eric Wesoff

May 22, 2015

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Battery costs drop to key level as electric car sales continue to rise
Both electric cars and renewable energy stand to gain significantly from cheaper storage.
Valentin Muenzel

Apr 14, 2015

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Get more out of your solar power system by using water as a battery
Use your solar photovoltaic panels to heat your water too, and you could cut the amount of excess electricity you give away cheaply to the grid.
Tim Forcey

Feb 25, 2015

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Move over big power – the micropower revolution is here
Micro-electricity producers are relatively small scale, inexpensive, and most importantly, produce little to no carbon emissions.
Morgan Salett

Nov 27, 2014

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Topaz, largest solar plant in the world, is now fully operational
The 550-megawatt Topaz project is on-line and sending power to the California grid.
Eric Wesoff

Nov 26, 2014

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Renewable Energy Target review – experts respond
Experts – including Alan Pears, Andrew Blakers and Dylan McConnell – respond to report which has recommended deep cuts to RET scheme.
James Whitmore and Michael Hopkin

Aug 29, 2014

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Slash Australians’ power bills by beheading a duck at night
Solar has slashed demand for electricity during the day, but left evening peak power demand largely unchanged. That’s why we now need to behead a duck.
Alan Pears

Jun 23, 2014

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City of Sydney extends solar roll-out to historic Rocks
City of Sydney adds 82kW solar array to recreation centre in historic Rocks.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Jun 16, 2014

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NSW cuts solar tariffs, Qld lifts network costs
IPART announces yet another cut to the recommended tariffs for export to the grid from rooftop solar owners.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Jun 16, 2014

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