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Solar farms push 2019 PV tally past 1.5GW
A total of 1.5GW of large- and small-scale solar has been installed across Australia so far in 2019, making it the biggest year for PV installs excluding 2018.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 4, 2019

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Solar

How Horizon Power is using solar to slash its fossil fuel subsidies
Solar plant at Meekatharra eases crippling cost burden of diesel generation, as “cloud predictive” technology allows W.A. gold town to go 80% solar at times without a battery.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2019

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Relief as Supreme Court nixes Queensland solar rule change, but government to appeal
Solar industry exhales as Queensland Supreme Court throws out controversial, potentially crippling solar rule change. State government promises to appeal the decision.
Sophie Vorrath

May 30, 2019

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Solar

Job losses begin in Queensland as new solar rule puts 50% target at risk
Solar labourers forced to down tools, says CEC, as Queensland solar businesses scramble to accommodate “absurd” new rule and 50% renewables target at risk.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2019

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Solar

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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Victorian Government

Numurkah solar farm, to help power steel works, Melbourne trams, begins production
Neoen’s 100MW Numurkah solar farm, which will help power Sanjeev Gupta’s Laverton steel works, and Melbourne’s trams, starts production.
Sophie Vorrath

May 13, 2019

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Solar

Queensland councils say solar rule change will kill regional jobs
Queensland mayors join outcry against state government solar farm rule change, warning it threatens a major source of employment for rural communities.
Sophie Vorrath

May 10, 2019

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Solar

NSW green-lights 100MW solar farm plus battery for Riverina region
ESCO Pacific plans to build a 100MW solar and battery power station near West Wyalong have won approval from the state government.
Sophie Vorrath

May 10, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

“Shock and confusion” as Queensland holds line on solar rules
Despite emergency meeting in Brisbane, solar industry headed for major downturn as state government holds line on contested rules to be introduced on Monday.
Sophie Vorrath

May 9, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

How much rooftop solar do you need to charge your EV, too?
So you’ve got rooftop solar, and you’ve got an electric vehicle. But can you power both with the one PV system? And how many panels would it take?
Sophie Vorrath

May 9, 2019

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Solar

Call for rethink as Queensland solar rule change deadline looms
Last-ditch plea from Clean Energy Council to delay and reconsider a Queensland big solar rule change that threatens to cripple the state’s booming commercial sector.
Sophie Vorrath

May 4, 2019

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Solar

Why the new “solar superpowers” are likely to be the Gulf petro-states
Gulf nation economies are built around energy exports. Climate change means they will have to look beyond fossil fuels in order to keep their economies afloat.
Dénes Csala

May 2, 2019

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