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Hot Days Harmful to Home Solar Systems
Soaring temperatures around the country recently are likely to be doing our rooftop solar systems damage. According to CSIRO Newcastle’s Next Generation Photovoltaics team leader Greg Wilson, most mono...
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Solar Power Meets Hawaiian Vodka
Hawaii is leading the way in the production of environmentally friendly alcohol production with the Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery. Situated on Mount Maleakala on Maui, Ocean Vodka will...
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Brisbane Retiree’s Convoy Behind 100kW of Solar
A 100 kW solar photovoltaic installation was recently commissioned to sit atop a new four-storey retirement building near the city centre of Brisbane. Gold Coast Energy will install the system, operate...
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Safety Bulletin – Floods and household solar panels
IMPORTANT: Even if your utility has cut the power to your property, your solar power system still has the potential to give you a lethal electric shock if it has been affected by a flood. Although the...
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Cook Island Resort Has a Green Thumb and Green Energy
Muri Beach Resort, situated on the islet of Ta’akoka in the Cook Islands, is the first resort to be powered purely by the sun. The resort’s move into green energy comes after the Cook Island government...
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Mildura Switches to Solar
A solar power station south of Mildura has begun operation months ahead of schedule. Since construction began in October last year, 10 dishes have been installed and are already providing power to the...
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Brisbane Solar in the Indonesian Isle
Two Brisbane solar companies have struck a deal to develop a 250 megawatt solar station in Indonesia. Solar Guys International and Mitabu Australia are working with the Indonesian Ministry of Energy on...
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LDK Solar Falls Around the Globe
Chinese solar company LDK Solar Co Ltd has this week defaulted on a $24 million dollar bond. This comes just a month after rival company Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd defaulted on $540 million in US...
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Germany Steps Towards An Energy Storage Subsidy
German residents could soon receive a subsidy for the excess energy they store through a renewable energy battery system. A spokesperson for KfW, a bank involved in financing the scheme, told PV...
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University of NSW Gives Solar Silicon Super Powers
Engineers from the University of New South Wales have created an innovative method to reduce the price of low-grade silicon, ultimately improving electrical efficiency and lower the cost of solar...
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Aussie Solar Maker Going for Commercial Solar Space
Tindo Solar has announced it will begin developing panels for Australia’s commercial and government markets. The country’s only solar panel manufacturer will launch two companies, Tindo Commercial and...
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Australia Hits One Million Solar Home Milestone
Since reaching the 23 million populace mark in April, Australia has hit another milestone – there are now over one million homes with rooftop solar panels. According to Australia’s Clean Energy...
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China’s Solar Hits Gold Coast Shores
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd, based in China, has announced a move to Australia with JinkoSolar Australia Co. Ltd being based in Queensland. The Ormeau office, north of the Gold Coast, will serve as a...
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Victorian businesses switch on to solar power
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) and The Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) today joined forces to show businesses how to improve their bottom line by installing solar. CEC...
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SA Solar First – The Best Badminton Players Are Always Energised
Thanks to the City of West Torrens, the home of Badminton in S.A, Satterley Hall in Lockleys, has recently had a 20 kW/hr ZEN Freedom PowerBank energy storage unit, along with a 7 kW system of 28 solar...
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Green Bank Investments
Investments from Australia’s $10 billion green bank have been stopped in relation to clean energy projects, with executives hoping to persuade the incoming Coalition government not to axe it as...
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SA solar consumers protected by minimum price set for solar
South Australian households and small businesses will benefit from the news today that the Clean Energy Council released a recommendation to set a minimum price for the solar energy they generate....
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Electricity market knocked by increase of solar panels
Australians have jumped at the opportunity to install solar panels knowing they can substantially cut the cost of their electricity bills, according to a solar Energy report just released by the...
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Direct Action Climate Policy $300m Cut
The Coalition has decided to cut $300 million from its Direct Action carbon reduction plan, with the majority of this saving coming from halving the amount of the rebate for installing solar panels and...
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Direct Action climate policy $300 million Cut
The Coalition has decided to cut $300 million from its Direct Action carbon reduction plan, with the majority of this saving coming from halving the amount of the rebate for installing solar panels and...
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