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Antarctic base could be powered by wind and batteries alone, says Entura
Sophie Vorrath6 Jul 20210 comments

Melbourne-based remote renewables specialist says plan to power an Antarctic research station on Ross Island with 100% wind and battery storage "looks feasible."

Solar, News, Off-Grid
Queensland government buys Australian for national park solar rollout
Sophie Vorrath5 Jul 20210 comments

Australia’s only manufacturer of solar panels, Tindo, tapped for Queensland government rollout of renewable Remote Area Power Systems at five National Parks.

Software/Gadgets, Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Queensland net-zero housing trial to team Evergen smarts with solar and batteries
Sophie Vorrath5 Jul 20210 comments

Evergen to provide software platform for two-year energy management pilot at Queensland government-backed residential development of net-zero energy emission homes.

News, Battery/Storage, Featured, Policy, Solar
Solar export tax proposal put on hold after flood of competing ideas
Giles Parkinson2 Jul 20210 comments

Regulator to have a longer think about rooftop solar export tax proposal after a flood of objections and alternative ideas.

Solar, Tariffs
NSW regulator slashes rooftop solar feed-in-tariff by 25 per cent
Michael Mazengarb2 Jul 20210 comments

NSW IPART cuts benchmark solar feed-in-tariff by around 25 per cent, citing a fall in wholesale electricity prices driven by more solar.

Solar, Policy
Rooftop solar is not the preserve of the wealthy, so why tax it?
Sophie Vorrath2 Jul 20210 comments

VEPC report skewers one of the key arguments used in case for solar export tax: that rooftop PV is a play-thing for the well-to-do.

Solar, Featured, Policy
AEMO looks to smarter ways of managing abundant rooftop solar
Gabrielle Kuiper30 Jun 20210 comments

South Australia should place a sunset date on the rooftop solar cut-off mechanism, particularly once the SA-NSW inter-connector is operational.

Podcasts, Solar
Great Solar Business Podcast: Three biggest challenges for solar businesses
Nigel Morris30 Jun 20210 comments

We interviewed 5 solar business owners and asked "what are the top 3 issues affecting your business?" Featuring Troy Ryan from the Solar Depot.

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar is cheap, but fossil fuels cashing in while they can
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris28 Jun 20210 comments

Costs of producing solar are falling well below coal, which might be one reason why fossil fuel incumbents are trying to cash in while they can.

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Solar, Policy
Victoria defends success of Solar Homes program, after scathing auditor report
Michael Mazengarb25 Jun 20210 comments

Victorian auditor general finds the teething troubles of the Solar Homes rebate could have been avoided with better planning and questions the overall success of the scheme.

Solar, Featured, News, Policy, Tariffs
Solar homes pay 30% less for power than non-solar homes, even while using more
Sophie Vorrath25 Jun 20210 comments

ACCC report puts economic benefits of rooftop solar up in lights. But where are those bill savings coming from? And what does the answer mean for future solar homes?

Solar, Battery/Storage, News
SA Water boosts massive solar rollout with 176kW system in Mt Gambier
Sophie Vorrath25 Jun 20210 comments

The new array adds to a PV and battery rollout that is expected to generate around 242GWh of solar and 34 megawatt-hours of installed energy storage.

Energy Efficiency, News, Software/Gadgets
Energy consumer survey reveals who wants to quit gas, and who’s afraid of smart meters
Sophie Vorrath24 Jun 20210 comments

Latest Energy Consumers Australia national survey offers some interesting insight on which households are thinking of quitting gas and what Australians think of smart meters.

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Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar
One-in-two homes could have solar and battery storage by 2050, modelling suggests
Michael Mazengarb23 Jun 20210 comments

New projections suggest one-in-two Australian households could have solar and storage by 2050, if Australia becomes a "clean energy superpower."

Solar, Policy
Rooftop solar ruled a must for new buildings in German capital
Joshua S Hill21 Jun 20210 comments

Germany’s capital has passed a new law requiring all new buildings and major renovations to install solar on at least 30% of the roof area from 2023 onward. 

Podcasts, Solar
Great Solar Business Podcast: Grid 3.0 – What will the grid look like?
Nigel Morris18 Jun 20210 comments

Networks expert and consumer advocate Mike Swanston shares his vision for Grid 3.0, and the central role that solar will play in it.

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