20th January 2021 Tesla has unveiled the latest addition to its suite of energy products – launching a standalone solar inverter that fills a key gap in its household solar, storage and electric vehicle offering. Tesla quietly updated its website…
Dan Murphy’s makes big solar push in South Australia
2nd October 2020 The parent company of national booze retailing giant, Dan Murphy’s, is ramping up its renewable energy plans in South Australia, with solar being installed on two stores in Adelaide, as well as at a winemaker’s in the…
One of world’s biggest inland floating solar systems begins construction in Singapore
21st August 2020 Construction has begun on what is being called one of the world’s largest inland floating solar PV systems, a 60MW project on the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore, which is also one of the first in the world…
McDonald’s opens net-zero emissions restaurant at Disney World, Florida
16th July 2020 Global fast food giant McDonald’s announced last week that it had opened the world’s first net-zero emission McDonald’s restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with over a thousand rooftop solar panels covering 100% of its energy needs…
WA solar households set for price shock as premium tariffs come to an end
10th July 2020 Thousands of Western Australian solar households may be set for a surprise as contracts signed for premium feed-in-tariffs ten years ago start to come to an end. Western Australian households which had solar installed between 1 July…
After 134 years, renewables beat coal in US – and head to 50 pct share by 2030
4th July 2020 In late May 2019 the Energy Information Administration (EIA) made it official: Renewables beat coal in the US after a very long time, 134 years to be exact. Coal overtook renewables around 1885 – the records…
Community groups call on Federal government to fund electricity bill relief
28th June 2020 A coalition of community groups have issued a joint statement calling for additional government funding to provide financial support for homes and small businesses under financial stress to deal with energy costs. The statement has been…
Hazelwood Power Station demolished
The future of solar power: From unbelievably cheap to insanely cheap
19th May 2020 Clean technology advocate and futurist Ramez Naam admits he was wrong about the price of solar. His forecasts in 2011 were among the most optimistic in the world, but he turned out to be wrong by at…
Record growth in rooftop solar pushing coal out of Australia market
12th May 2020 Strong growth in rooftop solar installations has continued to push coal fired generation out of the Australian electricity market, a new audit of the National Electricity Market has shown. The latest edition of the National Energy Emissions…
