Solar cooks in remote QLD communities

A Queensland-based startup is combining recycled laptop batteries and waste products including old cooking oil tins to create solar-powered kits that provide off-grid electricity access in remote communities. Powerwells,
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AEMO’s ‘cohesive’ energy plan falls short because it omits two key economic facts

The Integrated System Plan, unveiled this week by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), has been billed as a cohesive energy plan for Australia. In reality, it falls seriously short. Australia
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Everyday Australians investing in renewables

New research from UTS Institute of Sustainable Futures (ISF) and superannuation funds manager Future Super has found that 7.7% of Australia’s retirement savings could fund 100% renewable power by 2030. According
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Australia must embrace transformation for a sustainable future

Last Friday, the Australian government released its first report on our progress towards meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. These 17 goals are a call to action to ensure
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Solar rolls out for Northern Territory off-grid communities

Remote communities from the Tiwi Islands to the South Australian border are set to be connected to solar power as construction begins on the next phase of the $59 million Solar Energy Transformation Program
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QLD lights the way for large-scale solar projects

Queensland is leading the national charge towards a record year for the large-scale solar industry, Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton told a sold-out audience at the 2018 Large-scale Solar
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