A significant rooftop solar record has been broken in South Australia, with net exports exceeding daytime electricity demand for 5.5 hours on Sunday, 16 October, 2022.
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Tasmanian Government announces interest-free loans for solar and batteries
Last week, the Tasmanian Government announced its Energy Saver Loan Scheme to encourage residents of the Apple Isle to invest in energy efficiency solutions.
Under the scheme, private
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Transition to renewables: Balancing opportunity and risk
Mitigating risk is an essential part of the process as Australia navigates the path to a clean energy future, writes Mike Hunneyball, operations chief engineer at FM Global.
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Australia to generate half its electricity from renewable sources by 2025
A new report from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) says Australia is set to generate 50 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2025, with that figure
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Sun Cable project a step closer after backing from Infrastructure Australia
Sun Cable, the enormous solar energy power plant that will link the Northern Territory to Southeast Asia, is a step closer to becoming a reality with independent government advisor Infrastructure
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Clean Energy Council to administer New Energy Tech Consumer Code
The Clean Energy Council has been appointed the administrator of the New Energy Tech Consumer Code (NETCC) for the next 10 years, until December 2033.
The NETCC will come into effect
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Solar the winner in new regulatory era
Diligent regulation of the Australian rooftop solar industry has been crucial to its success, writes Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton.
The Australian rooftop solar
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Woolworths commits to 100 per cent clean energy in South Australia
As part of Woolworths Group’s nationwide transition to clean energy by 2025, the supermarket giant’s operations in South Australia will be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity from
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Mugga Lane Solar Park goes into voluntary administration
Mugga Lane Solar Park, one of Australia’s first large-scale solar farms, has gone into voluntary administration. Scott Langdon and David Osborne from advisory and investment firm KordaMentha
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Farming the sun and land: The power of agrivoltaics
Rural communities will feel better about the rollout of utility-scale solar if developers and landowners favour dual-purpose deals, writes Jeremy Chunn.
Ben Wynn from solar development
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