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Virginia seeks to improve its solar policy with Virginia Clean Economy Act
Virginia is seeking to improve its impact on the environment with the Virginia Clean Economy Act. This act requires the state’s largest utilities to deliver electricity from 100% renewable sources by 2045 and includes a timeline for…
Data centres are primed for green energy opportunities
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The massive and expanding data centres that enable our online lives are huge energy users. The top 100 data centres in Australia account for four per cent of our total energy use – more than any sector other than resources.…
NT Rooftop Solar in Schools rolls out as VIC looks to follow suit
The Northern Territory’s rollout of solar panel installation at 25 schools is picking up speed, and Victoria is looking to follow suit after announcing the application period open for its Greener Government School Buildings program after…
Cleantech Solar secures Asia Pacific’s largest ever C&I green loan
Singapore-based commercial and industrial solar developer Cleantech Solar has secured a US$75 million in green finance from ING Bank, the Asia Pacific’s largest ever C&I solar green loan. As the world’s fastest growing electricity…
New US Solar Power Scheme Aims At Invisible Middle
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Published on June 22nd, 2020 | by Tina Casey June 22nd, 2020 by Tina Casey
A vast middle ground of opportunity for solar power development is ripe for the picking if only somebody could see where it is. Well, the US…
Dairy farms targeted in federal grant scheme to boost energy efficiency
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The Australian dairy farming industry is set for an energy efficiency overhaul, with grants of up to $20,000 opened up to businesses in the sector by the federal Coalition government, starting this week.The grants, part of…
Trina charts path to 600W solar modules with launch of TrinaPro Mega
Global PV giant Trina Solar has made a renewed push into the large-scale PV market, with the launch of TrinaPro Mega, an ultra-high power module series with an output of more than 500W.
The new modules are a higher power take on the…
Analyst expects ‘unprecedented’ consolidation of Chinese solar industry
Private PV manufacturers and project developers alike are set to be squeezed out by the state in the world’s biggest solar market, according to Frank Haugwitz, who has compiled a wide-ranging report as preparations for the next five-year…
A solar fresh-food logo for Woolworths Orange
It’s almost a shame that it doesn’t light up at night, but that would defeat the purpose of a new 100 kW solar array on the rooftop of Woolworths in the New South Wales regional city of Orange, which is laid out in the shape of the…
Cairns council installs another 1.7MW of solar across wastewater plants
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Cairns regional council has begun installing a total of 1.7MW of rooftop and ground-mounted solar – including four “mini solar farms” – across five of its wastewater treatment plants and cut its grid…