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Report: India added 438 MW of solar capacity in Q32020
India added 438 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in Q3 2020, a 114% increase compared to 205 MW installed in Q2 2020, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q3 2020 India Solar Market Update. Solar installations were…
Regulator tightens net against rooftop solar non-compliance and fraud
Solar industry stakeholders will work with the Clean Energy Regulator to develop a new serial number ledger designed to further safeguard the federal government’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme while also making it easier for users to…
CIMIC Group’s UGL secures more than $112 million in utilities contracts
Australian engineering firm UGL ends the week on a high having landed a series of renewable energy sector contracts with a combined value of more than $112 million. December 4, 2020 David CarrollPart of the Cimic Group, UGL has been awarded…
Morrison to feel the heat as U.S. turns to clean energy future
The election of Joe Biden as U.S. president is set to heap further pressure on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to lay out a clear and firm strategy charting the nation’s transition to a clean energy future. November 20, 2020 David…
Clean Power Alliance approves first solar + storage project in its territory
Retail energy provider, Clean
Power Alliance (CPA) announced today that its board approved a new solar plus storage
project, CPA’s first renewable energy project to be…
Officeworks signs up to go 100 per cent renewable by 2025
Stationary superstore Officeworks has followed its Wesfarmers stablemate Bunnings in pledging to source 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025, starting with an on-store rooftop solar rollout.
Officeworks on Friday…
Renewable electricity share records tumble, rooftop PV leading the way
November is still in its infancy but Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) is on track to record its third consecutive month of achieving more than 30% renewable energy. November 6, 2020 David CarrollData provided by OpenNem.org.au…
New research shows transitioning to 100% clean energy could save US households $321B
A new analysis by Rewiring
America — a grant-funded non-profit — shows that transitioning to 100% clean
energy would save Americans as much as $321 billion in energy costs. The report,
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New Australia made solar mounting solution picked up by Schletter
A new, all-Australian designed and made rooftop solar mounting solution has been launched on the local market, in a deal between Victoria-based manufacturer SolPod and global heavyweight, Schletter.
SolPod said on Sunday that it had signed…
Melbourne solar installers back to work as Covid-19 restrictions ease
Rooftop solar installation figures in Victoria have plunged dramatically in recent months but an easing of Covid-19 restrictions has provided a welcome boost for the state’s small-scale solar installers. October 23, 2020 David CarrollSolar…