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Australia rooftop solar installs total 2.13GW in 2019 after huge December rush
Greener homes get loan discount
South Australia on track to 100 pct renewables, as regulator comes to party
Solar generation is being buffeted by financial headwinds that are killing investment
A positive outlook for renewable energy in the new decade
Who will come out on top? Queensland Government weighs up renewable energy prospects
Europe completes largest solar energy plant
Tech giants power record surge in renewable energy sales
Texas Is the Center of the Global Corporate Renewable Energy Market
Siemens, DEWA partner on revolutionary blockchain strategy for Dubai
Global renewable energy trends. Solar and wind move from mainstream to preferred
CEFC partners with Bank Australia to deliver clean energy home loans
AGL signs up for “giant” battery in Queensland, paving way for 1000MW solar plant
Save energy. The average commercial building wastes 30 percent of the energy it consumes
A New “Solar Paint” Lets You Transform Your Entire House Into a Source of Clean Energy
Coal bites the dust in Germany, Europe’s greenest nation
How China’s big overseas initiative threatens global climate progress
5 things to look for in the Green New Deal
Commercial and industrial solar installs through the roof as business wakes up to the sun
Gupta’s Simec pushes into Victoria, says “baseload” renewables to “change the game”
NSW under pressure to move quickly on renewables, as coal clunkers fail
2018: The year fossil fuels began their inexorable decline
Italian oil major taps Australian renewables, buys up NT “biggest” solar farm
Kondinin wind-solar-battery project gets the nod in Western Australia
Renewables reach highest share of Australia’s power in 40 years
UN warns world on track to breach 3C rise by 2100; last year was fourth warmest on record
Global Cooling Prize
Competition fears threaten Chinese investment in US clean tech
Earth Day – Earth Challenge 2020
Community Portal
Climate Council Australia
7 crucial tools to accelerate energy efficiency
For Oil Majors Investigating Clean Energy, It’s About Balancing Risk and Return
Clean Energy Group Outline Principles for PJM Capacity Market Reform
Clean Energy Regulator Counts 9GW in Big Solar and Wind Pipeline
Tesla Gigafactory 1 New Drone Flyover Shows Latest Massive Solar Array Progress
Tesla’s Massive Power-pack Battery in Australia Cost $66 Million and Already made up to ~$17 Million
The Promise and Peril of Blockchain
Cleantech Solar and Climate Fund Managers Enter Strategic Partnership
Delhi Backs Incentives for Clean Energy Switch to Combat Pollution
California mandates 100 percent clean energy by 2045
Queensland cotton farmer makes shift to solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: The future of Solar Rebates
Origin backs ACCC call to end rooftop solar rebates
Energy for the Future Affordability, Reliability and Emissions
The 7 most energy hungry appliances in your home
Can We Live Without Aircon?
Top 10 ways to save on energy bills
How to Reduce Your Energy Bill with No Cost or Sacrifice
What is Sustainable Energy?
A guide to Australia’s future energy options
Repower is a people powered campaign to upgrade Australia’s Eenergy system to 100 %
Solar sheep trial helps University of Queensland cut its energy costs
Power and energy tops M&A scoreboard in first half in clean energy drive: data
EU and China to join forces on clean energy transition
Group behind clean energy initiative submits more than 480K signatures
It is vital to invest in the future of clean energy for all
Biggest German gas grid operator sees role in renewable energy future
California lawmakers push 100% clean energy bill closer to governor’s desk
Solar and battery underway in Australia’s “largest” renewables microgrid
Ultimate Power Resource Guide
Renewable energy set to supply one-third of market needs by 2020
Standing our ground by investing in our soil
Clean Energy Sector Employs More Than 10 Million For The First Time
Energy UK launches new consumer-centric, ‘Future of Energy’ vision
A New Role for Brands – Vancouver
Forests: the Cinderella of climate solutions
How to unlock renewables? Cheaper, cleaner, better batteries
New 11MW solar farm sets new benchmarks in Queensland
Zen Ecosystems will soon get a boost from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund.
Switch to solar gathers speed as two new solar farms join grid
Google is changing the sustainable office game
Australia’s biggest solar farm about to begin commissioning
Bill McKibben: ‘There’s clearly money to be made from sun and wind’
‘Captain Sunshine’ says Australia is not living up to its solar potential
How businesses are benefiting from Hawaiian Electric’s virtual power plant
Intuit hatches plan to help customers and employees buy clean power
Walmart to double EV charging network with Electrify America
GM, HP, Walmart and others demand simpler buying renewables
Meet Daisy, Apples latest robot recovering and reusing iPhone components
Is the future of farming vertical?
Environment and Liveability Strategy 2017
Carlton & United Breweries to go 100 % green
New-build homes with solar and storage? “It’s going to be the norm”
Europe sails towards electrified shipping fleets
Creative ways to finance solar and storage systems
Australia’s untapped ‘solar superpower’ potential
Microsoft inks its first clean energy deal in Asia with solar project
Solar power: What happens when we start producing more electricity than we can consume?
5 problems the internet of energy can solve
Cities can change the fate of the world’s climate outlook: Christiana Figueres
7 climate change myths that big oil continues to perpetuate
Sunshine Coast bringing the future of transport to South East Queensland
Solar unlimited: How to use inverters to get past export limits
Be Promoted Globally by Austrade
Tesla Pickup Coming Immediately After Model Y, & Tesla Clean Energy To Boom Soon (#ElonTweets)
A great year for clean energy in Australia ends, while bad news for coal
A new solar highway in China perfectly captures its clean-energy ambitions
The Sunny Optimism of Clean Energy Shines Through Tech’s Gloom
How Corporations ‘Bypassed the Politics’ to Lead on Clean Energy in 2017
UK Breaks 13 Clean Energy Records in 2017
Taming the Power-Hungry Blockchain Beast with Decentralized, Clean Energy
Queensland’s clean energy election pledge builds on its established record says CEC
New Poll Finds 81% Of New Yorkers Want To Choose Clean Energy
We are paving the way for Chinese dominance in clean energy
How clean energy is set to overtake coal in this competitive electricity market
Los Angeles is setting the PACE for the clean energy economy
Michigan nonprofit seeks local solutions on clean energy
Queensland’s electric vehicle super highway revs up
Compare unbiased real-time battery performance data – 3 Year Trial Ongoing Test Results
Sunshine Coast Council stays true to its name by opening its own solar farm in a local government first
3,000 renewable energy jobs make Qld shine as energy investment leader
Lithium Ion Battery Test Centre
New bill cutting energy initiatives announced as Palaszczuk Govt continues to use energy assets to back Qlders
Review: Is An Inconvenient Sequel the wake-up call we all need?
Why is climate change’s 2 degrees Celsius of warming limit so important?
Renewable energy to power 139 countries by 2050 — scientists
Here’s a tool to help companies stay ahead in changing carbon markets
The world’s largest lithium ion battery will be installed in South Australia.
Regional Development Innovation Awards
Clearer rules to facilitate battery storage take up
Aussie tech firm in electric aircraft race
World’s longest electric vehicle super highway revs up
Clearer rules to facilitate battery storage take up
Power prices should drop under Queensland plan
Creators of “poo-powered car” hope to leave mark on the world
We can now harvest electricity from plants
Cool Customers: UTS gets it’s cooling energy from across the road in Aussie first
The Holy Grail of glazing: high insulating energy generating glass on the way
See the solar powered drone that can stay in the air indefinitely
Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub
TENDER: Partner with Energy Queensland Limited to provide Solar PV Systems including the design, supply, installation, maintenance, cleaning and quality assurance. EOI closing 22 May 2017
It’s Local Solar, it’s Community and it’s Cheaper – Networked Innovations in Winning Tender
Denmark’s Monster Wind Turbine just Smashed the 24hour Record for Energy Production
How to really cut energy use in offices
Energy Positive: How Denmark’s Samso Island Switched to Zero Carbon
Solar Panels That Can Get Energy From Raindrops
Making Electricity from Footsteps: Is Pavegen the Future for Renewable Energy?
Wind Power Generation – With Kites
Cooper Pedy renewable hybrid power project enters commissioning phase
A wind turbine with flapping wings might be quieter and safer for birds
Australian world-first ’solar-glass’ hopes to make deserts bloom.
Video: First commercial 2-seater solar plane to reach the stratosphere.
CSIRO have developed heliostats used in solar energy that have a smaller footprint and use an advanced control system. In an agreement with China, the Australian heliostat technology will be used to help China deliver solar thermal.
Move over Get Smart! Could you power your mobile phone by walking in these shoes? A group of mechanical engineers have developed innovative shoes that could produce up to 10 watts of energy per shoe.
Big business taking clean energy seriously and making significant cost savings. Oil and gas giant has committed to 5,000 rooftop solar PV installations over 5 years with estimated electricity savings of $40 million per year, lowering annual carbon emissions by 100,000 tons.
The Lego Factory in Jiaxing, China will install 20,000 solar panels, generating almost 6 gigawatts of clean energy annually and avoiding more than 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
Project Sunroof is a Google innovation where homeowners in the USA can enter their address and get a sophisticated understanding of their solar potential and whether it makes sense for them to go solar.
Localised energy featuring local power and sharing is disrupting the big utilities. Blockchain technology allows for solar sharing and micro-grids.
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