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Solar Buzz
The most buzz-worthy solar/renewable industry news from the past week.
- Renewables developer Lacour Energy has secured an environmental approval from the federal government and is getting ready to start construction of the 800 MW Clarke Creek Wind Farm in 2019.
Read the full article at PV Magazine
- Politicians around Australia are proposing ambitious plans to export renewable energy from Australia, using high-voltage power lines laid under the oceans.
But will this work?
Read the full article at The Mandarin
- Low-income residents of a regional South Australian city are using an innovative solar scheme to shave money off their power bills.
Read the full article at ABC News
- Even veteran scientists hardened by decades of climate scepticism could hardly believe their ears. Environment Minister Melissa Price, responding to a bombshell report that distilled 6000 scientific papers, said the experts had it wrong.
Read the full article at Sydney Morning Herald
What's Happening
10 December: Human Rights Day This year, Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. |
Solar Top Tip
Make sure that your installers use only products that meet Australian standards. |