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Solar Buzz
The most buzz-worthy solar/renewable industry news from the past week.
- The Clean Energy Council has tallied the numbers underlying Australia’s large scale renewables boom. And big PV is shattering all records, with almost AU$11.5 billion in projects currently being constructed.
Read the full article at PV Magazine
- An electrical trade pre-apprenticeship program in Canberra is helping women pave the way for ACT's renewable future.
Read the full article at The Sydney Morning Herald
- The New South Wales government has released new guidelines for PV power plant developers in the state. The guidelines encourage “early consultation, continual consultation and suitable site selection.”
Read the full article at PV Magazine
- Positive developments are arising out of Australia in regard to green finance, as a new renewable energy fund is getting the go-ahead.
Read the full article at The Bull
- Australia’s Department of Defence is looking to shift a key communications facility in the Northern Territory from diesel to solar and battery storage, as part of a major upgrade of the base near Harts Range, north-east of Alice Springs.
Read the full article at Renew Economy
- Renewable energy in the form of woodchip biofuel is keeping swimmers warm when they do their laps at a community swimming pool on Western Australia's south coast.
Read the full article at ABC News
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