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Monday, 21 January 2019 10:54

MV Solar Weekly Roundup | 21 - 27 Jan 19

Melbourne now has all of its council-owned infrastructure powered by renewable energy; Ageing rooftop solar panels represent major economic waste problem; A company plans to open AU's first commercial solar-panel recycling plant; And the Greek government plans to modernize electric grids on its more remote islands.

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  • Melbourne has become the first city in Australia to have all of its council-owned infrastructure powered by renewable energy. The City of Melbourne switched all its operations to renewable energy on 1 January.

Read the full article at The Guardian

 

  • Thousands of ageing rooftop solar panels represent a toxic time-bomb and major economic waste unless Australia acts swiftly to keep them out of landfill, conservationists and recyclers say.

Read the full article at Sydney Morning Herald

 

  • South Australian-based company Reclaim PV estimates it will open Australia’s first commercial solar-panel recycling plant in mid 2019. Its high-energy founders also have a broader mission — to inform better environmental practices throughout the solar value chain.

Read the full article at PV Magazine Australia

 

  • The Greek government is considering collaborating with Tesla to modernize the electric grids on its more remote islands by installing microgrids connected to energy storage systems, according to a recent report.

Read the full article at Big Think

 

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