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MV Solar Roundup #55

Written by MV Solar | Jun 2, 2019 11:32:15 PM

 

 

Buzzworthy Solar/Renewable Energy News

Strong investments in renewable energy projects has continued to drive down electricity emissions, as wind reaches a new milestone, overtaking hydro for the first time, according to the latest National Energy Emissions Audit published by The Australia Institute.
- Renew Economy

 

Let’s take  a deep dive into the ABC’s report on shonky solar to determine what was fair and what was not.
- Solar Quotes - Blog

 

The world's largest macadamia processor has turned to solar power in a bid to lower energy costs, lift profitability, and reduce its environmental footprint.
- ABC News

 

"As the technology for solar cells get better and better, this form of clean, renewable energy will find more applications that take up less space and produce more electricity, to meet the energy needs of our homes, schools and businesses."
-- Samuel Bodman

 

A renewable energy project that started as a way to provide extra income for grape and citrus growers has built its 50th small-scale solar farm in South Australia.
- PV Magazine

 

India has finally bagged the tag of the lowest cost producer of solar power globally. The country-wise average for the total installed costs of utility scale solar PV in 2018 ranged from a low of $793 per Kilowatt (Kw) – around Rs 5.5 crore per Megawatt -- in India to a high of $2,427 per Kw in Canada, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
- Energy World 

 

Australian investors in solar energy projects are being forced to look for opportunities overseas as a slowdown in projects locally has created stiff competition between project buyers, and investment returns are getting squeezed as a result.
- Renew Economy 

 

 

 

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