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MV Solar Roundup #51

Written by MV Solar | May 5, 2019 11:02:56 PM

 

 

Buzzworthy Solar/Renewable Energy News

Labor will pledge up to $1 billion to install solar panels at thousands of schools in an ambitious scheme to create "virtual power plants" that put energy back into the electricity grid.
- The Sydney Morning Herald

 

The Clean Energy Council calls on the next federal government to adopt a strong clean energy policy.
- Clean Energy Council

 

In a powerful demonstration of Australia’s energy transition, the Victorian State Coal Mine, a tourist attraction in the coastal town of Wonthaggi, is now powered by a solar and battery storage system.
- PV Magazine

 

"Solar is cost effective right now. When you consider the cost to our health from air pollution, solar is just as competitive as any other energy source."
-- Thomas P. Kay

 

One third of global power comes from renewable sources with hydropower accounting for about half of the total, according to the agency that measures global renewable energy capacity.
- Chron

 

Solar energy generation reached a Q1 record-high in Great Britain (GB) in 2019’s first quarter (Q1’19).
- Solar Magazine 

 

We're busting out some of the most common myths about electric cars.
- Green Car Reports 

 

 

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