Carry On up the solar farm: Queensland’s baffling new solar rules
Slight alteration to Queensland's new solar rules allows labourers to hold panels, but only if an electrician is holding them at the same time.
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Image of the day: Australia’s changing marginal loss factors
The animated Gif gives a history of marginal loss factors in Australia over the past decade - and an insight into the evol
First turbine completed at Tasmania’s Cattle Hill wind farm
First turbine completed at Goldwind's 144MW Cattle Hill wind farm in Tasmania, which will boost the island state's wind power capacity by 50% once complete.
Global fossil fuel subsidies reach $5.2 trillion, and $29 billion in Australia
IMF says fossil fuel subsidies in Australia amount to nearly $1,200 per person, or a total of $29 billion.
Australia’s major parties’ climate policies side-by-side
If climate action from every country was as inadequate as Australia’s, the world would be on track for 4°C warming.
Numurkah solar farm, to help power steel works, Melbourne trams, begins production
Neoen's 100MW Numurkah solar farm, which will help power Sanjeev Gupta's Laverton steel works, and Melbourne's trams, starts production.
AEMO confirms big de-ratings for wind and solar farms, reprieve for some
AEMO confirms big de-ratings for some wind and solar farms, but the news is not so bad for some installations that get a reprieve after new calculations were made.
Australia already has carbon spot price, and it’s cheaper than overseas markets
Australia's spot carbon price is lower than overseas markets, but future prices will depend on the level of ambition in emission reduction policies.
Port Augusta power station sale to mark final closure of South Australia’s coal
South Australia’s coal-fired electricity industry will close its final chapter with the sale of the Port Augusta power station site. A big solar farm may be built there.
Welfare lobby calls for zero net emissions target to protect vulnerable
Coalition of social service organisations calls on political leaders to take the strong climate action needed to protect those worst affected.