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- An Australian power grid larger than the UK is being dismantled as remote farmers go solar Sun, 2 Oct 22, 6:00amAn ambitious project to take thousands of West Australian properties off-grid is taking shape. Here's how farmers are finding their new solar power systems.
- Why are solar farms in the NT sitting idle and generating zero power? Fri, 17 Jun 22, 8:28amFour solar farms in the Northern Territory are sitting idle, years after construction.
- Merino sheep grazing under solar panels produce better wool, trial shows Mon, 30 May 22, 1:01pmTwo farmers running merinos on solar farms in NSW's Central West say their sheep thrive under solar panels, while wool quality has increased.
- Merino sheep grazing under solar panels produce improved wool, trial shows Mon, 30 May 22, 1:01pmTwo farmers running merinos on solar farms in NSW's Central West say their sheep thrive under solar panels, while wool quality has increased.
- Victorian shire says renewables 'not a priority' amid solar farm push Wed, 23 Mar 22, 5:19pmCorangamite Shire Council says the area's gas and agriculture industries shouldn't be sacrificed for renewable energy projects as it battles against a plan to build a solar farm in the region.
- Australian demand for solar goes through the roof, smashing records Tue, 8 Feb 22, 6:18amBorder lockdowns and supply chain disruptions fail to slow the rampant uptake of rooftop solar in Australia where householders installed record amounts of new capacity last year.
- Has Glasgow solved climate change yet? Mon, 8 Nov 21, 4:00amA week ago we were wondering what the UN climate summit in Glasgow, COP26, might deliver for humanity. We'd been told many times that the world is not on track to limit warming to less than 2 degrees, and that Glasgow was...
- NT government backs green hydrogen and solar proposal for Tiwi Islands Fri, 5 Nov 21, 6:20amUp to 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen could be produced on the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands for export to Asia under a new proposal by an energy company.
- How versatile is a piece of charcoal? Two brothers and a 'left field' business idea set to reenergise an outback town Sun, 10 Oct 21, 7:44amAn outback town in Queensland is looking toward a renewable energy resurgence thanks to the brainchild of a leading economist.
- How versatile is a piece charcoal? Two brothers and a 'left field' business idea set to reenergise an outback town Sun, 10 Oct 21, 7:44amAn outback town in Queensland is looking toward a renewable energy resurgence thanks to the brainchild of a leading economist.
- Solar uptake creates challenges for regional power grid Sat, 1 Feb 20, 7:13amThe take-up of renewable energy is proving to be a challenge in the Western Murray region.
- Electric car to power Barossa winery Tue, 30 Jun 20, 1:00pm"It's not the Jetson's, the technology is here now": The Barossa family running their winery and house off an electric car.
- Solar Chooks: Embracing solar energy on a major scale Sun, 1 Nov 20, 12:55pmThe country's biggest free-range meat chicken farm has slashed its power bill after installing one of agriculture's most extensive solar and battery systems.
- Farmers angry 'high-quality agriculture land' used for solar panels Thu, 24 Dec 20, 5:50pmA three-year battle between farmers and the New South Wales Government has ended with the conditional approval of a 120-megawatt solar farm planned for land 4 kilometres out of the Jindera township.
- For egg producer Brett Langfield, switching to solar was about more than money Thu, 12 Nov 20, 6:24amTen of Australia's 12 largest egg producers have some form of solar energy powering their farms, with proponents urging a move toward carbon neutrality in an already low-carbon-sourced industry.