Two major energy providers have floated the idea of charging residents in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) households more to feed solar power into the grid during the day. The new feed-in tariffs would affect households during the sunniest part of the day, under proposals from Evoenergy and Essential Energy to…
Two Australian Energy Providers Want a ‘Sun Tax’ on Households With Solar
The EU Tries to Have It Both Ways With China
February 20, 2023
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Commentary As Washington steps up pressure on China and shows every intention of decoupling the U.S. and Chinese economies, the European Union (EU) finds itself in a bind. Brussels clearly values China trade and does not want to lose it. At the same time, public support in Europe for China trade is narrowing, American pressure…
Optimising Renewable Power: University Develops Map of Australia’s Renewable Potential
January 17, 2023
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To optimize renewable power by bridging the gap in knowledge between renewable companies and landowners, the Australian National University (ANU) has developed maps of Australia that identify places with wind and solar potential. In an email to The Epoch Times, Prof. Andrew Blakers, from the ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, said that the heat maps…
Billionaires-Backed Solar Company Sun Cable Collapses Amid Funding Dispute
January 11, 2023
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Sun Cable, the company behind the world’s biggest solar project aiming to supply up to 15 percent of Singapore’s total renewable electricity needs annually, has entered voluntary administration. The company had been backed by two Australian billionaires, Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and former CEO of Fortescue Metals Group Andrew Forrest. In a vague media statement…
Solar’s Lofty Ambitions Are Consuming Ever-Larger Expanses of Land Down Below
December 9, 2022
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Wedged in the southern flank of Virginia, Charlotte County is home to some 11,500 people who live amidst rolling hills and family farms, pastures and sawmills, a historic Civil War battlefield, and four townlets tinier than many suburban subdivisions. But this pastoral tableau will be swept up in the green revolution when construction begins here on…
UK Prime Minister Opposes Placing Solar Panels on Farmland, Downing Street Says
October 10, 2022
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss does not think solar panels should be installed on productive agricultural lands, Downing Street has said. According to a report in The Guardian, Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena wants to protect farmland amid concerns over food security and is seeking to restrict the development of solar projects on farms in England….
US Giant BlackRock Buys New Zealand ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for $60 Million
September 19, 2022
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U.S. investment giant BlackRock will buy New Zealand rooftop solar company solarZero, for NZ$100 million (US$60 million) as part of its wider clean energy push into the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2008, solarZero says it has built the region’s largest “virtual power plant” and installed systems on over 9,000 homes. The company’s business model is…
US Likely Bought Chinese Solar Panels Made With Forced Labor: Uyghur Advocate
September 15, 2022
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As House Republicans demand an investigation over suspicion that Department of Homeland Security money is being used to buy Chinese solar panels made with forced labor, there is a high possibility that Uyghur slave labor has been involved, according to Salih Hudayar, the prime minister of the East Turkistan government-in-exile. “It’s very likely given the fact…
Broader Curbs on US Chips Exports to China: Report
Fighting China through microchip making—President Joe Biden vows to boost the industry in the battleground state of Ohio. Biden’s new clean energy adviser is under scrutiny. An investigation looks into whether he’s tied to China. Are American tax dollars paying for Chinese forced labor products? Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are looking for answers….
Capitol Report (Sept. 9): Dr. Fauci Says No Time for Booster Trials; Investigating Forced Labor
September 9, 2022
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It’s been a week of legal highs and lows for former President Donald Trump—from a victory in the special master case to a recent development in a case against Hillary Clinton. Are your tax dollars going to China to buy solar panels made with slave labor? House lawmakers are sounding the alarm, calling for an…
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