To save you some time, we’ve searched the internet for the latest news in solar farm projects and other renewables. Grab your coffee, here’s the industry must-knows for the week 20/06/22 edition):
- Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says Australia has itself to blame for the current energy crisis with 10-plus years of inaction (via 7news)
- Calling BS on FFFs (fossil fuel fossils) using scaremongering to deter investment in clean energy (via Spectator & Solar Quotes)
- The first crowdsourced solar farm in Australia has reached its target $250,000 in just 80 minutes (via ABC)
- Fed up AEMO stands up to fossil fuel giants and seizes control of the energy market to make sure millions of Australians could keep their lights on (via Michael West Media)
- Western Australia plans to switch off its coal-fired generators by 2030 and invest A$3.8 billion ($2.63 billion) in renewables (via Reuters)
- The war in Ukraine is hastening Europe’s pivot to renewables; phasing out Russian oil and imports of gas by two thirds (via Washington Post)
- A new study reports development of renewables in regional Australia could eliminate future energy crises (via The Guardian)
Our shot of the week is from our Dareton build from back in 2019:
