Urgent Call for Climate Action in IPCC’s Latest Report The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a synthesis report that demands urgent action to keep climate change to within 1.5C. The IPCC reports that greenhouse emissions have continued to rise over the last five years. Renewable energy including solar PV is available now […]
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New Programs to Solar Power Australian Schools Programs across the country that support the use of renewable energy in schools are well up and running, with new rooftop solar projects underway this year. The trend reveals community and governmental support towards reducing carbon emissions, and the cost effectiveness of solar at a time of increasing […]
Solar PV Energy Growth in Europe At Solpod, we celebrate the steps taken in the global effort towards the green energy transition. The European Union now boasts a new record, the combined total of wind and solar generated more energy that gas for the first time. The Energy Think Tank Ember recently released its European […]
Australia has Double the Emissions of Egypt Australia is embracing rooftop solar PV, with nearly 3.3 million systems installed around the country. Yet Australia remains one of the world’s greatest polluters, with greenhouse gas emissions currently double those of Egypt, the host country of COP27. Climate TRACE is a tool launched by Al Gore that monitors emissions. Australia’s emissions double […]
Energy Day at COP27 COP27, the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, is currently being held in Egypt in Sharm El-Sheikh. Global parties are being urged to progress plans towards mitigating climate change, which includes moving more rapidly into implementing the renewable energy transition. Energy is the theme for the day of the […]
Reduce Your Electricity Bill With Solar Energy The cost of electricity has skyrocketed in Australia, significantly impacting upon both businesses and households. Rooftop solar can help reduce energy bills, with Solpod offering terms of less than five years with Solpod Rental. Melissa Clarke wrote in an ABC report: “Short-term relief from rising gas and electricity […]
Global Emissions Increasing in 2021, Despite International Pledges The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a report, ‘Net Zero by 2050‘, which outlines a pathway to tackle the climate crisis. The emissions target of net zero by 2050 will limit a global temperature increase to 1.5C. Transiting to renewable energy is the major effort outlined […]
Victoria’s Target to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50% by 2030 Solpod welcomes the official announcement by the Victorian Government to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. As part of the State’s Climate Change Strategy, Victoria’s target is to source 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030. All Victorian Government operations […]
Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts in the Hunter Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), an Australian independent climate change think tank, hosted an event to launch Activating Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts in the Hunter. The BZE event occurred as part of the Hunter Innovation Festival. Solpod was pleased to be part of the Meet the Innovators session. At […]
Solpod installation at Woolworths Wellington Solpod congratulates Shell Energy, and their subcontractors, UCS Solar and Case Statewide Solar on successfully completing a Solpod rooftop solar installation on Woolworths at Wellington. The Solpod solar system size is 100kW, and was rapidly installed in only one day. Solpod’s redeployable solar roof products are rapidly installed via cranes, minimising […]
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