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Clean energy scorecard shines spotlight on election greenwashing
May 12, 2022
12 May 2022: Clean energy scorecard shines spotlight on election greenwashing Solar Citizens have launched their 2022 election to show voters what the major parties are really bringing to the table on renewable energy...
Read More ShareTownsville Hydrogen Hub Funding Celebrated
April 26, 2022
26 April 2022: Townsville Hydrogen Hub Funding Celebrated Community group Solar Citizens has today welcomed the announcement by the Morrison Government that they will allocate up to $70 million to turn the city into...
Read More ShareQueensland Backs New Wind Farms in Welcomed Announcement
March 17, 2022
17 March 2022: Queensland Backs New Wind Farms in Welcomed Announcement An announcement today that the Queensland Government will invest $192.5 million to build a 250 MW wind farm at Wambo near Dalby has...
Read More ShareQueensland Electric Vehicle Subsidies Get Qld Out of the Slow Lane
March 16, 2022
16th March 2022: Queensland Electric Vehicle Subsidies Get Qld Out of the Slow Lane The Queensland Government’s $55 million electric vehicle funding package has today been welcomed by clean transport advocacy group Solar Citizens...
Read More ShareLansdown Announcement A Win for Townsville's Economy
March 14, 2022
14 March 2022: Lansdown Announcement A Win for Townsville's Economy Solar Citizens today celebrates the Federal Labor Opposition announcement that they’ll allocate $22 million to help establish the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct and kick-start local...
Read More ShareCalls for a More Ambitious Queensland Renewables Target as State set to Beat 50% Goal 5 Years Early
March 09, 2022
9 March 2022: Calls for a More Ambitious Queensland Renewables Target as State set to Beat 50% Goal 5 Years Early New analysis has found that Queensland’s accelerating renewable energy pipeline is on track...
Read More ShareAustralia Hits Huge 25GW Solar Milestone
February 14, 2022
14th February 2022: Australia hits huge 25GW solar milestone, but Government action needed to keep solar growing Australia has reached a milestone 25GW of installed solar, according to the Australian PV Institute. Australia has...
Read More ShareQueensland’s Renewable Hydrogen Potential a Jobs Bonanza
January 31, 2022
Turning Queensland into a renewable hydrogen superpower will create 30,000 solar and wind farm construction jobs and 1,800 ongoing jobs in renewable energy operations and maintenance by 2030, according to a new report from...
Read More ShareNorth Well-placed to Lead Emerging Hydrogen Industry
January 17, 2022
17 January 2022: North Well-placed to Lead Emerging Hydrogen Industry New research released from Steven Percy from the Victorian Hydrogen Hub demonstrates how exceptionally well-placed Northern Queensland is to lead Australia’s emerging renewable hydrogen...
Read More ShareQueensland Coal’s Dire Future Exposed
December 10, 2021
10 December 2021: Queensland Coal’s Dire Future Exposed Modelling released today from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) shows a dire outlook for Queensland’s coal-fired power stations. In the most likely future scenario modelled,...
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