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As always, it's been an interesting week on the solar scene in Australia and overseas - check out the stories below. 
 
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SQ VIEWS

Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Electric Truck Will Beat Diesels On Total Cost
Elon Musk has revealed Tesla's very impressive looking electric truck - and it's a big trucking deal as it looks like it may beat diesel on total costs.

Enphase Misses Targets By Miles But Stays In Business
Enphase are continually improving their microinverters in terms of reliability and performance, but they are struggling to get the cost down.

SOLAR NEWS

The National Energy Guarantee’s NEGative Impact On Jobs And Health
New economic modelling from Ernst and Young (EY) indicates 20,000 potential jobs could be forfeited under the proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG), while Doctors for the Environment Australia has warned about potential health implications. 
 
Victoria’s Black Rock Solar Project Under Way
Construction has commenced on the Black Rock Solar Project, the first of six PV projects for Victoria’s Barwon Water. 
 
Energy Storage Safety A Major Concern For Australians
A report states Australia has the potential to lead the world in large-scale and home energy storage systems if public uncertainty can be addressed. 
 
Closing Liddell Power Station Could Save More Than $1.3 Billion
A new report states shuttering the ageing coal-fired Liddell Power Station on schedule and replacing it with a “clean energy package” would not only slash emissions, but save a truckload of cash. 
 
Source : Drinking Water From Air With Solar Power
Source is a completely off-grid, solar powered and self-contained device that creates drinking water from sunlight and air. 
  
Construction Starts On Lismore’s Floating Solar Farm
A 99kW floating solar array at the East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant in New South Wales will provide 12% of the facility’s energy requirements. 
 
Australia Shuns Powering Past Coal Alliance
20 countries have joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance launched earlier today at the COP23 talks in Germany. Australia isn’t one of them. 
 
Western Australian Solar Installer Donates System To Local Charity
It’s always great to see Australian solar installation companies supporting the communities that help support them. 
 
CEC Recommends Home Battery Storage Grants For Queensland
Among its policy priority recommendations ahead of Queensland’s election, the Clean Energy Council has suggested a small battery grants scheme and other actions to support energy storage be implemented in the state. 
 
SMA Battery Inverters For 20 MW Energy Storage Project
Solar inverter manufacturer SMA has announced it is supplying Sunny Central Storage battery inverters for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP’s) Beacon Energy Storage System. 
 
More Big Solar Planned For The Northern Territory
2018 could be the year large-scale solar really starts to make its presence felt in the Northern Territory, with at least two major projects in the works. 
 
CEC Warns On Looming Approved Solar Panel Listing Expiries
More than half the currently listed solar modules on the CEC’s Approved Products List are scheduled to expire on February 1 next year. 
 
International Solar Alliance Nears Prime Time
A “curtain-raiser” event for the founding ceremony of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) took place in Bonn, Germany yesterday. 
 
BMW Sets 100% Renewable Energy Goal
BMW Group announced at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn that its global operations will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2020. 
 
650MW Renewables Reverse Auction Launches In Victoria
The Victorian government’s renewable energy reverse auction is expected to drive up to $1.3 billion in new investment in large-scale projects in the state. 
 
Queensland Election Solar Scorecard
Solar Citizens has released its Solar Scorecard for the Queensland election – and there’s no surprises as to which parties lead and lag on renewables.
 
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