ElecSome Upcycling: Turning Old Solar Panels Into New Possibilities

Ever heard you can't recycle old solar panels? Turns out they're doing it in Gippsland!

Checkout latest site tour report from @yes2renewables.bsky.social trip to ElecSome Solar Upcycling in Kilmany, Vic

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REVEALED: A campaign that led to the axing of a large wind farm project in Central QLD was spearheaded by an anti-renewables group that used fake sources in its official submission.

90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.

Organic vineyard with hatted restaurant goes off-grid with solar and batteries - One Step Off The Grid NSW wine maker with a hatted restaurant switches on solar and battery system that will power all its operations and deliver around $85,000 a year in electricity savings.

Organic vineyard with hatted restaurant goes off-grid with solar and batteries - One Step Off The Grid onestepoffthegrid.com.au/organic-vine...

Blue skies, green fields with eucalypts, a yellow field in the midground is in front of the faint white outline of wind turbines.

Good morning Lal Lal windfarm (in the distance, past the canola fields).

Wind and solar smashed records on Saturday hitting a new peak of 79.8% electricity share on the NEM - without huge curtailment they would have produced 113% of demand.

Huge!

ACT government's 100% renewables policy is receiving income from its wind projects, protecting consumers in Canberra from high fossil fuel prices reneweconomy.com.au/act-went-fir...

GOOD NEWS: Hybrid solar battery project approved in NSW despite planning objections hundreds of kilometres away. This is a pattern delaying renewables across the country, good to see it beaten here

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Global Wind Day 2025 Celebrations- Wrap After a strong election result that provided a clear mandate for the Albanese government to accelerate renewable energy in Australia, communities came together on Global Wind Day Sunday 15th June to c...

Communities and workers came together to celebrate #GlobalWindDay on Sunday, sending a clear message we want thousands of good jobs in wind power.

Check out our latest blog wrapping up actions across Vic and NSW over the weekend. www.foe.org.au/global_wind_...

Today is #GlobalWindDay which celebrates the huge opportunities & benefits of wind energy.

Check the link to find local events: www.foe.org.au/global_wind_...

@yes2renewables.bsky.social

Open Letter featuring logos of 26 organisations

In the leadup to #GlobalWindDay on June 15, the Hunter Jobs Alliance has launched a cross-sector call alongside 25 orgs & unions for the state + federal governments to unlock the Hunter's true offshore wind potential. @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social #offshorewind #Hunter

Offshore wind support came out stronger this election. Here’s what Labor can do next Offshore wind has been a punching bag for anti-renewables misinformation, lies, and propaganda. With a new mandate, Labor can set out a more ambitious policy.

Offshore wind was made the punching bag of anti-renewables campaigns but came out stronger after the election. Here's what Labor can do next to seize the opportunity. Anna Mackiewicz and I in @reneweconomy.com.au
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Webinar: Beyond the Ballot - Stories from frontline communities, May 23

RSVP today > www.foe.org.au/beyond_the_ballot

Ironically he seems to go where the wind blows

'Community has spoken' on energy future, says defeated Andrew Constance The Liberal candidate, who campaigned against Labor's renewable energy platform, has conceded defeat, admitting his party needs to be "pro-environment".

‘Liberal candidate Andrew Constance, who campaigned against Labor's renewable energy platform, has conceded defeat, admitting Australians have spoken on the energy transition and his party needs to be "pro-environment".’

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'Community has spoken' on energy future, says defeated Andrew Constance The Liberal candidate, who campaigned against Labor's renewable energy platform, has conceded defeat, admitting his party needs to be "pro-environment".

Andrew Constance, who campaigned hard against offshore wind and 'woke' climate activists conceded the "community has spoken on the energy transition", saying the Liberals must revisit its environment policies. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Dutton's nuclear fantasy is dead. Time to get on with the job with renewables Australia has voted and delivered a stunning rejection of Dutton’s nuclear fantasy, a rejection of nasty misinformation and culture war, and a clear mandate for Albanese to get on with the job with re...

Dutton's nuclear fantasy is dead. Will Albanese seize the once-in-a-generation opportunity for a truly ambitious shift to renewables? www.foe.org.au/election2025...

'Pop up' energy hub stunt in Crown St Mall leads call for renewables info Hubs would give 'independent, trusted' info on energy.

Popup Local Energy Hubs stunt in Wollongong CBD calls for independent trusted info on renewables projects. Great work by Yes2Renewables NSW crew, Good for the Gong and allies www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/894464...

Victorian Liberal leader distances state party from Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal: ‘Our focus is gas’ Exclusive: Brad Battin says he had a conversation with the federal opposition leader about the ‘language’ he would use about plans to build a nuclear reactor in eastern Victoria

The VIC Liberals are half right:

'We don't want dangerous, expensive, voting killing nuclear power'

But

'We do want to keep burning more fossil fuels'.

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Another blast at troubled Callide Power Station | 7NEWS YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia

A clinker (hardened ash) detachment resulted in an explosion at Qld's coal powered Callide C3 unit last Friday. On Tuesday Treasurer David Janetzki boasted about his coal generation plan but neglected to mention the incident. Today he admitted he should have. #qldpol youtu.be/AvoKy34QrNo

Landmark solar and battery project reaches financial close and begins construction in Gippsland Landmark DC-coupled solar and battery project in Victoria’s Gippsland region reaches financial close and begins construction.

Landmark solar and battery project reaches financial close and begins construction in Gippsland reneweconomy.com.au/landmark-sol...

Coal plant shut down by “blast” days before Queensland LNP reveals life extension for fossil fuel generators The troubled Callide C coal generator plant has suffered another major incident – described as an “explosion” or a “blast” – that will take one 420 megawatt (MW)…

One of the units at the ageing and troubled #Callide coal hub was shut down by a “blast” just days before new #LNP government reveals controversial life extension

Labor's home batteries policy could help people who will never take it up. Here's how | Adam Morton The government’s promise to slash the cost of household batteries should be welcomed – it could drive a change that benefits everyone who uses the power grid

Clear Air column today is about Labor’s batteries policy - what’s good, what’s missing, how it could work.

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After almost 20 years, Inverleigh wind project near Geelong is almost shovel-ready The Inverleigh wind farm near Geelong is due to begin construction later this year and will be the first Australian project for a new development company.

The Inverleigh wind farm near Geelong is due to begin construction later this year and will be the first Australian project for a new development company

Group of people on tour at Cherry Tree wind farm, with two wind turbines and one wind turbine blade on the ground among boulders.

We loved getting out to The Cherry Tree Wind Farm near Seymour over the weekend, on a tour organiser by Mitchell Community Energy.

Y2R was involved in the early days of this project, backing locals who wanted wind energy built in their region. It took many years and it was worth it.

Group on tour in hi-vis listening to a talk at the Port Kembla steelworks

View from above looking down into the Port Kembla steelworks

Our NSW organiser Anna Mackiewicz joined renewables advocates for a tour of the Port Kembla Steelworks this week.

Bluescope is the biggest energy user in the region by far -- powering the steelworks w/ offshore wind represents a massive opportunity to cut pollution + secure manufacturing jobs.

'Textbook astroturfing': Coalition pollster working with gas campaign The Coalition's internal pollster is helping orchestrate a campaign to boost public support for the gas industry ahead of the federal election in what has been described as "textbook astroturfing".

Emails obtained by ABC Investigations show Freshwater Strategy is trying to gather business-sector support for a group called Australians for Natural Gas. An expert has described the pro-gas group's activities as a textbook example of astroturfing www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Plea for federal funds to grow community trust in renewable zones Locals in renewable energy hotspots say they have been forced to create their own information groups to address concerns about the rapid energy transition and want the government to pitch in.

Volunteers across Australia say they've had to form groups to help address renewable energy concerns in their areas.

Communities are pushing for the creation of a series of local energy hubs funded by the Commonwealth to share the responsibility.

#LocalEnergyHubs www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Do you live in and around Seymour? Mitchell Community Energy are running a free bus tour of the Cherry Tree Range wind farm this Sun April 6.

Great opportunity to get up close with wind turbines and learn about this vital industry.

Contact Jeff Wilmott @mitchellcommunityenergy@gmail.com to RSVP

Dutton interrupted by anti-nuclear protester at first campaign event Peter Dutton has been heckled by a protester just over an hour after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endured a similar incident in a chaotic start to the first full day of the election campaign for both parties.

Dutton is the extremist on #climate not us protestors.

According to research between 70 and 90 percent of Australians want more action on #climate

Join the movement there’s lots of knitting 🧶 to do and a wide choice of venues.

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Labor woos landowners with developer ratings pilot, land potential website The federal government is wooing landowners by launching the Developer Ratings Scheme and funding a website that assess land for wind, solar potential.

This ARENA backed ratings website sounds decent -- having clear, comparable info about landholder payments is a good idea. This should be matched with info about community benefit schemes so neighbours can assess and compare projects too. reneweconomy.com.au/labor-woos-l...

Another day, another call for #LocalEnergyHubs to help regional communities access the benefits of renewable energy!

Time for a Local Energy Hub in Port Stephens @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social? We're proposing a network of fifty hubs around the country.