City of Melbourne kicks off 2019 with news that it is now 100% powered by renewable energy – an Australian first.
Tesla’s 13.5kWh Powerwall officially declared eligible for South Australia’s home battery scheme – although households might have to wait a little while for delivery.
South32’s silver, lead and zinc mine in north-west Queensland will now be powered by gas and solar, after a 3MW PV project led by EDL was completed and switched on.
One Step Off The Grid is taking a break! See you in the new year.
It’s been a huge year for solar in Australia in 2018. In the final podcast of the year, we review the highs and lows, the best and the worst, and take a peek at next year.
Mineral Resources installs battery at its Mt Marion lithium mine to reduce gas burning, and is looking to hydrogen, more batteries and solar to reduce costs of fossil fuels.
US collaboration between LO3 and MotorWerks will test tools to let consumers buy and sell electricity within microgrids using their homes and vehicles.
This week we go to Sundowners, discuss the collapse of RCR, and interview Andrea Gaffney from Planet Renewables, and Chris McGrath from solar innovators 5B.
If you pay attention to battery storage and smart distributed energy in Australia, you might have whiplash from the seemingly rapid-fire announcement of government support initiatives over the last few months.
ASX-listed resources company to build”world’s largest” off-grid, hybrid solar power plant for a stand-alone mining operation, at its Syama Gold Mine in Mali, Africa.
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