Businesses
Business slowly wakes up to reality that renewables are cheap
ARENA report shows less than half Australian businesses have tapped renewables. But there’s no doubt the idea is starting to catch on.
Businesses
Real estate fund tops major Queensland asset with 1MW solar
0Industria REIT has leveraged the Queensland sun, adding 1MW of rooftop solar to its sprawling Brisbane Technology Park.
Households
NSW launches home battery guide, as race to “plug hole” threatens industry
0New South Wales issues set of home battery storage guidelines, as industry warns against “jumping to an endgame” on safety.
Communities
Peer-to-peer electric vehicle charging network launched in Sydney
0Sydney start-up Everty launches P2P platform allowing electric vehicle owners to rent out their parking space, and home charger, to others.
Businesses
Solar Maverick: Sydney start-up unveils portable PV game-changer
4Sydney-based start-up 5B unveils pre-fab, portable solar technology that can provide 1MW PV array in days, or 12kW in just minutes.
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Communities
LO3 unveils ‘game-changing’ solar sharing microgrid in South Australia
1US-based company behind block-chain energy sharing technology unveil plans for 6MW SA solar microgrid with Yates Electrical that could be the start of an industry-changing revolution.
Businesses
Nectar Farms on 100% renewables: “Why would you do it any other way?”
1Vegetable grower Nectar Farms says its decision to use 100% renewable energy for the country’s biggest glasshouse project will deliver major cost savings over traditional use of gas and grid power. “Really, why would you do it any differently,” its CEO says.
Communities
Schools are leading the charge on solar in Sydney’s East
1A joint initiative by Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils, Solar my School is helping schools make the switch to solar by providing free independent expert advice and support, from start to finish.
Households
Get in on the ground floor: how apartments can join the solar boom
1Getting your strata committee to agree to solar panels is tricky, but it can be done.
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Households
When energy bills are hurting, only one thing makes sense
5As consumers stare down the barrel of big energy bill increases, there is one thing they can do. It’s what 1.6 million Australian households have done already. It’s simple, it’s good, and it actually works.
Households
Energy Locals calls out ‘gen-tailers’ for driving up prices, hurting customers
0Energy Locals becomes second market player in week to hit out at fossil fuel generators for “deliberately” driving up electricity bills.
Households
Sonnen’s ‘free’ / flat-rate electricity plan looks great. Is it worth it?
5How does Sonnenflat stacks up against the alternatives, like doing nothing; going solar, or; going with another solar & battery system without a custom-made electricity plan?
Households
Should “invisible” rooftop PV be discouraged?
1The boom of solar in Australia is great, but traditional PV systems are essentially invisible to our networks and our markets. And that’s problematic.
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