NT Labor government hits go on $5m Rooftop Solar Schools program, which it expects to cut energy costs by around 40% for selected schools across every Territory region.
Posted in SolarTagged government, Northern Territory, rooftop solar
NT schools to go solar, as government-funded installs get underway
Tagged government, Northern Territory, rooftop solar
Power to learn: Puerto Rico schools get the microgrid treatment
RMI and Save the Children to install renewable microgrids in 12 schools in Puerto Rico, ensuring access to education, bolstering the grid, and serving the larger community.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, SolarTagged microgrid, Puerto Rico, renewable energy, RMI, Rocky Mountain Institute
Off-grid school Australia’s first to run 100% on solar, battery storage
New-build, off-grid school north of Perth, Western Australia, becomes first in Australia to be powered completely by rooftop solar and battery storage.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, SolarTagged Atlantis Beach Baptist College, battery storage, off-grid, rooftop solar, school, Upstream Energy, Western Australia
Perth private school turns to “cheaper, cleaner” solar to slash power costs
A 120-year old private school in Western Australia is expecting to save around $235,000 a year on its energy costs after installing an impressive 512kW of rooftop solar.
Posted in SolarTagged commercial solar, rooftop solar, scotch College, Verdia
Hundreds of Queensland state schools to go solar
Qld govt to fund solar and energy efficiency roll out across around 800 state schools, in bid to cut the collective energy bill by 20%.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Policy, SolarTagged commercial solar, rooftop solar, school
Solar portables that can help power schools tested in NSW pilot
An ARENA-backed pilot at two NSW schools will trial super efficient portables with enough solar to power three classrooms.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, SolarTagged solar
Private schools go big on solar – a lesson in ethics and good business
Perth's Christ Church Grammar to install 670kW of solar, to save $195,000 a year, and teach its students a valuable lesson. Meanwhile, across the continent, a Melbourne school looks like going even bigger.
Posted in SolarTagged commercial solar, Perdaman Advanced Energy, rooftop solar
Victorian school installs 500kW rooftop solar system
United Solar Energy wins tender to install 500kW rooftop PV system at Northern Bay College in Geelong, as more and more Australian schools turn to solar.
Posted in SolarTagged college, Gippsland Solar, Infinite Energy, school, solar, Uniterd Solar Energy
Catholic schools go big in rooftop solar and battery storage
A massive solar and storage rollout has begun for schools in Central Queensland, contracting for rooftop PV totalling more than 4MW with battery storage of 3MWh.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, off grod, QLD, renewable energy, rooftop solar, schools, solar PV, storage
Schools are leading the charge on solar in Sydney’s East
A 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.
Posted in SolarTagged community power, energy savings, Rose Bay, solar, solar projects, Sydney, Sydney Council