Northern Territory names all 25 schools chosen for solar roll-out
NT names all 25 schools selected to have their electricity bills slashed by as much as 40 per cent through a government-funded solar roll-out that kicked off in December 2018....
Queensland school goes big on solar – and Tesla battery storage
Private school in Bundaberg to install just under 1MW of solar power and 1160kWh of Tesla battery storage capacity to slash costs, underpin future expansion....
Victorian school trials solar powered EV charging, eyes off-grid future
Victorian college installs solar powered electric vehicle charger with view to go off grid and power staff and parents' cars....
“Australia’s largest” school solar system generates 1GWh in first year
An 888kW rooftop solar system installed at Melbourne's Camberwell Grammar School has produced just over 1GWh of renewable electricity in its first year – almost exactly as predicted....
Sydney Catholic schools preach solar savings with 1.3MW rooftop PV roll-out
1.3MW of rooftop solar installed across 19 Western Sydney Catholic schools, to cut grid power supply by 25% and save a collective $1 million a year on electricity....
Labor to link 4,000 solar schools in 364MW national virtual power plant
Federal Labor plans to create virtual power plant of solar schools across Australia, through $1bn CEFC loans scheme to help schools invest in rooftop panels and battery storage....
How I got solar installed at my NSW school – and how you could, too
Last year I single-handedly organised, lobbied and arranged funds for a $100,000, 100kW solar panel installation for my school in Sydney’s south. Here's how it was done....
NT schools to go solar, as government-funded installs get underway
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....
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....
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....
