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Rooftop solar boom marches on, as NSW surges ahead
Giles Parkinson4 Jun 20180 comments

Another record month of rooftop solar installations in May, as NSW leads the charge to become the clear leader in the market.

Solar
Sydney manufacturer taps portable solar technology for 290kW system
Sophie Vorrath1 Jun 20180 comments

Sydney manufacturer uses portable solar technology from local start-up 5B for part of a 290kW system. Here's why.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Another 28 off-grid communities to go solar in Northern Territory
Sophie Vorrath31 May 20180 comments

Another 10MW of solar to be installed across 15 Northern Territory sites, in round two of scheme to wean off-grid Territory communities from expensive and polluting diesel power.

Solar
Mars goes 100% solar for all six Australian factories
Giles Parkinson31 May 20180 comments

Mars goes 100% renewables in Australia, sourcing all its electricity needs from Kiamal solar farm and renewables "firming" contract.

Solar
Adelaide shopping centres take Gupta's lead, in 1MW shift to solar
Sophie Vorrath30 May 20180 comments

Sanjeev Gupta's SIMEC ZEN Energy has installed 1MW of solar across four shopping centres in Adelaide, as businesses follow the UK steel billionaire's clean energy lead.

Other Renewables, Solar
Victorian dairy producer signs 10-year wind farm PPA
Sophie Vorrath30 May 20180 comments

Gippsland dairy producer Burra Foods signs 10-year PPA with Flow Power to source electricity from Ararat Wind farm – a deal that's expected to cut its electricity costs by 20%.

Solar
Hyundai jumps back into booming Australian solar market
Sophie Vorrath28 May 20180 comments

Hyundai Heavy Industries re-enters Australian solar market, with $70m vote of confidence in residential and commercial rooftop solar boom.

Solar
Brisbane shopping centre to save $150k a year with rooftop solar
Sophie Vorrath25 May 20180 comments

Alceon Group says 520kW rooftop solar system installed at Caboolture Square Shopping Centre will cut electricity costs by $150k a year, and be paid off within 5 years.

Software/Gadgets, Solar
Melbourne apartment complex switches on shared solar system
Sophie Vorrath25 May 20180 comments

One solar system, five apartments, a baker, a hair salon, and an occupational therapist. Allume Energy has switched on its first suburban shared solar system that allows PV electricity to be distributed and billed to individual tenants, for 30% less than grid costs.

Battery/Storage
Town battery aims to stabilise remote section of SA power grid
Andrew Spence24 May 20180 comments

A University of Adelaide mobile energy storage system is being used to support a town with wildly fluctuating electricity needs in South Australia.

Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Solar
100% renewable microgrid for Sweden’s rural community of Simris
Yasmin Ali23 May 20180 comments

In the rural town of Simris Sweden's south, French utility E.ON has been testing the islanding of a 100 per cent renewable microgrid.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Sungrow adds 4.8kWh PowCube battery to Australia market
Sophie Vorrath23 May 20180 comments

Sungrow Power has launched its next generation suite of inverter and battery storage technology in Australia, including the 4.8kWh lithium-ion PowCube.

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast May 20
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris23 May 20180 comments

Gippsland Solar’s Andrew McCarthy and a fascinating insight into the solar transition in the Latrobe Valley, the heart of Victoria’s brown coal industry.

Solar
Solar beer: A tour of Australia's PV powered craft breweries
Sophie Vorrath21 May 20180 comments

To coincide with the 8th annual Good Beer Week (yes, that’s a thing) – the Clean Energy Council has released a shortlist of solar powered craft breweries.

Solar
ARENA backs "solar gardens" trial, in bid to boost access to PV
Sophie Vorrath17 May 20180 comments

ARENA puts $240,000 towards feasibility study into setting up five "solar gardens" around Australia – to extend the benefits rooftop PV to those who can't install their own.

Solar
Leichhardt shopping centre to add 430kW solar car shade
Sophie Vorrath17 May 20180 comments

Local Government Super to install 430kW solar car port at its MarketPlace Leichhardt shopping centre, to supply 40% of the facility’s energy demand.

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