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Arsenal Football Club goes 100% renewable with solar deal
Ian Clover9 Aug 20170 comments

English Premier League club’s Emirates Stadium now runs on 100% renewable energy following solar offtake deal with Octopus Energy.

Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables
"Ice battery" air-con technology set to cool Australian homes – and peak power demand
Sophie Vorrath9 Aug 20170 comments

Solar hot water company Apricus inks distribution deal for US "ice battery" + air-con technology that could cool Australian homes, and cut power bills.

Solar
Solar plants are taking root on farms
Jeremy Deaton8 Aug 20170 comments

Solar installations are cropping up on farms across the US, and not just to cut power costs. In some cases, they have proved more lucrative to farmers than cash crops.

Battery/Storage, Other Renewables
Tesla Powerpack battery added to wind turbine at NZ salt factory
Sophie Vorrath7 Aug 20170 comments

In "Australasian first", 250kW Tesla Powerpack added to 660kw wind turbine, to provide 75 per cent of energy for NZ salt manufacturer.

Solar
Rooftop solar continues record year, even as STC price fall kicks in
Sophie Vorrath4 Aug 20170 comments

With another 93MW solar added to Australian homes and business in July, Sunwiz declares market to be "level – at exceptionally high levels."

Energy Efficiency, Solar
CEFC backs cutting edge energy efficient student housing complex
Sophie Vorrath4 Aug 20170 comments

CEFC commits $32m finance to 428-bed student accommodation project in Adelaide, to set new benchmark in energy efficient building.

Solar
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office to put solar on 970 properties
Sophie Vorrath2 Aug 20170 comments

NSW government's Aboriginal Housing Office wants to install solar on 970 of its properties in the state's west, where tenants are suffering "extreme energy hardship."

Solar
Solar and storage back-up power pilot wins Vic govt funding
Sophie Vorrath2 Aug 20170 comments

A pilot project to roll out all-Victorian made solar and storage back-up power systems has been awarded state government funding.

Other Renewables
JPMorgan Chase goes all in on renewable energy
Christian Roselund2 Aug 20170 comments

The financial services giant plans to source renewables for 100% of its global energy needs by 2020, and to facilitate $200 billion in clean financing through 2025 – the largest commitment by any global financial institution to date.

Other Renewables, Solar
No small beer: Foster's, VB to go 100% renewable by 2025
Sophie Vorrath2 Aug 20170 comments

Some of Australia's most iconic beers are set to be brewed using solar and wind after Foster's Group and CUB parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev pledged to shift its 6 terrawatt-hours of annual energy consumption to 100 per cent renewables by 2025.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Solar and battery storage underway at WA Garden Island Microgrid
Sophie Vorrath1 Aug 20170 comments

Carnegie Clean Energy begins work on 2MW solar and 0.5MWh battery storage system – Australia's largest grid-connected solar and battery microgrid.

Electric Vehicles, Solar
How much will a Tesla Model 3 cost in Australia?
Alex Shoolman1 Aug 20170 comments

The best way to estimate the prices is to use Tesla’s own configuration prices for the USA/Aus Model S and then scale them for the lower numbers.

Electric Vehicles, Solar
Will solar powered cars ever be real?
David Woodgrove31 Jul 20170 comments

The Sunswift team has designed and built Eve to be registered as a road legal sports car, representing a shift in solar powered transport from conceptual to commercial vehicle standards.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
What are virtual power plants, and how will they change the energy business?
Lisa Cohn28 Jul 20170 comments

Virtual power plants and transactive energy: What, exactly, are they? And why does a leading microgrid analyst see them changing the way the power industry does business?

Electric Vehicles, Solar
Fossil fuels and Australian tools: It's time to go fully electric
Sophie Vorrath26 Jul 20170 comments

Sally Perini has four electric cars, a fully electric ride on mower and a suite of electric tools. And for good reason: One two-stroke leaf blower used for one hour can produce as much hydrocarbons as 150 cars over the same time.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Catholic schools go big in rooftop solar and battery storage
John Elliott25 Jul 20170 comments

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.

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