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Adelaide start-up aims to boost household energy ratings off the plan

June 24, 2020 by Andrew Spence Leave a Comment

Software that uses artificial intelligence to analyse building designs to maximise energy efficiency prior to construction is being launched across Australia next month.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency

Pernod Ricard achieves 100 per cent renewables target in Australia

December 5, 2019 by Andrew Spence Leave a Comment

Pernod Ricard Winemakers Operations Director Australia Robert Taddeo (left) and Chief Operations Officer Brett McKinnon. Picture: Ben McPherson.

Two major solar projects and a PPA has seen Pernod Ricard Winemakers become Australia’s first major wine company to source all its electricity from renewables.

Filed Under: Other Renewables, Solar

Work begins on huge Adelaide rooftop solar array

October 16, 2019 by Andrew Spence Leave a Comment

Work begins on the solar array that will cover the 5-hectare roof of Adelaide’s Tonsley Innovation District, and have a total installed capacity of 2.3MW.

Filed Under: Solar

Solar powered Byron Bay brewer eyes thermal energy storage

August 5, 2019 by Andrew Spence Leave a Comment

Stone & Wood Brewing Company to investigate feasibility of integrating a Thermal Energy Storage System from South Australian company 1414 Degrees.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Green energy project racks up 50 solar farms in South Australia

May 28, 2019 by Andrew Spence 1 Comment

A renewable energy project that started as a way to provide extra income for grape and citrus growers has built its 50th small-scale solar farm in South Australia.

Filed Under: Solar

Town battery aims to stabilise remote section of SA power grid

May 24, 2018 by Andrew Spence 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Battery to slash energy costs at SA art gallery

October 12, 2017 by Andrew Spence Leave a Comment

A smart energy storage system has been switched on at the first of a series of public institutions seeking to reduce energy bills in South Australia.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Hybrid office building in Adelaide cuts cord to electricity grid

August 29, 2017 by Andrew Spence 2 Comments

Fluid Solar’s Adelaide HQ – powered by a combination of thermal and battery storage, along with solar PV and wind energy – has cut its connection to the grid in what its owners claim to be a world first.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

First solar farm in community renewable energy project joins the grid

October 12, 2016 by Andrew Spence Leave a Comment

The first commercial solar farm in a project aiming to provide options for Australia’s struggling vignerons has gone live.

Filed Under: Solar

Solar project gives ray of hope to struggling Australian grape growers

June 1, 2016 by Andrew Spence 1 Comment

A renewable energy project in Australia’s largest grape growing region is giving struggling vignerons a sunny alternative.

Filed Under: Solar

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