Victorian energy storage business that offered “the most affordable battery in Australia” – and longest warranty – has gone into liquidation.
Small solar installs pass 3 million mark in Australia
Small-scale solar systems installed by Australian homes and businesses have passed the three million-mark, with one in five homes now generating their own power.
Fridge chewing more power than it should? Ask your smart meter
Is your TV running? Not the opening line of a joke, but serious question smart meter giant Landis+Gyr wants to be able to answer for customers – before they even ask.
Packaging giant taps "baseload green power" in Victoria wind PPA
ASX-listed packaging giant Orora will soon source 80% of its power from renewables, after signing second renewable PPA in a matter of months, this time for electricity generated by the 228MW Lal Lal wind farm, being built in Victoria.
Australian smallgoods giant to slash grid consumption with 3.2MW solar system
Primo Smallgoods set to install one of Australia’s largest commercial solar systems – a 3.2MW rooftop array at its Wacol plant in Brisbane.
Port Macquarie Base Hospital to install 609kW rooftop solar system
NSW hospital set to save $130,000 a year with the installation of a 609kW rooftop solar system – “Australia’s largest” on a health care facility, yet, it claims.
Birdsville bids farewell to geothermal, opts for solar and battery storage instead
Plans to replace Australia’s only utility-owned geothermal power station in remote Queensland town of Birdsville dumped in favour of distributed solar and storage.
Unilever to run all Australian factories on 100% renewables by 2020
Global consumer goods manufacturer Unilever says it has “started its journey” in Australia to sourcing all grid purchased electricity from renewables by 2020.
How all-electric solar homes could save owners thousands
ATA says gas power uneconomic in new-build homes anywhere in the country. In fact, new homes that go all-electric, plus solar, could be ahead by as much as $18k over 10 years.
Victorian salad grower installs field of solar, to power operations up to 100%
Mornington Peninsula farming business adds 505kW ground-mount PV system to 99kW rooftop solar, in hope of cutting electricity costs by further $86k a year.