In “Australasian first”, 250kW Tesla Powerpack added to 660kw wind turbine, to provide 75 per cent of energy for NZ salt manufacturer.
Rooftop solar continues record year, even as STC price fall kicks in
With another 93MW solar added to Australian homes and business in July, Sunwiz declares market to be “level – at exceptionally high levels.”
CEFC backs cutting edge energy efficient student housing complex
CEFC commits $32m finance to 428-bed student accommodation project in Adelaide, to set new benchmark in energy efficient building.
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office to put solar on 970 properties
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 and storage back-up power pilot wins Vic govt funding
A pilot project to roll out all-Victorian made solar and storage back-up power systems has been awarded state government funding.
No small beer: Foster's, VB to go 100% renewable by 2025
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.
Solar and battery storage underway at WA Garden Island Microgrid
Carnegie Clean Energy begins work on 2MW solar and 0.5MWh battery storage system – Australia’s largest grid-connected solar and battery microgrid.
Fossil fuels and Australian tools: It's time to go fully electric
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.
NT indigenous communities begin shift to hybrid solar and storage
ARENA backed NT project commissions first 10 solar, battery storage systems, cutting diesel fuel use by more than a million litres a year.
Local government, communities can be zero carbon in just 10 years
BZE guide maps path for local government and communities to achieve zero carbon in 10 years, mostly through efficiency and local generation.