A consortium of large energy users led by the City of Melbourne has launched a tender for shovel-ready new renewable energy projects that have planning approvals in place, for the long-term supply of electricity.
It takes a village: Why community energy is vital to a 100% renewable Australia
The transition to 100 per cent renewables for Australia is inevitable, say the authors of a major new report. The only question is how quickly and how fairly it will be done – and that’s where community energy comes in.
University of Melbourne wants to install 1.8MW of solar PV across campuses
The University of Melbourne has launched a tender for the installation of 1.8MW of rooftop solar systems across its Victorian campuses, as part of a $9.1m program of works financed by the CEFC.
ANU project to turn households into mini solar power stations, to boost grid, reward consumers
ARENA grants ANU project $2.9m to install solar and battery storage at 40 homes on Tasmania’s Bruny Island, and use Australian-made software to trade electricity with the grid when needed during peaks.
University of New England solar farm to halve grid electricity usage
UNE is building a 10,000 panel solar farm adjacent to its Armidale NSW campus that it says will provide up to half of its electricity needs and increase its financial sustainability.
Can solar work for a motel? It all comes out in the wash
The owner of a Ballarat motel has installed an 83kW rooftop solar system, not just to cut electricity costs, but to slash thousands of dollars off its monthly laundry bill. Here’s how.
Sydney councils launch community energy tender
A group of 16 local government councils from southern and west Sydney have called for expressions of interest to provide community energy services including home energy audits, product vetting and discounts.
Adelaide solar leasing scheme targets rental, low-income market for rooftop PV
City of Adelaide solar initiative will remove upfront costs and provide payment plans for city’s low-income and rental households, in effort to extend rooftop PV uptake – and savings – beyond the traditional market.
Can Victoria build a new town, from scratch, off grid?
Plans to build a completely new, completely sustainable and off-grid community in Victoria’s Gippsland Lakes district are gathering momentum. But can they win the approval of state government?
LG Chem ramps up Australian battery storage plans ahead of "critical solar decade"
LG Chem reveals plans to ramp up its battery storage business in Australia, predicting a five-fold increase in sales in 2016, and an even greater rate of growth in 2017, when solar FiTs are ratcheted down.
