Sydney Hindu community group installs 26kW solar system on temple in the city’s west, and plans to add more panels and battery storage in future.
Sydney Hindu temple installs 26kW solar system, plans to add batteries
AGL adds two new, larger battery systems to energy storage suite
AGL launches two new residential battery offerings from Sunverge aimed at households who are large energy consumers and have between 4-5kW of rooftop solar.
Vinnies installs 25kW solar system at Lismore HQ, shop
After a trial that cut its electricity use by 70%, St Vincent de Paul has installed a 25kW solar system on its regional HQ and Vinnies shop in Lismore, NSW.
Sydney brewery taps community solar, with local govt support
NSW community solar group Pingala has won $40,000 from City of Sydney towards its first project, to install rooftop solar at local brewery in city’s inner west.
All-electric bus unveiled in Melbourne, heading to Sydney on one charge
A newly unveiled all-electric Australian bus will drive 1004km from Melbourne to Sydney on a single charge, in its first official road test.
How Garnaut & Co plan to help communities take power back from the grid
New company – chaired by Ross Garnaut – will provide Australian consumers with an option to use 100 per cent renewable energy to power their homes, businesses or entire communities, at a cost cheaper than electricity from the grid.
Adelaide Airport to add more than 1MW solar PV
Adelaide Airport to install largest solar PV system at an Australian airport on its short-term car park roof.
Brisbane shopping centre installs 100kW solar car shade
A 100kW solar array has been installed on existing car shades at a shopping centre in Ipswich, Qld, cutting the owner’s energy costs by 30-40%.
Half of all Australian households to have solar and battery storage
Report predicts Australia’s installed battery capacity will grow 50-fold within 10 years, with half of all households to have battery storage, and many using their solar arrays to charge their electric vehicles.
Victorian community solar bulk-buy scheme extended, as hundreds opt in
After adding more than 300 rooftop solar installations in Mount Alexander, the not-for-profit led MASH initiative will take its bulk community solar offer to the Macedon Ranges.
