Canberra’s Amaroo School will soon host the ACT’s largest rooftop solar array, a 600kW installation that will help power the 1,750-student facility.
Financing secured for biggest rooftop solar array for an Australian school
Energy 'megashift' coming to Australia – first stop, solar households
Australia’s solar households will lead the battery storage boom in Australia, causing a ‘megashift’ in the local energy market, now and for the forseeable future.
Vector offers free solar + Tesla storage systems to NZ consumers
NZ network operator launches campaign to give away free 3kW solar systems with Tesla Powerwall batteries to 130 households, community groups and schools.
Rooftop solar for apartments? How one developer is making it happen
Rooftop solar has been a difficult proposition for people in high density living. But a Perth-based developer believes it has found a way around it, providing apartment dwellers with their own solar PV array.
Community energy retailer aims to be Australia's cheapest, help people quit grid
NSW community energy start-up Enova prepares IPO, with plans to be Australia’s cheapest green energy retailer and installer, and even to help locals quit the grid.
Australian Tesla Model S driver taps wind energy on Queensland road trip
Australian Tesla Model S driver has recharged at a wind farm in northern Queensland as part of road trip showcasing electric vehicles and renewable energy.
Landmark Sydney building taps green loan to slash energy costs
A City of Sydney-backed $1.2m Environmental Upgrade Agreement will allow owners of 1967 Reader’s Digest building to fund energy efficiency upgrade that will slash its energy use by 60%.
Queensland councils to tap geothermal to slash energy costs
Outback Queensland Shire of Winton to build two geothermal plants as part of an ambitious plan to tap into geothermal energy and create their own networks to supply their own locally generated power to council buildings. It’s an idea that could be adopted by neighbouring councils.
City of Sydney, property groups push regulator to allow shared energy
City of Sydney, Property Council call on AEMC to change rules governing electricity supply to incentivise shared, local distributed energy generation.
WA astronomy hub to be powered by 1.6MW solar system
WA CSIRO observatory, home to one of the world’s most powerful radio astronomy instruments, to be powered by 1.6MW off-grid solar station.
