First-round winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial parks.
Victoria delays on energy efficiency targets, changes to lighting scheme
Victoria’s DELWP presses hold on new targets for energy efficiency incentive program, says targets for 2022-25 and amendments to lighting scheme imminent.
Wodonga wastewater plant goes solar as Photon Energy tapped for $7 million contract
Wastewater treatment plant in north-eastern Victoria to be powered by 3MW ground-mounted solar system after Photon Energy awarded the $A7.2m contract for the project.
Q Cells tips $5m into SwitchDin to tap solar and battery management technology
Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed renewable solutions.
Even with rooftop solar boom, consumers are paying dearly for what lies underneath
Australians have led the world in solar installations on their rooftops, but lag way behind in terms of what they do under the roof. And it’s costing them dearly.
New solar farm offers bite-size chunks for small business on road to energy democracy
The completion of Robinvale solar farm marks the launch of WePower’s blockchain-based energy tokenisation platform that promises to open up energy procurement to small businesses.
Esperance solar, wind and battery hybrid power hub to be built by Juwi
Juwi Renewables signed up to build solar, wind, and battery hybrid energy “hub” to meet up to half of annual electricity demand of W.A. coastal town of Esperance.
Solar for strata: LPE teams with Allume to offer “fair access” to solar
Bid to extend solar to Australia’s millions of apartment dwellers gains new ground in partnership between electricity retailer LPE and solar sharing pioneer Allume Energy.
Ausgrid seeks thousands of homes to take part in expanded virtual power plant
After a successful phase one, Ausgrid launches second phase of household battery-based virtual power plant, with two new “aggregator” partners – ShineHub and Evergen.
Barossa Valley community solar co-op issues first call for members
A community solar energy cooperative based out of South Australia’s Barossa Valley region has put out the call for members, as it works to bed down its first host project.