Group of New Zealand’s largest commercial and industrial energy users join forces to procure what could be thousands of gigawatt-hours a year of renewable electricity.
NZ biggest corporate PPA seeks up to 2,000GWh a year of new renewables
Trina Solar powers up to 600W PV module, throws down gauntlet to industry
Just months after opening Australian orders for its 500W PV module, Trina Solar has made the leap into the 600-club, with the launch of its 600W Vertex series.
More solar for everyone: S.A. network operator backs consumer-focused rule changes
SAPN, the distribution network service provider with the highest concentration of rooftop solar on the National Electricity Market, backs consumer-group led push to support increased and equitable distributed solar uptake.
McCain Foods goes big on solar in Victoria, in bid to quit coal by 2025
Frozen food giant to install massive solar and biogas generation system in Ballarat, slash its reliance on natural gas by 16%, and grid power by 39%.
Tesla community battery installed on customer side in “unique” W.A. trial
Western Power installs W.A.’s 13th community battery, but in this case on the customer connection side as part of a unique five-year trial with the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
Stand-alone solar and battery system to power W.A. environmental NGO
Western Power installs stand-alone power system at fringe-of-grid property in southern W.A. to provide safe, reliable power for community group Greening Australia.
Queensland solar retailer cops hefty fine for telemarketing breaches
Queensland-based solar retailer slapped with hefty fine in latest federal crackdown on telemarketing breaches by the solar industry.
Tesla battery to help solar power South Australia poultry farm
Australia’s second-largest poultry farm adds Tesla battery to further slash grid power use and claim nation’s biggest battery system on a commercial farm.
Wanted to sell: Two industrial-scale 270kWh li-ion batteries
Two industrial-scale lithium-ion batteries are being sold on the Australian market via a “Dutch auction,” with the asking price starting at $A335,000 and falling by $5,000 per workday.
World’s first “plug-in” home battery set to be tested in Australia
US start-up Orison, backed by Origin Energy, hopes to unveil its “plug and play” battery storage that it describes as just another appliance that can be plugged into the wall.
