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Evergen joins forces with Solar Service Group to boost battery uptake

December 19, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 6 Comments

New partnership promises to “dramatically reduce” home battery ROI, while also creating one of the world’s biggest virtual power plants.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar

Solar ceiling smashed as Melbourne apartment block shares PV and batteries

December 19, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 9 Comments

Source: Gippsland Solar Facebook

A 70kW solar 54kWh battery storage system installed on a Melbourne apartment block will use Allume Energy technology to share cheap clean power between 52 low-income tenants.

Filed Under: Software/Gadgets, Battery/Storage, Solar

Massive 5.8MW solar car park completed in $73 million commercial PV blitz

December 19, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 1 Comment

A 5.8MW solar car park installed at an Adelaide shopping centre, as part of Vicinity Centres’ commercial solar roll-out across 17 shopping centres and five states.

Filed Under: Solar, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets

Australia-wide energy management trial to give power to consumers, visibility to networks

December 19, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Cutting-edge technologies to be rolled out to thousands of Australian households, business and schools, in 3-year project led by Sydney-based Wattwatchers.

Filed Under: Software/Gadgets, Energy Efficiency

Queensland business caught out “misclassifying” imported solar mounting kits

December 18, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 4 Comments

Queensland wholesale solar business ordered to pay $1.3 million after being caught out “falsely declaring” low-cost Chinese PV mounting kits imported into Australia.

Filed Under: News

Western Australia’s first big battery delivered to Kalbarri microgrid

December 17, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

A 5MW/2MWh battery dispatched to Western Power’s Kalbarri microgrid, to help deliver cheap reliable renewable power to the W.A. resort town.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Solar

Western Sydney shopping centre taps solar to slash power bills by 25%

December 17, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

A 1MW rooftop solar array installed at a shopping centre in western Sydney is expected to shave an estimated 25% off its annual electricity bill.

Filed Under: Solar

Call for investors as 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched

December 17, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 1 Comment

Plans for 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched, with call for investors, and plans to begin construction in the NSW town in June 2020.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage

RACV makes big push into rooftop PV with purchase of Gippsland Solar

December 13, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

One of Victoria’s biggest PV retailers, Gippsland Solar, acquired by major Australian insurer RACV, in deal that speaks volumes about Australia’s booming rooftop PV market.

Filed Under: Solar

‘Crack a solar beer,’ says Lion, as brewer commits to 100% renewables by 2025

December 13, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

XXXX and Little Creatures brewer Lion follows up carbon neutral 2020 target with commitment to use renewable electricity only to power its operations by 2025.

Filed Under: Other Renewables, Solar

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