One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Essential Services Commission wants retailers to offer customers choice of “single rate” feed-in tariff or a FiT that ranges from 9c/kWh and 12.3c/kWh, depending on the time of day.
Property fund manager’s $11.6m round 2 of rooftop solar installations expected to generate 5,352,900kWh of electricity a year, save customers and tenants $1.5m a year.
A record 60MW of rooftop solar capacity installed in NSW in November – a new monthly high for any state in Australia – as 200MW national figure broken again.
Rooftop solar has unveiled voltage issues in the grid, but is not necessarily the cause. A new study shows how it can help address these voltage issues.
Flexible solar panels installed on library on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, in what is claimed to be Australia’s first curved-roof solar installation.
Students from University of New South Wales design and install solar powered deep freezer in a remote fishing village on Viwa Island, off coast of Fiji.
Horizon Power says its newly commissioned solar and battery microgrid in the Pilbara town of Onslow is already helping to deliver up to 90% renewables, and more reliable power.
Nearly 70% of Australian consumers expect companies to target 100% renewable energy as part of their responsibility to tackle climate change, new survey finds.
Moreland City Council proposes raft of community-based goals, including doubling rooftop solar uptake and switching to electric vehicles, as it aims for zero carbon in 2040.
Autonomous Energy completes massive state Liberal government-backed microgrid combining 2.5MW solar PV, 4.2MWh Tesla battery storage, and 2.5MW diesel generator.
