Victorian solar retailer and installer banned from state Solar Homes rebate, and electrical registration cancelled, for using unlicensed workers and unsafe practices.
Solar installer kicked off Victoria rebate scheme by government
Daintree power supply saga drags on as new report casts doubt over micro-grid plans
KPMG report casts doubt over federal government-backed plans to power Queensland World Heritage-listed Daintree region with solar to hydrogen gas-based microgrids.
Big behind-the-meter solar farm to help power W.A. mineral sands project
Image Resources’ Boonanarring mineral sands project to be co-powered by a 2.3MW “behind-the-meter” solar farm.
“Australia’s largest” virtual power plant completed by AGL in South Australia
AGL marks installation of 1,000th battery system in its South Australia VPP, a milestone it says makes the 5MW scheme the largest of its kind operating in Australia.
Alpha-ESS to set up fifth solar + battery virtual power plant in South Australia
Alpha-ESS ramps up Adelaide battery production to meet demand for S.A. 5th virtual power plant, a joint effort of ShineHub and Powershop.
PV giant JinkoSolar joins RE100, targets 100% renewables by 2025
Chinese PV manufacturing giant says it “makes business sense” to shift its operations to 100% renewables by 2025 – we should hope so!
Domino’s Pizza plans Australia-wide solar roll-out, to slice energy costs
Multi-national pizza chain in talks to install solar on outlets across Australia, after rooftop PV at a Brisbane store achieved a nearly 50% reduction in electricity costs.
Sonnen begins home battery installs at Victoria property development
The first of up to 270 5kWh Sonnenbatterie home battery systems installed at new housing development in Victoria, as part of effort to cut household power bills by 60 per cent.
Victoria solar rebate still in hot demand, mid-September offer gone in 20 minutes
Demand for Victorian government home solar rebate showing no signs of slowing, with second-round September offer of 3,250 applications filled in little more than a quarter of an hour.
Victoria Bitter catches solar beer wave in new TV ad campaign
CUB shift to 100% renewables becomes new selling point for brewer’s iconic Victoria Bitter beer, with a solar themed take on the brand’s equally iconic advertisements.
