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Five workers, two weeks, 4,000 solar panels: Outback mine goes 30 pct renewable, fast
Sophie Vorrath20 Jul 20230 comments

Australian solar outfit 5B has speed-delivered a 2.1MW solar system to help power an off-grid iron ore mining operation in WA's Pilbara region.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Off-grid renewable microgrid specialist wins government boost
Joshua S Hill20 Jul 20230 comments

One of Australia's leading developers of stand-alone integrated renewable energy power systems gets a funding boost and a renewed focus.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Microgrid “living laboratory” to demonstrate resilient, renewable power systems of the future
Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20230 comments

A flagship mixed-use, precinct-based solar and battery power system will highlight the benefits and challenges of deploying microgrids on the electricity network.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Policy, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Indigenous communities to ditch diesel, as Labor upholds microgrid funding
Sophie Vorrath22 May 20230 comments

Renewable microgrid funding, originally set aside in the 2021-22 federal budget, will slash the use of costly and polluting diesel in remote Indigenous communities.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Residential microgrids are booming – and utilities are getting in on the action
Elisa Wood19 May 20230 comments

New data from Wood Mackenzie reveals residential microgrids as the new growth engine for the sector and finds utilities getting in on the game.

Energy Efficiency, Off-Grid
Small portable electricity generators – inefficient, polluting and noisy
Alan Pears2 May 20230 comments

People in crisis and in developing countries are paying extremely high prices for small amounts of electricity while polluting our environment. We must do better.

Battery/Storage, News, Off-Grid, Other Renewables
Antarctic base powers up with three new wind turbines and a battery
Joshua S Hill18 Apr 20230 comments

The three specialist turbines together with a battery storage system, will supply almost 100% of the electrical demand of the new Scott Base.

Flinders Ranges SA
Battery/Storage, Featured, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
How to ditch diesel in the wilderness: Microgrid blends solar with stunning landscape
Sophie Vorrath28 Mar 20230 comments

A microgrid with every element carefully matched to its circumstances, including the rooftop PV mounting system, starts powering an off-grid wilderness sanctuary.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Solar plus batteries from electric ute maker, Rivian, empower remote mountain town
Lisa Cohn9 Mar 20230 comments

A community whose power system was wiped out by a hurricane is celebrating the activation of solar and battery microgrids that can power the town for 10 days.

outback solar array William Creek
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
How a small community on a massive cattle ranch has switched to 100 pct solar power
Amalyah Hart7 Mar 20230 comments

William Creek, a tiny populated speck within the vast Anna Creek Station, is now powered entirely by solar and battery storage. Here's how it was done.

Battery/Storage, News, Off-Grid, Policy, Solar
Tiwi Islands community adds solar and battery to reach 50 per cent renewables
Amalyah Hart24 Feb 20230 comments

A remote NT community will soon source up to half of its electricity supply from renewables, with new works underway to further slash diesel consumption.

wa off-grid solar metronet
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Solar and battery microgrid powers state’s largest rail infrastructure project
Joshua S Hill21 Feb 20230 comments

WA government ditches diesel and opts for solar and battery storage to power a major off-grid rail construction project – a first for the state.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Federated microgrid: Multiple solar and storage power islands in the wings for JFK Airport
Elisa Wood2 Feb 20230 comments

AlphaStruxure unveils plans for 11.34MW microgrid – actually four microgrids rolled into one — at New York's JFK International Airport.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
NSW network trials Solar Qube to replace poles and wires in Hunter Valley
Joshua S Hill14 Dec 20220 comments

Boundary Power deploys its first bespoke solar and battery system on Australia’s east coast, as a safer, more reliable power option for a remote customer.

Sustainable Marine commenced a demonstration project in Grand Passage
Off-Grid, Other Renewables
Can tidal energy help power coastal and island microgrids?
Lisa Cohn13 Dec 20220 comments

A microgrid project in Canada aims to get island and coastal communities off diesel using tidal energy.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
King Island’s world leading renewable micro-grid to add another big solar farm
Sophie Vorrath12 Dec 20220 comments

Tasmania’s King Island will boost its renewable energy supply – and further slash its use of diesel fuel – with the addition of a 1.5MW solar farm.

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