Pernod Ricard Winemakers Australia signs 10-year deal with Flow Power to tap off-site wind and solar power generation to help take it to 100% renewables by 2019.
Posted in Other Renewables, Solar
Major wine maker Australian Vintage inks solar and wind PPA with Flow Power
ASX-listed wine maker will source energy from solar and wind to operate its largest site – and Australia's third-largest winery – through a hybrid power purchase agreement with Flow Power.
Posted in Other Renewables, SolarTagged Australian Vintage, Flow Power, power purchase agreement, PPA, wine maker
Alinta turns to geothermal energy for sustainable heating and cooling in new suburbs
Alinta launches "Australia first" geothermal heating and cooling technology – focused on new suburbs and the displacement of energy intensive reverse-cycle air-conditioning.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Other RenewablesTagged air conditioning, Alinta Energy, geothermal, heating and cooling
Power to learn: Puerto Rico schools get the microgrid treatment
RMI and Save the Children to install renewable microgrids in 12 schools in Puerto Rico, ensuring access to education, bolstering the grid, and serving the larger community.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, SolarTagged microgrid, Puerto Rico, renewable energy, RMI, Rocky Mountain Institute
Victoria community micro-hydro plant becomes Powershop’s newest supplier
Powershop to buy the output of community-led 100kW run-of-river hydro project, completed and launched this week in Warburton, Victoria.
Posted in Other RenewablesTagged community renewables, hydro, Powershop, run-of-river, Warburton
Remote WA nickel mine to add 7MW solar plant, slash diesel use
Nickel miner inks deal to add 7MW of solar PV to existing diesel power supply, in "first" solar hybrid plant on an Australian mine primarily funded on commercial basis.
Posted in Other Renewables, SolarTagged hybrid renewables, IGO, Independence Group, mining, solar PV, Zenith Energy
Plans for solar, battery, hydrogen microgrid in Milawa get $100,000 boost
Plans to develop a hybrid renewable energy microgrid in regional Victoria have won $100,000 state government grant to develop business case.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, SolarTagged battery storahe, hydrogen, microgrid, solar, Victoria
Global cruise ship company taps US wind power to offset emissions
Royal Caribbean Cruises will offset up to 12% of its emissions via deal with US energy company Southern Power to buy the output of a proposed 200MW wind farm.
Posted in Other RenewablesTagged power purchase agreement, PPA, RES, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Siemens
Trial to run Monash University on 100% renewables backed by ARENA
ARENA tips $2.9m into microgrid trial to use a locally designed smart software platform to help run Monash University's Clayton campus entirely on renewables.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, SolarTagged Arena, Indra Australia, microgrid, Monash University, net zero emissions
Heavy duty electric truck maker signs major wind power supply deal
Global industrial manufacturer Cummins – the US company that last year beat Tesla to the release of an electric semi truck – has inked a wind power PPA that will supply 50 per cent of its American power needs.
Posted in Electric Vehicles, Other RenewablesTagged Cummins, electric truck, power purchase agreement, PPA, wind farm
