One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
A new software platform that will allow consumers to choose the provenance of their renewable electricity supply, and help establish clean energy communities, is set to be rolled out in Australia.
Barwon Water led Renewable Organics Network project will use reclaimed organic waste to produce electricity, hot water and soil improver in Victoria’s south-west.
Independent MP Helen Haines leading regional groups arguing that community energy - including wind, solar and battery storage - should form major plank of Covid-19 recovery plans.
First-round winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial parks.
The completion of Robinvale solar farm marks the launch of WePower's blockchain-based energy tokenisation platform that promises to open up energy procurement to small businesses.
Juwi Renewables signed up to build solar, wind, and battery hybrid energy “hub” to meet up to half of annual electricity demand of W.A. coastal town of Esperance.
Victorian community energy projects set to receive boost with Victorian government opening up $1 million in funding under the New Energy Jobs Fund.
Macquarie Uni inks a deal with Snowy Hydro to supply its campus with 100% renewables, reducing its emissions footprint by a massive 92 per cent.
Indigo Power calls for EOIs for crowd-funded investment to expand community owned renewables projects across Victoria.
China PV manufacturer joins RE100 with pledge to use renewable energy only by 2028, says it "firmly believes" world can get to 100% renewables by 2050.
Online retailing giant inks new deal for supply of renewables in Australia, agreeing with Canadian Solar to buy the output of its 146MW Gunnedah solar farm in NSW.
ARENA-backed trial will explore the role of customer-owned distributed energy resources on the electricity network, and how they could be used to everyone's benefit.
Australia's largest telecom to set 'good example' for Australian corporates, will immediately go carbon neutral and sets 100% renewables target for 2025.
By some estimates, California utility PG&E is creating a $1 billion opportunity for microgrids, meaning one utility in one year could boost the worldwide market by 10%.
Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over the traditional gas pipeline solution for its new $1 billion mining project.
All five wind turbines installed at Angew gold mine in Western Australia – Australia’s first mining sector project to use wind power as part of a large hybrid renewable microgrid.
