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Coles inks deal to power Queensland operations with solar and wind
Sophie Vorrath22 Sep 20200 comments

State-owned CleanCo signs 10-year deal to power more than 90% of Coles' Queensland sites from July 2022 via two of the state's biggest renewable energy projects.

Solar, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables
Aldi Australia says it will be 100 per cent renewable by end of 2021
Sophie Vorrath26 Aug 20200 comments

Aldi pledges to source 100% renewable electricity for its Australian operations by as early as 2021, after rolling out almost 32MW of solar and signing two wind energy offtake deals.

Solar, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables
How a small town solved five key barriers to a 100 per cent renewable energy supply
Tosh Szatow21 Aug 20200 comments

There are five key barriers to scaling renewable energy supply in Australia, and this is how the Newstead model addresses each one.

IceWind
Other Renewables
Wind power for households promised by 6-bladed vertical axis turbines
Joshua S Hill14 Aug 20200 comments

IceWind launched vertical axis turbines in US, opening up the possibility for households to generate their own wind-powered electricity.

Other Renewables, Solar
NZ biggest corporate PPA seeks up to 2,000GWh a year of new renewables
Sophie Vorrath21 Jul 20200 comments

Group of New Zealand's largest commercial and industrial energy users join forces to procure what could be thousands of gigawatt-hours a year of renewable electricity.

Solar, Electric Vehicles, Other Renewables
McCain Foods goes big on solar in Victoria, in bid to quit coal by 2025
Sophie Vorrath15 Jul 20200 comments

Frozen food giant to install massive solar and biogas generation system in Ballarat, slash its reliance on natural gas by 16%, and grid power by 39%.

Energy Efficiency, Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Solar
We lost our house in summer bushfires. Now we’re going underground and off the grid
Don Pattison7 Jul 20200 comments

Don Pattison lost his house and just about everything in it during the horrific fire season of 2019/20. But this is not a story of loss and grief. Rather, the destruction has set the context for the journey back.

Other Renewables, Solar
Renewable energy PPAs: How to minimise social risks and maximise community benefits
Chris Briggs7 Jul 20200 comments

When you sign a PPA with a new solar or wind farm, you’re not just buying electrons. Projects that deliver social, environmental and community benefits are in everyone’s interest.

Software/Gadgets, Other Renewables
Data centres are primed for green energy opportunities
Harley Tempest25 Jun 20200 comments

Until recently, medium-sized data centres have been limited in their options for energy procurement. There is now a new technology that can solve this problem.

Software/Gadgets, Other Renewables, Solar
Why demand response is crucial to smart, renewable grids: the view from California
Luke Menzel18 Jun 20200 comments

California Energy Commission's Andrew McAllister talks ‘active efficiency’, a mix of traditional energy efficiency and demand response that will be key smart and renewable future grids.

Software/Gadgets, Other Renewables, Solar
How green is your electricity? New Australian software identifies origin of supply
Sophie Vorrath15 Jun 20200 comments

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.

Other Renewables, Policy
“Australian first” network to deliver renewable electricity and hot water from organic waste
Sophie Vorrath12 Jun 20200 comments

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.

Policy, Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Solar
Why community-owned renewables should lead Australia’s Covid-19 recovery plans
Sophie Vorrath8 Jun 20200 comments

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.

Other Renewables, Battery/Storage, Policy, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Microgrid feasibility funding awarded to 17 projects in round one of federal scheme
Sophie Vorrath5 Jun 20200 comments

First-round winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial parks.

Software/Gadgets, Other Renewables, Solar
New solar farm offers bite-size chunks for small business on road to energy democracy
Sophie Vorrath1 Jun 20200 comments

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.

Other Renewables, Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Esperance solar, wind and battery hybrid power hub to be built by Juwi
Sophie Vorrath29 May 20200 comments

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.

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