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.
Amazon inks first Australian PPA to buy output from NSW Gunnedah Solar Farm
Other Renewables
Evoenergy to trial ACT virtual power plant, tapping customer solar, batteries and EVs
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.
Telstra commits to target of 100 per cent renewables by 2025
Australia's largest telecom to set 'good example' for Australian corporates, will immediately go carbon neutral and sets 100% renewables target for 2025.
How a single utility could boost the global microgrid market by $1 billion?
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%.
Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas
Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over the traditional gas pipeline solution for its new $1 billion mining project.
Wind turbines installed at ground-breaking W.A. gold mine microgrid
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.
W.A. Water Corporation installs another 15MW of solar as drought pinches
Western Australia's Water Corporation to install $30m of new solar, adding to 30 renewable energy projects already installed at its sites throughout the state.
Solar cerveza! Heineken Spain goes 100% renewable
The Spanish arm of Dutch brewer Heinenken will be 100% renewable powered by the end of 2020, thanks to a 50MW solar farm being built in Spain's south-west by Iberdrola.
Western Sydney Councils form renewables buying group, in bid to slash emissions
Western Sydney Energy Program combines forces of 10 NSW councils to procure renewables and slash transport emissions.
How microgrids can keep the power on when disaster hits
Bushfires, storms and floods regularly leave thousands of Australian homes and businesses without power. So how can we build a better, more resilient – and more climate friendly – system?
City of Adelaide inks deal to go 100% renewable from July 2020
Adelaide strikes energy offtake deal with Flow Power to source 100% renewables – from 1 July 2020, "if it’s run by the City of Adelaide, it’s being powered by renewable electricity."
Solar + Redflow batteries to slash costs, beat heat at outback cattle station
Solar plus 40kWh Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries allow outback W.A. cattle station to operate completely off-grid, save $10,000 a year in diesel costs, and keep workers cool.
Daimler inks deal for 100% green power in Germany, supplied in real time
Daimler to source 100% of its industrial electricity demand in Germany from “firmed” and “flexible” renewables, in deal with Norwegian power company Statkraft.
More than half Australia’s local governments have zero emissions targets
New study shows nearly 40% of Australia's largest local governments have committed to a net zero target by or before 2050 for their community emissions.
Horizon Power eyes renewable hydrogen to power remote WA town of Denham
Remote coastal community of Denham may become host to one of Australia’s first hydrogen storage projects, as Horizon Power overhauls its electricity system.
California’s largest utility seeks 20 microgrids to mitigate wildfire power outages
Racing to beat California’s next wildfire season, Pacific Gas & Electric is seeking companies to install microgrids near 20 substations, to keep electricity flowing power lines are shut down.
