Policy

Bushfire crisis shows the answer to future energy security lies on our rooftops

Australia's current bushfire crisis has underscored the urgent need to decentralise our electricity grid. Building up networks of household solar…

January 23, 2020

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…

January 18, 2020

How a small German town took back the power – and went fully renewable

At 100% renewable electricity, the German town of Wolfhagen demonstrates what can be achieved when municipalities use innovative approaches to…

December 13, 2019

Sonnen wins R&D award for Adelaide battery plant

German battery giant wins Australian gong for transforming former Adelaide car factory into a battery manufacturing and export hub for…

December 12, 2019

Australia’s biggest steel city, Wollongong, targets net zero emissions by 2050

The NSW home to Australia's biggest steelworks, Wollongong, has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, with a view to…

December 11, 2019

NSW government taps solar to power aquatic, agriculture research hubs

850kW of solar across three NSW government research facilities will cut their grid energy use by 19%, and their annual…

December 9, 2019

Winners and losers from Victoria’s rooftop solar rebate scheme

Solar Victoria has released an expansive data set explaining the detail of which companies got what in the Labor state…

November 28, 2019

City of Moreland calls on community to install more solar, drive electric

Moreland City Council proposes raft of community-based goals, including doubling rooftop solar uptake and switching to electric vehicles, as it…

November 21, 2019

“Reliable renewable” solar and battery microgrid powers S.A. Produce Markets

Autonomous Energy completes massive state Liberal government-backed microgrid combining 2.5MW solar PV, 4.2MWh Tesla battery storage, and 2.5MW diesel generator.

November 21, 2019

Thousands more Victoria solar rebates snapped up, battery uptake still flat

Another 3,000 rooftop solar rebates snapped up in Solar Victoria's mid-November offering, but government's expanded battery scheme still not gaining…

November 18, 2019