Western Power to install another 100 solar and battery-based stand alone power systems in the state's Mid-West, Goldfields, eastern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions.
Western Power to add another 100 stand-alone solar and battery systems
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RACV Solar teams with Enphase in major rooftop PV reboot
Just weeks after its acquisition of Gippsland Solar, RACV has inked a supply deal with US microinverter maker Enphase as part of its rebooted rooftop PV plans.
Remote W.A. pub to sell beer and solar, in community push away from diesel
Rooftop solar installed across a pub and art shop in Meekatharra to form the beginnings of a community energy trading platform for the remote W.A. goldfields town.
Stockland ramps up solar, battery and efficiency roll-out with CEFC loan
Australian property group set to roll out another 11MW commercial solar, this time across its logistics business, with help of $75m CEFC senior debt facility.
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 batteries is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get this done.
Evergen joins forces with Solar Service Group to boost battery uptake
New partnership promises to "dramatically reduce" home battery ROI, while also creating one of the world's biggest virtual power plants.
Solar ceiling smashed as Melbourne apartment block shares PV and batteries
A 70kW solar 54kWh battery storage system installed on a Melbourne apartment block will use Allume Energy technology to share cheap clean power between 52 low-income tenants.
Massive 5.8MW solar car park completed in $73 million commercial PV blitz
A 5.8MW solar car park installed at an Adelaide shopping centre, as part of Vicinity Centres' commercial solar roll-out across 17 shopping centres and five states.
Australia-wide energy management trial to give power to consumers, visibility to networks
Cutting-edge technologies to be rolled out to thousands of Australian households, business and schools, in 3-year project led by Sydney-based Wattwatchers.
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.
Queensland Uni powers up Tesla batteries on way to 100 pct renewables
University of Queensland powers up 2,000kWh Tesla battery as the university looks to participate in wholesale electricity market
Enwave details design of solar and battery powered industrial park in W.A.
Details revealed of 1.2MW solar and 1MW/2MWh battery system that will power the 1000-hectare Peel Business Park in Western Australia's Murray Shire.
Huge wind turbine parts complete 630km journey to ground-breaking microgrid
Australia’s first mining sector project to use wind in a large hybrid renewable microgrid is starting to take shape in W.A.'s northern goldfields region.
New rooftop solar “urban power stations” to play both sides of the meter
Epho and Siemens technology aimed at unlocking “tens of gigawatts” of industrial rooftop solar that can be used for local consumption or sold into the market.
Australia’s rooftop solar boom can be good news for networks: study
Rooftop solar has unveiled voltage issues in the grid, but is not necessarily the cause. A new study shows how it can help address these voltage issues.
Solar and battery microgrid achieves 90% renewables for W.A. gas hub
Horizon Power says its newly commissioned solar and battery microgrid in the Pilbara town of Onslow is already helping to deliver up to 90% renewables, and more reliable power.
