Software/Gadgets

Data centres are primed for green energy opportunities

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

June 25, 2020

Consumers want it, networks need it: Verdict in on world-first blockchain solar trading trial

Report on W.A. trial using Power Ledger blockchain technology finds peer-to-peer solar energy trading technically feasible, good for grid and…

June 19, 2020

Why demand response is crucial to smart, renewable grids: the view from California

California Energy Commission's Andrew McAllister talks ‘active efficiency’, a mix of traditional energy efficiency and demand response that will be…

June 18, 2020

How green is your electricity? New Australian software identifies origin of supply

A new software platform that will allow consumers to choose the provenance of their renewable electricity supply, and help establish…

June 15, 2020

Microgrid feasibility funding awarded to 17 projects in round one of federal scheme

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

June 5, 2020

Q Cells tips $5m into SwitchDin to tap solar and battery management technology

Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed…

June 2, 2020

Australia’s distributed solar faces blunt options without the right data

To date, there hasn’t been a framework in place to take advantage of solar and/or storage that is ready to…

June 1, 2020

Even with rooftop solar boom, consumers are paying dearly for what lies underneath

Australians have led the world in solar installations on their rooftops, but lag way behind in terms of what they…

June 1, 2020

New solar farm offers bite-size chunks for small business on road to energy democracy

The completion of Robinvale solar farm marks the launch of WePower's blockchain-based energy tokenisation platform that promises to open up…

June 1, 2020

Esperance solar, wind and battery hybrid power hub to be built by Juwi

Juwi Renewables signed up to build solar, wind, and battery hybrid energy “hub” to meet up to half of annual…

May 29, 2020