Solar

Puerto Rico’s electricity system at a crossroads

Puerto Rico’s electric system is at a crucial inflection point, with an opportunity to pivot from years of hardship to…

December 19, 2019

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…

December 19, 2019

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,…

December 19, 2019

Solar Insiders Podcast: The best and worst from 2019

We look back at the highlights and the lowlights of the solar industry in 2019, and take a vox-pop of…

December 19, 2019

Western Australia’s first big battery delivered to Kalbarri microgrid

A 5MW/2MWh battery dispatched to Western Power's Kalbarri microgrid, to help deliver cheap reliable renewable power to the W.A. resort…

December 17, 2019

Western Sydney shopping centre taps solar to slash power bills by 25%

A 1MW rooftop solar array installed at a shopping centre in western Sydney is expected to shave an estimated 25%…

December 17, 2019

Call for investors as 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched

Plans for 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched, with call for investors, and plans to begin construction in the…

December 17, 2019

RACV makes big push into rooftop PV with purchase of Gippsland Solar

One of Victoria’s biggest PV retailers, Gippsland Solar, acquired by major Australian insurer RACV, in deal that speaks volumes about…

December 13, 2019

‘Crack a solar beer,’ says Lion, as brewer commits to 100% renewables by 2025

XXXX and Little Creatures brewer Lion follows up carbon neutral 2020 target with commitment to use renewable electricity only to…

December 13, 2019

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