Allume Energy inks deal to manufacture scores of its behind-the-meter solar sharing units, that promise to unlock the benefits of cheap PV for apartment dwellers.
Melbourne shared solar start-up scales up with manufacturing deal
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Victorian dairy quits grid, turns to solar power and vanadium flow battery
Victorian dairy farm looks to cover all its electricity needs with "affordable and reliable" renewable energy, via 450kW solar and 80kW/320kWh vanadium redox flow battery.
Victoria delivers another 4,000 rooftop solar rebates as battery offer languishes
Another 4,000 rooftop solar rebates allocated in Victoria's mid-October offer, as demand and supply start to even out under the boosted scheme.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Battery blues as new standards approved
Installers and customers are trying to make sense of what the new battery standards mean for their business, or their purchase
Work begins on huge Adelaide rooftop solar array
Work begins on the solar array that will cover the 5-hectare roof of Adelaide's Tonsley Innovation District, and have a total installed capacity of 2.3MW.
Shoalhaven slashes council power bill with solar roof at Entertainment Centre
NSW Shoalhaven City Council slashes annual electricity bill by $12,500 with 81kW rooftop solar system on city’s Entertainment Centre in Nowra.
REC Group to launch Alpha Series 380W solar panels in Australia
New, high-yield 60-cell solar panel by Norwegian outfit REC Group to be launched at next week’s All-Energy event in Melbourne.
Africa gold mine to install huge solar and battery system, slash fuel costs
Canadian gold-mining company B2Gold to install one of world’s largest off-grid solar battery hybrid systems at the Fekola gold mine in Mali.
Massive Hemsworth mansion near Byron Bay adds huge rooftop solar array
"Mega-mansion” built on outskirts of Byron Bay by Hollywood power couple in news again, this time for adding an appropriately massive rooftop solar system.
Federal government launches $50m microgrid funding round
A $50 million fund to support the development of off-grid and fringe-of-grid stand-alone power systems around Australia has been launched by the Morrison government.
Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar, battery, inverter package
Korea's Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar panel, hybrid inverter and li-ion battery package – Q.Home – on the Australian market.
Lord Howe Island to get solar and storage microgrid, but no wind turbines
A microgrid comprising 1.2MW solar, 3.2MWh battery storage will go ahead soon on Lord Howe Island, two years after a controversial wind turbine ban brought the project to a halt.
Solar installer kicked off Victoria rebate scheme by government
Victorian solar retailer and installer banned from state Solar Homes rebate, and electrical registration cancelled, for using unlicensed workers and unsafe practices.
Winter’s gone – and so is the gas in all-electric Australian homes
This past winter was one when Australians in all-electric homes could be comfortable and count the dollars saved while burning no fossil gas.
Eco-resorts drawn to micro-grids by favourable economics
Eco-resorts in Southeast Asia are installing microgrids to keep the lights on and the tourists coming as economic terms increasingly favor renewables over diesel generators.
XXXX! Lion solar deal to slash energy costs for hundreds of pubs
Lion breweries sign major group PPA deal with Simply Energy to supply more than 300 pubs and hotels with cheaper solar power.
