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Catholic schools go big in rooftop solar and battery storage
John Elliott25 Jul 20170 comments

A massive solar and storage rollout has begun for schools in Central Queensland, contracting for rooftop PV totalling more than 4MW with battery storage of 3MWh.

Battery/Storage, Solar
NT indigenous communities begin shift to hybrid solar and storage
Sophie Vorrath25 Jul 20170 comments

ARENA backed NT project commissions first 10 solar, battery storage systems, cutting diesel fuel use by more than a million litres a year.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Solar
Local government, communities can be zero carbon in just 10 years
Sophie Vorrath24 Jul 20170 comments

BZE guide maps path for local government and communities to achieve zero carbon in 10 years, mostly through efficiency and local generation.

Solar
Sunshine Coast opens 15MW solar farm that will save it $22 million
Giles Parkinson24 Jul 20170 comments

Sunshine Coast becomes first council to complete its own large scale solar farm, and expects it to deliver $22 million in savings over life of plant.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Real estate fund tops major Queensland asset with 1MW solar
Sophie Vorrath21 Jul 20170 comments

Industria REIT has leveraged the Queensland sun, adding 1MW of rooftop solar to its sprawling Brisbane Technology Park.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
NSW launches home battery guide, as race to "plug hole" threatens industry
Sophie Vorrath19 Jul 20170 comments

New South Wales issues set of home battery storage guidelines, as industry warns against "jumping to an endgame" on safety.

Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, Solar
LO3 unveils 'game-changing' solar sharing microgrid in South Australia
Sophie Vorrath17 Jul 20170 comments

US-based company behind block-chain energy sharing technology unveil plans for 6MW SA solar microgrid with Yates Electrical that could be the start of an industry-changing revolution.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Solar Maverick: Sydney start-up unveils portable PV game-changer
Sophie Vorrath13 Jul 20170 comments

Sydney-based start-up 5B unveils pre-fab, portable solar technology that can provide 1MW PV array in days, or 12kW in just minutes.

Solar
Community retailer Enova lifts solar tariff to 16c/kWh
Sophie Vorrath12 Jul 20170 comments

NSW community-owned power retailer offers solar feed-in tariff of 16c/kWh – a 33% increase on its former FiT, and higher than most competing offers.

Solar
When energy bills are hurting, only one thing makes sense
Claire O'Rourke12 Jul 20170 comments

As consumers stare down the barrel of big energy bill increases, there is one thing they can do. It’s what 1.6 million Australian households have done already. It’s simple, it's good, and it actually works.

Solar
Australia set to add 1GW of rooftop solar in 2017 as grid prices leap
Sophie Vorrath12 Jul 20170 comments

Two sets of research this past week have confirmed that a second rooftop solar boom is well underway in Australia, driven by the rapidly improving economics of PV panels and storage, and by the rapidly worsening state of retail electricity prices. The first, a survey whose results were published by Roy Morgan on Thursday, shows […]

Battery/Storage, Solar
Sonnen battery storage plan to take utilities "out of business"
Giles Parkinson12 Jul 20170 comments

Sonnen offers grid power for homes with solar and battery storage for a fixed annual fee as low as $360. The mobile phone-style plan is designed to take traditional utilities out of business.

Solar
SolarEdge launching first PV inverter-integrated electric vehicle charger
SolarEdge12 Jul 20170 comments

SolarEdge to offer the fastest AC EV charging rates by supplementing grid power with PV power

Battery/Storage, Solar
Australian Air Force taps solar, battery storage for NT facility
Sophie Vorrath7 Jul 20170 comments

Carnegie Clean Energy subsidiary EMC to design, construct, install solar, diesel and battery storage system at Delamere Air Weapons Range.

Solar
One-quarter of Australian homes now have solar
Sophie Vorrath7 Jul 20170 comments

Roy Morgan research shows almost one in four Australian households own solar panels – almost one-third in South Australia.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Sonnen set to launch "free power" battery storage offer
Giles Parkinson5 Jul 20170 comments

German battery maker set to roll out Sonnenflat offer in Australia, which – like a mobile phone plan – charges a "flat" rate for solar and battery storage, electricity included.

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