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Solar PV and hot water, zero emissions: Stockland's new 8-star energy rated house
Australian property group Stockland has unveiled its 8-star energy rated zero emissions house at the company’s Willowdale community development in Sydney’s west.
City of Sydney powers up rooftop trigen plant in effort to quit coal
After years in the planning, City of Sydney’s 1.4MW rooftop trigeneration plant is in full swing, powering, heating and cooling Town Hall and Town Hall House.
Australian solar PV installations hit the 5 gigawatt mark
Solar power in Australia has grown to 5 gigawatts and was the largest source of new power in the country in 2015. It now represents 9% of Australia’s total electricity generation capacity.
Lorraine, 80, has solar and storage. Now she wants an electric vehicle
Lorraine Hughes was enjoying solar power long before it became mainstream, but since her retirement took herself back to university and has become an environmental educator. Now, she’d like an electric vehicle.
Aldi puts first solar on store in Tweed Heads, others to follow
Aldi becomes latest retail chain to begin installing rooftop solar, as commercial solar market shows signs of maturity in Australia.
Woolworths builds solar portfolio to 1.2MW, well short of 320MW mooted in 2010
Woolworths has quietly installed 1.2MW of rooftop solar, but it is well short of the 320MW potential it identified five years ago.
How IKEA plans to go 100% renewables in Australia by 2020, and save money
Only one big corporate in Australia has vowed to go 100 per cent renewable energy. And IKEA, which appears to be more than half way there, says it is saving money doing so.
Powershop tumbles, as Enova and Diamond take top spots on green energy retailer rankings
The latest national ranking of Australia’s electricity retailers’ green credentials has sent Powershop tumbling down the order.
Rooftop solar continues to weather Covid-19 storm, at “very healthy levels”
Australia’s rooftop solar market maintains “very healthy levels” of growth despite the uncertain start to 2020, with just the usual Easter lull over the past fortnight.