ARENA puts $240,000 towards feasibility study into setting up five “solar gardens” around Australia – to extend the benefits rooftop PV to those who can’t install their own.
ARENA backs "solar gardens" trial, in bid to boost access to PV
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Diesel-busting portable solar technology wins ARENA backing
ARENA awards $289,725 for Canberra company to design, manufacture and test its rapidly redeployable Container Roll Out Solar System.
NSW smart pool pilot wins $2.5m ARENA grant
ARENA backs NSW start-up pilot to pool Australia’s backyard pools: slashing their share of household energy consumption and making them work for the grid.
The great Aussie rubbish tip has come a long way. Now we’re adding solar panels
An Australian-first project in Melbourne is trialling a new method for installing solar panels that allows what would otherwise be unused land to become home to a solar farm.
Solar and battery storage underway at WA Garden Island Microgrid
Carnegie Clean Energy begins work on 2MW solar and 0.5MWh battery storage system – Australia’s largest grid-connected solar and battery microgrid.
NT indigenous communities begin shift to hybrid solar and storage
ARENA backed NT project commissions first 10 solar, battery storage systems, cutting diesel fuel use by more than a million litres a year.
Business slowly wakes up to reality that renewables are cheap
ARENA report shows less than half Australian businesses have tapped renewables. But there’s no doubt the idea is starting to catch on.
AGL tests household energy trading using blockchain in Melbourne pilot
AGL-led, ARENA-backed pilot to test P2P energy trading between households using blockchain technology.
World's largest virtual power plant trial a big hit with SA consumers
AGL Energy says SA virtual power plant well ahead of schedule after 150 first round battery systems snapped up by consumers.
A battery power revolution in the making on Tasmania's Bruny Island
Analysts predict a huge future for battery energy storage. On Tasmania’s Bruny Island we have a chance to see what this might look like.
