commercial solar

ZEN Energy taps commercial solar sweet spot, with three major projects

ZEN Energy says business demand for power at "about one-fifth" the cost of the grid driving commercial solar boom.

August 25, 2017

Real estate fund tops major Queensland asset with 1MW solar

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

July 21, 2017

Solar Maverick: Sydney start-up unveils portable PV game-changer

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

July 13, 2017

Office products supplier COS installs 403kW solar across three sites

Australia’s largest privately owned office products supplier installs $1m of solar to cut grid power usage by 80%.

June 19, 2017

Darwin museum installs "life saving" 100kW solar system

A government-backed 100kW solar system will save Darwin Militiary Museum $270,000 and pay itself off in four years.

June 13, 2017

Australian fruit & veg grower to spend "millions" on solar, storage

Australia’s biggest horticulture company, Costa Group, has revealed plans to roll out its own solar power and battery storage capacity,…

June 7, 2017

Harvesting the sun: Farmers shift to solar to take the power back

Australia's agribusiness sector is leading the commercial solar boom in Australia, as farmers seek to cut grid power costs and…

June 7, 2017

Four shopping centres to go behind the meter in major commercial solar deal

One of Australia’s biggest shopping centre owners, SCA Property Group, signs 10-year deal to power four sites cross NSW and…

June 5, 2017

Solar powered factories: Industrial energy costs targeted in Victoria finance scheme

Victorian government backed funding scheme helps plastics manufacturer install solar, slash electricity costs by nearly $100k/year.

May 29, 2017

"Solar farmlet" on livestock exchange leads rural push to local generation

Regional Victorian city of Wangaratta to install 750kW on the sprawling new rooftop of the council-owned Wangaratta Livestock Exchange.

May 25, 2017