Pingala

Solar beer pioneer adds second crowd-funded rooftop PV system

The boutique Sydney brewer behind one of Australia's first "solar beers" has crowd-funded a second, much larger rooftop solar system.

February 10, 2022

Australia’s biggest “solar garden” opens for membership in NSW Riverina

Membership has opened for the 1MW Haystacks Solar Garden, which will offer virtual solar plots to community members without a…

September 17, 2020

Australia’s biggest “solar garden” seeks to power 300 homes in NSW Riverina region

1MW “solar garden” designed to deliver renewable power to people without a rooftop of their own seeks expressions of interest…

April 24, 2020

Sydney craft brewery raises $100k in 17 mins to fund shift to solar

Crowd-funding round led by ClearSky Solar Investment and Pingala has raised $116,000 towards a 100kW PV system installed at Syndey's…

February 6, 2019

More solar beer, as NSW 4 Pines launches 100kW crowd-funding round

Manly-based 4 Pines Brewing Company wants investors from its local community to back the installation of 100kW of solar.

October 24, 2018

Sydney community solar investment round raises $17,500 in 9 minutes

Community solar investor round in Sydney's inner-west raised more than $17k in 9 minutes to put solar on the roof…

August 23, 2016

Locals invited to invest in Sydney community solar project, to help make "solar beer"

A City of Sydney-backed community solar project that will put a 30kW PV system on the roof of a craft…

August 17, 2016

Solar power: How renewables can rebuild struggling communities

NSW community group The Valley Centre is working with Aboriginal communities, focusing on rebuilding the resilience, self-determination and sustainability. Solar…

June 1, 2016

Sydney brewery taps community solar, with local govt support

NSW community solar group Pingala has won $40,000 from City of Sydney towards its first project, to install rooftop solar…

November 3, 2015