renewable energy

Green energy project racks up 50 solar farms in South Australia

A renewable energy project that started as a way to provide extra income for grape and citrus growers has built…

May 28, 2019

Rio Tinto closes coal plant, shifts to renewables at Utah copper mine

Rio Tinto opts to power Kennecott copper mine in Utah with renewables, via power purchase agreement, after permanently shutting the…

May 6, 2019

Barwon Water taps battery storage, boosts solar farm capacity to 3MW

Victorian utility is tripling the size of its flagship solar farm, and building a new solar and battery storage plant,…

April 8, 2019

City of Sydney pledges to source 100% renewables in 2020

In a major upgrade from its previous 50% by 2030 renewable energy target, the City of Sydney has committed to…

April 5, 2019

Daintree could be Australia’s first renewable only micro-grid, with help from green hydrogen

Queensland’s world heritage-listed Daintree region could soon host Australian-first solar power to hydrogen gas microgrid, with newly announced federal funding…

April 4, 2019

Bank Australia commits to 100% renewables, calls on business to lead transition

Bank Australia becomes second Australian company to sign up for 100 per cent renewable energy initiative, and calls on other…

April 3, 2019

Solar policy support: A vote catcher or a corner turned?

It's great to see renewables get some election-time policy attention in a way that makes consumers part of the transition.…

March 5, 2019

Major Australian beef farmer shifts second facility to clean energy – this time, 100%

Teys Australia unveils $42m plan to make one of its NSW facilities completely energy self sufficient via technologies including solar,…

March 5, 2019

Victorian town notches up 1GWh locally generated renewable energy

With two mini-grids and solar installed on more than 50% of its households and community buildings, Yackandandah is powering its…

February 13, 2019

Wind powered beer the toast of Super Bowl LIII

Anheuser-Busch will use its million-dollar Super Bowl spot to advertise its renewable energy credentials – and in particular, its 100…

January 24, 2019