ASX-listed property group becomes latest Australian company to join global RE100 initiative, with plan to transition to all-electric buildings powered by 100% renewables before 2030.
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Huge wind turbine parts complete 630km journey to ground-breaking microgrid
Australia’s first mining sector project to use wind in a large hybrid renewable microgrid is starting to take shape in W.A.’s northern goldfields region.
Most consumers want companies to target 100 per cent renewable energy
Nearly 70% of Australian consumers expect companies to target 100% renewable energy as part of their responsibility to tackle climate change, new survey finds.
City of Moreland calls on community to install more solar, drive electric
Moreland City Council proposes raft of community-based goals, including doubling rooftop solar uptake and switching to electric vehicles, as it aims for zero carbon in 2040.
How a renewable microgrid saved lives in the California wild-fires
A 1.8MW solar and battery microgrid has saved the tribal community of Humboldt County $195,000 in electricity costs. But when the main grid was shut down to prevent wildfires, it saved more than money.
Controversial Daintree microgrid proposal wins federal funding
Federal government makes good on promise to have contentious proposed Daintree renewable micrgrid “shovel ready” within 12 months.
Australia’s first urban surf park seeks power from wind and solar
Australia’s first inland surf lagoon next to Melbourne Airport will use on-site solar and a renewable energy power purchase agreement to power its urban swell.
La Trobe University unveils $75m net zero emissions plan
Victoria’s La Trobe University unveils $75m plan to become state’s first to reach net zero emissions in 2029, including possible solar farm construction.
NSW manufacturer taps renewables, demand response, in major wind and solar deal
Molycop Australia inks solar and wind PPA with Flow Power, to cover more than half its NSW electricity needs with renewables, and tap into the demand response market.
Imagine a city 100% powered by renewables…
The vision is getting closer to reality with the development of a microgrid on the Monash University Clayton campus underway.