Community-based plans to power the Victorian outback town of Natimuk with a 1.6MW solar garden have won state government funding.
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Solar farm proposed for Fremantle rubbish dump nears construction
Long-held plans to install around 2MW of solar PV at the former South Fremantle tip have cleared their last major regulatory hurdle.
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 its 50th small-scale solar farm in South Australia.
Byron Bay to host its first solar farm, a 5MW “community” facility
Plans for a 5MW community solar farm have been submitted to the Byron Shire Council, which aims to source 100% renewables by 2027 for local government operations.
Queensland solar rule will blow out costs, cause months-long delays
Industry warns rule change requiring licensed electricians, only, to install solar panels on projects 100kW-plus, will have dire consequences for projects already under construction.
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, in bid to source 100% of its electricity from renewables by 2025.
3MW solar farm switched on at remote Queensland mine
South32’s silver, lead and zinc mine in north-west Queensland will now be powered by gas and solar, after a 3MW PV project led by EDL was completed and switched on.
Australia’s largest community solar farm approved for construction
SolarShare looks set to deliver Australia’s first megawatt-scale community-owned solar in Canberra’s Majura Valley after its application for a feed-in tariff was approved by the ACT government.
Barwon Water completes 250kW solar project on Victoria's Surf Coast
Victorian regional utility switches on second major solar project for 2018 – a 250kW PV array built next to a storage facility and the site of a new sustainable housing development.
Canberra Deep Space complex to go solar, as CSIRO launches tender
NASA-owned, CSIRO-operated Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is looking to go solar, via a power purchase agreement and a purpose built large-scale solar farm.