Remote Western Australia coastal town of Coral Bay chips away at diesel dependence with addition of lithium-ion battery system to its existing wind-based microgrid.
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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 per cent wind-powered Budweiser beer.
Wannon Water goes with the wind – turbine construction set to begin
Victorian utility set to build 800kW wind turbine that will power all of its energy intensive Portland water and sewage treatment facilities.
Wind-powered microgrids heat “boxes of bricks” in Alaska homes
Wind-powered community microgrids are providing both electricity and heat to four small rural communities in Alaska, cutting residents’ fuel bills and reducing dependence on diesel fuel.
HydroTasmania takes Rottnest Island to 45% renewables with new solar array
WA’s Rottnest Island can now meet up to 90% of its electricity demand from solar and wind energy, after a 600kW solar array was added to the existing hybrid wind and diesel system.
Greensburg, once destroyed by wind, now 100% wind-powered
Powerful winds once destroyed the town, but now wind power is the very foundation of Greensburg’s economy, an irony not lost on the town’s citizens.