Victorian hospitals get solar treatment in 1.5MW PV rollout
A 1.5MW rollout of rooftop solar across eight Victorian health care facilities – including an impressive 752kW system on a hospital in Sale – completed this week....
Theme: Communities
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....
“Australian first” residential solar PPA a big hit with new home buyers
A Western Australian housing development trial offering drastically reduced daytime power costs through a residential solar PPA has seen 90% uptake from new home buyers....
Logan City doubles down on solar to cut power costs, prepare for EVs
City of Logan in south-east Queensland set to slash another $55k a year from electricity costs, by adding five new rooftop solar systems across more council sites....
Adelaide leads again, with rebates for shared solar, V2G, demand response
Adelaide City – first out of the blocks to incentivise the uptake of home battery storage – is set to lead again, with a range of new rebates targeting shared solar, electric vehicle-to-grid technologies, and residential and commercial demand response....
Sydney Opera House wind farm launches new community investment round
Developers of 170MW Sapphire wind farm, contracted to help power Sydney Opera House, extend co-investment initiative to all residents of NSW and the ACT....
Queensland regional solar feed-in-tariffs cut as renewables push prices down
The Queensland Competition Authority has cited strong investment in renewables as a reason for reducing solar feed-in-tariffs in regional Queensland....
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....
How India is solving its cooling challenge
India is predicted to account for over 25% of annual emissions globally by 2050 due to the unprecedented rise in comfort cooling demand, particularly in the residential sector....
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....
