Indigo Power launches crowd investment round to expand community owned renewables
Indigo Power calls for EOIs for crowd-funded investment to expand community owned renewables projects across Victoria....
Theme: Communities
Solar farm and battery project delay reveals knock-on impact of Coronavirus
Approval of 200MW solar farm and battery storage project proposed for north-western Victoria delayed after council meeting postponed in response to Covid-19....
Win for energy “disenfrachised” as Orange community solar project goes ahead
A 5MW, 5MWh community solar and battery project proposed for Orange in NSW will go ahead with grant funding from the state government....
Byron Bay community solar and battery project gears up with NSW grant
Plans for a 5MW solar farm with 5MW/10MWh battery in NSW Byron Shire given leg-up from state government, with a $3.5 million grant from Regional Community Energy Fund....
Swiss community completes trial of solar blockchain microgrid
A community in Switzerland has completed a successful year-long trial of a blockchain electricity market, a technology being eyed for community microgrids....
Goulburn community solar farm wins grant to add battery storage
Plans to add battery storage to a 1.8MW community solar farm planned for Goulburn in NSW can go ahead after the project secured $2.1m grant from the state government....
New US housing complex to put Sonnen batteries inside all 600 apartments
All-electric, solar powered housing complex in Utah to feature a Sonnen battery inside all 600 of its apartments, in a deliberate design “statement” unlikely to be replicated in Australia any time soon....
Mallacoota SES given free solar and battery, in wake of East Gippsland fires
Group of companies led by RACV/Gippsland Solar have fitted the SES in the bushfire ravaged town of Mallacoota with 6kW solar and 12kWh battery storage, free of charge....
Queensland to add 26MW rooftop solar to state schools to support air-con
Queensland government to expand solar installations to hundreds of Queensland schools to facilitate air conditioner roll out....
Energy efficiency, the construction sector, and a uniquely Australian just transition
Energy efficiency offers a channel to address energy and climate challenges at a household and national level, while also solving some uniquely Australian problems....
