Newcastle builds local energy resilience with its 100 per cent renewable plan
Just four days into the New Year, the City of Newcastle reaped the benefits from the resilience created by its 100 per cent renewable energy plan....
Theme: Communities
Solar ceiling smashed as Melbourne apartment block shares PV and batteries
A 70kW solar 54kWh battery storage system installed on a Melbourne apartment block will use Allume Energy technology to share cheap clean power between 52 low-income tenants. ...
Call for investors as 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched
Plans for 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched, with call for investors, and plans to begin construction in the NSW town in June 2020....
How a small German town took back the power – and went fully renewable
At 100% renewable electricity, the German town of Wolfhagen demonstrates what can be achieved when municipalities use innovative approaches to ownership and governance of key infrastructure....
Australia’s first “solar garden” bears fruit for NSW community housing tenants
First "solar garden" in Lismore hailed as breakthrough for community solar projects in Australia and for those "locked out" of solar....
Australia’s biggest steel city, Wollongong, targets net zero emissions by 2050
The NSW home to Australia's biggest steelworks, Wollongong, has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, with a view to reducing that timeline to 2030....
Noosaville library taps “Sun King” solar panels for curved roof install
Flexible solar panels installed on library on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, in what is claimed to be Australia’s first curved-roof solar installation....
W.A. community virtual power plant confirms $50m Swiss investment
Swiss investment firm SUSI Partners confirms $A50m investment into W.A. residential solar-plus-storage project by Starling Energy Group – billed as world's largest VPP....
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....
Largest New York City solar project – with battery – set for JFK Airport
SunPower to develop NYC's largest solar project, including 13MW PV, a 7.5MW battery and a 6.1MW community solar facility to supply local communities at reduced rates....
