The founder of an initiative in Victoria to take a town to 100 per cent renewable energy has been named as a nominee for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards. [Read more…]
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Funding For Third Microgrid In Yackandandah
Victoria’s Andrews Labor Government has announced funding to go towards a microgrid project in Yackandandah, the third for the town. [Read more…]
More Steps Towards 100% Renewables In Yackandandah
Excitement is building in the small town of Yackandandah in northeast Victoria as it moves towards a fossil fuel-free energy future.
Solar + Battery Powered Heat Refuge For Avenel
The tiny Victorian town of Avenel now has a place for residents to find relief from summer heat during a blackout event. [Read more…]
Big Community Battery Proposed For Phillip Island
A proposed community battery energy storage system for Victoria’s Phillip Island has been announced by AusNet Services and Mondo. [Read more…]
More Victorian Community Power Hubs Energised
16 solar energy projects will be delivered before the end of this year by Community Power Hubs supported by the Victorian Government. [Read more…]
CitiPower Considering Community “Solar Sponge” Battery Rollout
Victoria’s CitiPower and the Yarra Energy Foundation have partnered up for a potential community battery storage project in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. [Read more…]
TRY’s VPP A VIC Premier’s Sustainability Awards Finalist
Totally Renewable Yackandandah’s Virtual Power Plant project was recently named a finalist in Victoria’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020 – community category. [Read more…]
Victorian Community Groups Get Cash For Solar Projects
More than $1 million in grants have been announced as part of Round five of the Victorian Government’s New Energy Jobs Fund that will support hundreds of kilowatts of new PV and hundreds of kilowatt-hours of battery storage capacity. [Read more…]
Renewable Newstead Solar Farm Project Update
The town of Newstead in Central Victoria is another step close to achieving its ambitious solar energy goals. [Read more…]
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