Renewables developer BayWa r.e. announced yesterday that Victoria’s largest solar farm to date has started exporting energy into the national grid – and soon it will be helping to power beer production. [Read more…]
Development Plan For SA’s Pallamana Solar Farm Published
The development plan for a huge solar + energy storage project just outside Murray Bridge in South Australia has been released for public viewing. [Read more…]
Solar Power For New Sydney Fish Markets
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The new Sydney Fish Market will include solar panels – but it won’t be a straightforward installation given the “fish-scale” roof design. [Read more…]
3D Printed Solar Powered Vehicle Bound For Antarctica
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Built in part using plastic waste and powered by the sun, the Solar Voyager will begin its journey to the South Pole towards the end of this month. [Read more…]
WA’s PowerBank Community Battery Storage Trial Gets An Early Start
Western Power/Synergy built it, and they have come. Interest in the PowerBank battery storage trial was such that it has started three months early; going live yesterday. [Read more…]
Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – November 2018
Solar installations broke records again in Australia last month, and interest remained strong throughout October from potential solar buyers. Here’s what they were looking for. [Read more…]
Go-Ahead Given For Vales Point Solar Farm
Vales Point Power Station | Image: Public Domain
The New South Wales Department of Planning & Environment has approved an application for a large-scale solar farm at the site of the coal-fired clunker, Vales Point Power Station. [Read more…]
SolarEdge Ships 3 Million Optimizers In Q3
Israel-based SolarEdge has reported record revenue for the third quarter, racking up USD $236.6 million – up significantly year-over-year. [Read more…]
NSW Coal Exports Facing Terminal Decline – And Soon : IEEFA
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New South Wales coal export volumes have peaked and are now facing a terminal long-term decline, says a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis – but the NSW Minerals Council disagrees. [Read more…]
Cannon-Brookes Throws Down Gauntlet On PM’s “Bullshit” Fair Dinkum Power
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Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has taken exception to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s “fair dinkum power” approach and is creating a brand from the three words. [Read more…]
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