Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison may regret ever uttering those three words. Fair Dinkum Power now has its own website and a renewable energy “pledge” that thousands of Australians have signed. [Read more…]
Alice Springs’ “Big Battery” Officially Launched
The 5MW Alice Springs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) was officially launched on Friday, which will enable greater solar power penetration and improve grid stability. [Read more…]
NSW’s Hawkesbury City Council Launches Solar Program
The Hawkesbury Solar Program will extend Council’s solar capacity, with systems to be installed on 13 more of its buildings. [Read more…]
Victoria’s Karadoc Solar Farm Commences Electricity Exports
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
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
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
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…]
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