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Queen Victoria Market Powers Up More Solar Panels

Solar energy and Queen Victoria Market

The huge rooftop of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market is again being put to good use – harvesting more solar energy and slashing the popular venue’s emissions and electricity bills. [Read more…]

Canberra Battery Test Centre Final Report: Only 2 Of 26 Batteries Fault-Free

Canberra Battery Test Centre Final Report

For eight years, the Canberra Battery Test Centre lived up to its name and tested batteries. From 2016, they put 26 home batteries through their paces. If I had to sum up the results in a single word, it would be: [Read more…]

Another Step Forward For Geurie Solar Farm

Geurie solar farm

New South Wales’ Western Regional Planning Panel has given its blessing – with conditions – to the development of a small solar farm incorporating battery storage in the Dubbo Regional Council area. [Read more…]

Inland Rail Taps Solar Power For Signalling

Inland Rail - solar panels

Australia’s largest freight rail infrastructure project is using solar panels and batteries to power signalling operations on part of the network. [Read more…]

WA’s Biggest Battery: KBESS Construction Update

Kwinana Big Battery

KBESS: Artist’s Impression

The first energy storage units were installed at Synergy’s big battery site in the Perth suburb of Kwinana on Friday. [Read more…]

QLD Shopping Centres Switching To 100% Renewable Electricity

Wind and solar energy for Queensland Westfield shopping centres

Scentre Group has inked an agreement to source 100 per cent renewable electricity for its Queensland Westfield Living Centres – but it will be a couple of years before it kicks in. [Read more…]

Ballarat’s Net Zero Emissions Plan

Ballarat net zero emissions

The Ballarat community has been invited to have their say on a draft plan designed to help support the community reach net zero emissions by 2030. [Read more…]

Somerset Council To Power Up More Solar Panels

Somerset Regional Council - solar energy

Another Queensland Government grant will help Somerset Regional Council crank even more clean power from atop its buildings. [Read more…]

Dubbo Council Leads With Second-Life Solar Panels

Second-hand solar panels - Dubbo Regional Council

Pre-loved solar panels are continuing their service lives on the rooftop of a Dubbo Regional Council building. [Read more…]

IEA Calls For More Solar Panel Supply Chain Diversity

Solar panel supply chain diversity

China has played a huge role in pushing down the price of solar panels. But heavy reliance on China for solar gear is problematic says the International Energy Agency (IEA). [Read more…]

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