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eVTOL Aircraft To Take Off In Western Australia

Electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL)

Up to 50 new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft may be flying Western Australian skies, with the first flights as early as 2026. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Goulburn-Murray Water Commits To 100% Renewables

Goulburn-Murray Water - renewable energy

Another Australian water utility is turning to renewable energy technologies including solar power to lighten its electricity-related carbon footprint. [Read more…]

Kalbarri Microgrid Launched, Local School To Join VPP Pilot

Kalbarri microgrid and school VPP

It’s all happening in Western Australia’s Kalbarri, where Australia’s largest connected microgrid is (finally) officially launched and the local high school has been chosen to join a Virtual Power Plant initiative. [Read more…]

Solar Powered Vertical Farm For Western Australia

Solar powered vertical farm

Construction will soon commence on Australia’s first solar-powered commercial-scale vertical farm at Peel Business Park, south of Perth. [Read more…]

More Solar Panels Racked Up For Bathurst Rail Museum

Bathurst Rail Museum solar upgrade

Bathurst Rail Museum has again built on its solar panel capacity and added a couple of batteries to boost the attraction’s solar energy self-consumption. [Read more…]

Goulburn River Solar Farm Project Progress

Goulburn River Solar Farm - New South Wales

A huge proposed solar and battery storage project in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter Region has taken another small step forward. [Read more…]

Macedon Ranges Shire Council Joins Cities Power Partnership

Cities Power Partnership - Macedon Ranges Shire

Victoria’s Macedon Ranges Shire Council has joined more than 150 local governments across Australia that have signed on to the Cities Power Partnership. [Read more…]

Shoalhaven Solar Farm Nears Prime Time

Shoalhaven solar farm

It won’t be long before a community-driven solar farm project on the New South Wales South Coast will be helping to power buildings in Sydney. [Read more…]

Cities Power Partnership 2021 Climate Awards Winners Announced

Cities Power Partnership 2021 Awards

Australia’s largest local government climate network recognised outstanding council-led initiatives from across the country yesterday in the fourth annual Cities Power Partnership Climate Awards. [Read more…]

Victorian Solar For Public Buildings Rollout Update

VIC solar panels on public buildings

The Victorian Government’s Solar on Public Buildings program has seen dozens of solar installations completed, and dozens more to come. [Read more…]

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