Building on its considerable on-site solar power capacity, Charles Sturt University has inked an agreement with Iberdrola Australia that will see its campuses supplied with renewable energy from wind power. [Read more…]
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South Australian Government Claims Victory Over Electricity Prices
SA’s Marshall Government is strutting its renewables street cred and spruiking electricity bill savings over the last four years, while sledging Labor’s previous performance on power prices. [Read more…]
Health Care Workers Stage Coal Power Protest At AGL HQ
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers gathered at AGL’s Melbourne headquarters yesterday, calling on the company to totally ditch coal power and replace it with renewables by 2030. [Read more…]
LAVO Scores $5 Million Grant For Home Hydrogen Battery Production
The NSW government has reportedly provided a significant grant to a local company manufacturing a unique hydrogen-based energy storage system for homes and businesses. [Read more…]
Melbourne Airport’s Solar Farm Officially Opened
A 12MW solar farm near the north-south runway of Melbourne Airport has finally officially had its day in the sun (with a lot more to come). [Read more…]
Humes Harvesting Solar Energy
A major supplier of aggregates, readymix concrete and concrete pipe and products in Australia is in the midst of a significant rooftop solar rollout. [Read more…]
More Solar Panels Racked Up For Bathurst Rail Museum
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…]
Australian Solar Prices: January 2022 Update
Australians were paying more per watt for solar power systems on average last month, but there was a surprise in the popular 6.6kW category. [Read more…]
Tonga Eruption Won’t Cool Planet Or Reduce Solar Output
After I heard about the Tongan volcanic eruption, the first thing I did was determine if the Tongans I knew were all right. While conditions there are serious, they aren’t as bad as they could have been, so they’re probably okay. Australia and New Zealand are sending relief, which is a relief. [Read more…]
Sandy Creek Solar Farm Finally Gets Green Light
A proposed 12MW solar farm pretty much on the doorstep of a town near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales is good to go (Note: this story was updated 19th January with a couple of corrections). [Read more…]
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