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CitiPower Considering Community “Solar Sponge” Battery Rollout

Community battery project - CitiPower

Victoria’s CitiPower and the Yarra Energy Foundation have partnered up for a potential community battery storage project in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. [Read more…]

La Trobe University’s Solar Stadium Earns Green Credentials

La Trobe Sports Stadium - solar power

La Trobe University’s Sports Stadium, located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora, has been awarded “6 Star Green Star Design and As Built v1.2 certified” by the Green Building Council of Australia. [Read more…]

Tesla Model 3 Review: Great Car, Ridiculous Claimed Range

Tesla Model 3 review

My boss, Finn, gave me a nice little Christmas present this year.  A Tesla Model 3 electric car…

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100MW Solar Farm Project For Bundaberg Region Advances

Banksia Solar Farm

Bundaberg Regional Council has approved a development application for a proposed solar farm around 60 kilometres from the city. [Read more…]

Improperly Disposed Pizza Boxes Thwart Solar Bins

Solar powered BigBelly bins in Lorne

Image: The One and Only Lorne Community Notice Board (Facebook)

BigBelly compacting bins have proven to be a useful tool for councils, reducing the number of waste collection trips needing to be made. But not even solar power can cure stupid. [Read more…]

First Look At VW’s Mobile EV Charging Robot Concept

Volkswagen mobile EV charging robot

Volkswagen Group Components has released a teaser for a concept it says could enable any parking space to become an electric vehicle charging point. [Read more…]

Free Solar Powered EV Charging At South Melbourne Market

Solar EV charging at South Melbourne Market

Two new electric vehicle charging stations recently installed at the South Melbourne Market rooftop carpark are being partly powered by solar panels. [Read more…]

Large-Scale Battery Project For Newcastle’s North-West

Battery energy storage project - Newcastle

Edify Energy has announced a development application has been lodged with Newcastle City Council for a large battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the north-western suburb of Mayfield West. [Read more…]

Floating Solar For Queensland’s Toowoomba?

Toowoomba - floating solar potential

A second proponent has made the next stage of Toowoomba Regional Council’s tender process for its New Energy Generation project. [Read more…]

Restoration Work And Solar Power For Yarram’s “Grand Lady”

Yarram's Regent Theatre

Victoria’s Wellington Shire Council is calling for tenders for restoration work at Yarram’s historic Regent Theatre, which will also soon be hosting a solar power system. [Read more…]

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