As the state election battle heats up in South Australia, SA Best leader Nick Xenophon has promised to slash power bills for low-income homes and small businesses within two years. …
Germany’s Sonnen to build battery factory in South Australia and move HQ
The green energy revolution continues to gather pace in South Australia as German battery manufacturer Sonnen announces that it will be building a battery factory near Adelaide. Sonnen is the …
First major solar battery farm in Australia connected to the national grid goes live
Australia’s first major solar battery farm connected to the national grid has been switched on in Queensland. Lakeland Solar and Storage, near Cooktown in the North of Queensland, will provide …
Solar train in Byron Bay lights the way up for future transport development
The future is bright for commuters in the idyllic seaside town of Byron Bay as the world’s first solar train has begun operations to beat the traffic to the beach. …
Electricity rates update – January 2018
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 January 2018 through to 12 February 2018. The biggest drop was experienced in New South Wales with …
South Australia promises cheaper energy using the sun, wind and pumped hydro
South Australia is promising cheaper energy bills by commissioning a pumped hydro plant, a solar plant and a battery which will be hooked up to an existing wind farm in Snowtown. …
Tasmania Liberal Government will pull out of National Energy Market if re-elected
The Liberal Government in Tasmania has pledged to leave the National Energy Market (NEM) if re-elected in the upcoming election, igniting fears that Victoria could be left vulnerable in heatwaves. …
South Australia teams up with Elon Musk to build Australia’s largest virtual power plant and battery
Tesla and South Australia’s ‘special relationship’ continued to blossom this week as it announced that a 250-megawatt virtual power plant will be created by installing solar rooftop generation and battery …
Electricity rates update: December 2017
Electricity rates: Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. The biggest drops were experienced in Queensland and Victoria with 2.5% and …
South Australia to build world’s largest thermal solar plant as SolarReserve Aurora project is given approval
Not happy with having the world’s largest battery, South Australia will now get the biggest thermal solar plant in the world as the $650 million 150 megawatt SolarReserve project in …