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 …
Lismore community co-funds Australia’s largest floating solar farm in 100% renewable energy push
The people of Lismore, New South Wales, have co-funded Australia’s largest floating solar installation in a drive by the council to source all electricity from renewable energy platforms by the …
University of New South Wales decides to go solar – It’s cheaper and cleaner
If you ever needed confirmation that the time to go solar is now, the deal signed by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) for a 15-year power deal is …
Rooftop solar industry set for continued growth after record 2017
Australia’s insatiable appetite for rooftop solar shows no sign of diminishing as 1 Gigawatt of solar capacity was added last year with the market expected to expand further in 2018 …
Electricity prices expected to drop in 2018 thanks to Western New South Wales renewables boom
A total of 33 wind and solar energy projects generating a total of 4,750 Megawatts of power will be constructed in New South Wales’ renewables boom in 2018. 10 wind …
Blockchain energy trading platform Power Ledger grows on cryptocurrency boom
Blockchain technology-based energy trading platform Power Ledger has seen its value increase 100% as a result of its October Initial Coin Offering being backed by Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin, which …
250 Megawatt solar and battery Sunraysia plant to be built in New South Wales early next year
The 250 Megawatt Sunraysia solar and battery power plant which will be built in New South Wales early next year by Maoneng Australia and Decmil will become the country’s biggest …
Energy experts split over effect that NEG will have on renewable energy generation when subsidies are scrapped
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has given the seal of approval to the Turnbull government’s National Energy Guarantee, saying the NEG could even become a policy that will be copied around …
Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory go solar
Solar power and battery storage is being taken to Aboriginal communities in remote parts of the Northern Territory in the first phase of a $55 million project. As things stand, …
Watch: How Nevada beat the energy lobby to bring affordable solar back
The US state of Nevada was a flourishing area for the development of affordable solar installations, but then the large scale energy providers stepped in to price smaller operators out …