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The latest news, views and projects from Australia’s solar energy industry, exploring technologies, policies and their impact on the broader energy industry
New solar program for Victoria
Lauren Butler, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has announced that it will provide 50 per cent of funding for a new Solar Homes...
Scaleable, modular and efficient solar diesel hybrid power generation
Lauren Butler, , Electricity, Features, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0For communities and businesses in remote areas, the choices with regard to reliable power sources have traditionally been somewhat...
US$1 billion solar farm launched
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0SIMEC ZEN Energy, part of GFG Alliance, has launched its US$1 Billion, one-gigawatt dispatchable Cultana Solar Farm project in...
Making it work: generating and retailing in the new energy paradigm
Lauren Butler, , Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, 0Ed McManus, CEO of Powershop Australia and Meridian Energy, hasn’t been involved in the energy industry for a long...
BREAKING NEWS: COAG Energy Council meeting decides on NEG
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, 0Energy ministers from Australia's State and Territory Governments will be taking the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) to the next...
Position Partners, Vermeer combine for solar savings
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0Position Partners and Vermeer Australia are working together to provide a solution for semi-autonomous pile driving on Australian solar...
Industry supports new renewable energy charter
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, 0A total of 37 business which attended the Australian Clean Energy Summit have signed onto a new best practice...
Seeking additional generation
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, 0Alinta Energy is looking for expressions of interest for renewable energy projects over 50MW in the National Energy Market,...
Funding kick starts Victorian solar project
Energy Journalist, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Neoen, a French renewable energy producer, has commenced work on the Numurkah solar farm, located in Victoria, following a...
Second stage works start on QLD solar farm
Energy Journalist, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0The second stage of works on the Yarranlea Solar Farm in Queensland have begun, with Toowoomba based earthworks and...
Construction completed on Tasmanian solar project
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Construction of one of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Tasmania has been completed. SRT Logistics, a Tasmanian-owned...
New solar projects for Geelong
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0Geelong is becoming increasingly sustainable, with solar projects being funded for an aged care centre and vulnerable households. Minister...
Second stage of SA energy park approved
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wind, 0A new renewable energy park in South Australia has been granted approval for its second stage, allowing it to...
New report encourages connected future for energy
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released an Integrated System Plan, providing a coordinated approach to incorporating new...
Renewable technologies to lower power bills in South Australia
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Solar panels and Tesla Powerwall batteries have been installed in the first 100 Housing SA homes under the Tesla...
Tenders shortlisted for major SA solar project
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0Four companies have been shortlisted by the South Australian Government to tender for the installation of 500,000 solar panels...
Australia leading in battery storage
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, 0A new report by Alan Finkel has found that Australia is leading the way in residential battery storage, with...
New technology to increase solar exports
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0Innovative new technology being rolled out by Ergon Energy will assist electricity networks, allowing more homes and businesses to...
Investment in new smart meter technology
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Smart Meters, Solar, 0The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $35 million of debt finance towards the expansion of a joint...
QUT develops new material for solar panels
Energy Journalist, , News, Solar, development, Energy, Solar, solar technology, 0Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers, in collaboration with Swansea University, have developed a new material for cost effective...
Solar installation to boost Latrobe Valley
Energy Journalist, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Energy, renewables, Solar, solar installation, 0A total of 30 public buildings and sites in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley will receive funding for solar PV installations...
Battery storage for renewable resources
Energy Journalist, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, battery energy storage, Energy, Renewable energy, Solar, Wind, 0The Queensland Government is seeking out businesses to fast track battery energy storage in an attempt to boost the...
New report outlines battery storage opportunities for NSW
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Solar, 0A new energy report outlining the market and potential for development of solar and wind farms in New South...
New Energy Solar acquires Manildra Solar Farm
Energy Journalist, , News, Solar, energy farm, Solar energy, 0New Energy Solar (NEW) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Manildra Solar Farm...
AEMO to establish a small-scale battery register
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Solar, battery storage system, roof-top solar, Solar, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a draft rule for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to...
Interest free solar loan for Queenslanders
Energy Journalist, , News, Solar, Electricity, Energy, government loan, Solar energy, 0Queensland families will soon benefit from means-tested interest free loans on solar system installation, allowing them to install solar...
Construction progresses on Australia’s first utility-scale energy farm
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wind, 0Concrete is being poured for the installation of wind turbines at Kennedy Energy Park, Australia’s first utility-scale wind, solar...
WIRSOL Energy signs deal with SIMEC ZEN Energy
Elisa Iannunzio, , Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0WIRSOL Energy has signed an agreement with SIMEC ZEN Energy contracting the majority of energy production from two large...
What’s the future of large-scale solar in Australia?
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Solar, 0The start of 2018 saw record numbers of rooftop solar installations and large-scale solar farm approvals in New South...
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