Solar

A heritage train in Sydney has become the world’s first solar powered train, powered by curved roof-top solar panels and...

The Queensland Government has given the green light for a new $350 million wind farm, south-west of Gladstone. The new...

The first step in unlocking investments in microgrids for regional areas has begun with the Australian Government’s $50 million program...

A new Deloitte report – Beyond the energy transition: when the demand-side is demanding change – examines the risks and...

The Victorian Government has banned a solar energy company from the Solar Homes program for at least two years, following...

The Victorian Government is stepping in to reduce the price of costly reserve power, after calls from the Australian Energy...

Victorian water corporation, Goulburn Valley Water (GVW), has reached the implementation stage of a project to install 1.9MW of solar...

Horizon Power has delivered Australia’s first off-grid renewable energy solution for rural customers, which is completely independent from the electricity...

Townsville landlords and their tenants are taking advantage of the Queensland Government’s Solar for Rental trial, which offers around 1000...

The 2019 Clean Energy Council Solar Design and Installation Awards finalists have been announced, which were selected by a panel...

The Northern Territory Power and Water Corporation is sharing its knowledge with the release of documents containing learnings from its...

The 95MW Tailem Bend Solar Project in Southern Australia has been granted approval for self-forecast generation by the Australian Energy...

In April 2019, Optimal Group was selected by Western Power to provide their PowerPlus Hybrid Remote Power System for its...

The Solar River Project in South Australia, which involves a 200MW PV array and 100MW battery, has made progress with...

Victoria has new planning guidelines in place for large scale solar development. Victorian Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, introduced an...

Gippsland Water has committed to reducing its carbon output by almost a quarter by 2025 with the installation of 1800...

Victoria Bitter’s iconic beer will now be brewed by 100 per cent renewable solar energy. The Victorian beer company has...

Enwave Australia has been appointed by the Western Australian Government to develop Australia's first ever industrial renewable energy microgrid at...

REC Group and RFI Technology Solutions have formed a new partnership, with RFI to be REC Group’s fourth distribution partner...

ReNu Energy has sold its solar operations to renewable energy company, CleanPeak Energy for approximately $5.7 million.  The transaction involved...

The Victorian solar rebate application portal crashed hours after opening up the September allocation. The rebates had been increased to...

Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have achieved a breakthrough in solar generation with low-cost semi-transparent perovskite solar cells....

The Victorian Government has announced that solar rebates for 2019-20 Solar Homes Program will be now be released fortnightly rather...

Australia’s largest naval base, HMAS Stirling, will now be powered by renewable energy produced by the Garden Island Microgrid. Carnegie’s...

Three new solar farms are to be built in the Shepparton region following the Victorian Government’s approval.  Victorian Minister for...

By Simon Vardy, Utilities Strategy Lead, Accenture Australia and New Zealand and Frank Ochel, Senior Principal, Utilities Strategy. In an...

Terms like altruism and space exploration are not usually synonymous with the energy industry. However, Reposit co-founder Dean Spaccavento is...

Coles has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Metka EGN which will see ten per cent of Coles’...

Global manufacturer Molycop has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy retailer, Flow Power.  The agreement will run...

The Queensland Government is rolling out its $97 million Advancing Clean Energy Schools (ACES) project.  State schools are one of...