Efficiency and renewables > Green energy sources

WA business park powered by renewable microgrid

23 July, 2021

Peel Business Park in Nambeelup will draw the majority of its power from a renewable energy microgrid.


Easing grid pressure with AI technology

14 July, 2021

Machine learning that can accurately predict wind and solar power is being used to securely integrate them into the national electricity grid.


Victoria focuses on green energy

02 July, 2021

The creation of a new battery facility and regional hydrogen hub in Victoria will cement the state as a green energy leader, courtesy of $35 million in funding.


Strengthening Victoria's solar energy future

25 June, 2021

The Victorian Government is continuing to support innovation, promote investment and help meet its ambitious Victorian Renewable Energy Targets.


Future trends: PV power for thermal building activation

24 June, 2021

Solar company my-PV has developed a system that releases excess solar energy to heat building foundations.


On the road to net zero

22 June, 2021

La Trobe University has committed to reaching net zero emissions at its seven campuses across Victoria and New South Wales by 2029.


New energy program promises to soak up surplus solar

22 June, 2021

Endeavour Energy and Intellihub have launched a program that they say will revolutionise the way off-peak electricity systems operate.


Large-scale solar and battery install for southwest Sydney

17 June, 2021

RACV Solar has entered into an arrangement with CEP.Energy to deliver a significant solar and battery installation in NSW.


Australia breaks PV system install record in 2020

19 May, 2021

Over 362,000 rooftop solar PV installations were issued with small-scale renewable energy scheme certificates under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme.


Tweed Shire backs solar under Renewable Energy Action Plan

04 May, 2021

Tweed Shire Council has committed to a new two-year program of renewable energy and energy efficiency works across its facilities.


Large-scale commercial battery for Canberra

04 May, 2021

Infrastructure and renewables development company Elvin Group has installed what it says is Australia's first commercial urban large scale-based utility battery in Canberra.


Study: How rooftop solar assists the electricity network

19 April, 2021

UNSW will develop tools to understand the behaviour of rooftop solar and distributed energy resources (DER) in response to a variety of contingency events.


Cleaning up renewable energy

14 April, 2021

A University of South Australia researcher is helping to establish a lifetime stewardship scheme to manage renewable energy waste from solar panels.


Network-connected battery storage trial to begin in Queensland

06 April, 2021

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced five locations across regional Queensland to host a large-scale, network-connected battery trial.


Trade solar energy for slabs of VB

01 April, 2021

Victoria Bitter has launched Solar Exchange — a new program that enables beer lovers to trade their excess solar energy for slabs of Victoria Bitter.


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