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16 January, 2017Glen Morris (VP of the Energy Storage Council) will be presenting another series of four-day residential Solar + Storage training courses at Moora Moora Community Cooperative near Healesville, Victoria. The next course is 7–10 February 2017, with another four scheduled between now and mid-June.
Solar solution
10 January, 2017Mildura Airport is one of Australia's busiest regional airports and is growing every day. In the face of rapid expansion, the facility was facing an energy problem that could limit potential development.
Crocodile Dundee hotel goes solar
03 January, 2017Walkabout Creek Hotel, made famous in the 1986 movie Crocodile Dundee, has gone solar with 24 solar panels on its beer garden roof producing enough energy for its needs and some for the grid.
Solar-powered irrigation
22 December, 2016Tofts Sand, a Queensland farm in the Childers area, grows a number of different crops including sugarcane and peanuts and utilises a mains-powered pump to irrigate them. With increasing operating costs and competition, it sought help to see what options were available.
Database supports renewables grid integration
22 December, 2016Australia's most advanced database of local and international renewable energy grid integration projects has been released to support innovation in the national energy system.
30 degrees of difficulty
20 December, 2016Brunswick Town Hall is an iconic Melbourne landmark, built in 1876, which survived the wrecker's ball in 1974 after a local protest campaign. Although it earns its keep today as a popular social venue, it was one the top 10 energy users in the municipality.
Garden grass could power our future
09 December, 2016UK researchers say the future of renewable energy may well be right under our feet and that garden grass could become a source of cheap and clean renewable energy.
Aus tech to help China reach clean energy targets
30 November, 2016Australia's solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation in China. CSIRO has partnered with Chinese company Thermal Focus, following China's announcement to produce 1.4 GW of CST by 2018 and 5 GW by 2020. This would double the world's installed CST plants.
New president and board for EECCA
23 November, 2016Hamish McGovern, managing director of Wattyl, has been nominated for the role of president of the Energy Efficiency Certificate Creators Association (EECCA) at the AGM held in Sydney.
CEC pushing for battery storage standards
22 November, 2016The Clean Energy Council (CEC) is pushing for battery storage installation standards in the wake of increasing adoption. The CEC says that setting the appropriate standards for safe installation is now vital and that it is leading the charge and working on behalf of the entire industry.
New approach may polarise storage market
18 November, 2016The CEO of energy storage company Redflow, Simon Hackett, says that the launch of Telsa's Powerwall 2 is welcome but runs the risk of polarising the market.
Solar trading just got easier
17 November, 2016Electricity consumers in Victoria will now be able to trade solar power with their neighbours in a first for the Australian renewables market, according to Powershop Australia.
Panasonic residential storage battery system
16 November, 2016Panasonic's residential storage battery system reduces reliance on the grid during peak periods. For consumers, it means access to clean solar energy during the evening peak and the opportunity to reduce the energy bill. For energy distributors and retailers it reduces the grid infrastructure expense, better managing the time of use during peak periods and offering longer term contracts and savings to the consumer.
Vector Energy gets behind Tesla Powerpack
10 November, 2016Renewable energy solution provider Vector Energy has signalled commitment to the Tesla Powerpack via a series of roadshows throughout Australia, running till early December.
Trigen for Sydney Town Hall
03 November, 2016A low-carbon trigeneration plant is now providing power, heating and cooling for Sydney Town Hall and the neighbouring Town Hall House, home to 1,500 City of Sydney employees.
