Archive for category: Renewables
Draft determination makes room for more home solar and batteries
Eliza Booth, , Electric vehicles, Environment and Sustainability, News, Renewables, Road, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission has released a draft determination on the best ways to integrate small-scale solar and...
Council a step closer to carbon neutrality with LED light rollout
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Renewables, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, VIC, 0Mornington Peninsula Shire has taken another step towards its goal of achieving carbon neutrality with the completion of a...
Residential developments hit 100 per cent solar and battery
Eliza Booth, , Construction, Environment and Sustainability, News, QLD, Renewables, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Sustainability, Technology, Urban Development, 0Two new Queensland Government-led residential developments in Carseldine and Oxley are showcasing the power of renewables, with solar and...
Victorian SmartFarm explores solar potential
Eliza Booth, , Environment and Sustainability, News, Renewables, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, VIC, 0Scientists at the newly opened Tatura SmartFarm have found that solar panels could be used to protect produce from...
New green hybrid buses roll out in Adelaide
Eliza Booth, , Council, Electric vehicles, Government, News, Renewables, SA, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, 0The first two of at least seven lower-emission, green hybrid buses have rolled out in Adelaide as part of...
Tasmania reaches 100 per cent renewable energy in Australian-first
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, News, Renewables, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Sustainability, TAS, Technology, 1In a win for the environment and the people of Tasmania, the southern state has confirmed it is now...
Solar powering communities through battery storage
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, Featured, Renewables, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, 0With a jump in the number of people working from home since COVID-19 hit in March, more and more...
Transforming the built environment with Green Star Buildings
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Construction, Featured, Planning, Renewables, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0On 29 October the Green Building Council of Australia will be unveiling the biggest overhaul of Green Star in...
Smart inverters trial helps support solar
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, Funding, News, Renewables, SA, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, 1The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $2.09 million in funding to a consortium led by SA Power...
$5.2 million in renewable energy solutions for Derby
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, Funding, News, Project, Renewables, Smart communities, Spotlight, WA, 0The town of Derby in Western Australia will receive $5.2 million worth of renewable energy projects, helping to reduce...
Virtual Power Plant expands with solar battery sales
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Environment and Sustainability, News, Renewables, Smart communities, Sustainability, Technology, 1AGL has announced an expansion of its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) with the launch of solar battery sales and...
Australia signs hydrogen agreement with Germany
Eliza Booth, , Communications and connectivity, Environment and Sustainability, Government, Investment & Financing, News, Project, Renewables, 1The Australian Government has signed an agreement with Germany to initiate a joint feasibility study into the potential for...
Home Battery Scheme battery prices fall
Eliza Booth, , Funding, News, Project, Renewables, SA, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, 0Following the huge uptake of home battery systems in the past year as part of the South Australian Home...
WA schools transform into Virtual Power Plants
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Construction, Environment and Sustainability, Funding, Government, News, Project, Renewables, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, WA, 0Ten schools have been selected to take part in a $4 million innovative Virtual Power Plant (VPP) pilot as...
Melbourne council power up Virtual Power Plant project
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Council, News, Project, Renewables, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, VIC, 0The Hobson Bay City Council has announced it will roll out a large-scale Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program across...
AGL launches electric vehicle subscription service
Eliza Booth, , Electric vehicles, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, 0AGL will be offering customers a whole new driving experience as AGL Next pilots an Electric Vehicle (EV) Subscription...
SA tenants join Australia’s largest Virtual Power Plant
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Construction, Environment and Sustainability, Government, News, Renewables, SA, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, Utilities, 0Social housing tenants in South Australia will soon benefit from lower energy bills and a more resilient grid with...
Renewable energy technologies announced for WA communities
Eliza Booth, , Construction, Environment and Sustainability, Funding, Government, News, Project, Renewables, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Utilities, WA, 0The Western Australian Government has announced a suite of innovative, clean energy projects for the Kimberley region that will...
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