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The Magnitude of 24/7 Zero-Carbon Energy
In 2017, Google became the first major company to reach 100% renewable energy through corporate renewables procurement.
But it was also the first major company to acknowledge that 100% renewable is not really 100% carbon-free.…
Northern Territory targets renewable energy schemes with budget spending
While Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is putting the finishing touches on the Federal Budget, the Northern Territory Government has already rolled out its 2021-22 Budget and solar PV and battery storage are among its spending priorities with an…
Simon Hackett uses big Redflow battery system to create microgrid at Tassie farm
Redflow ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries deployed at The Vale
A solar and storage microgrid based around a 280kWh zinc-bromine flow battery system by Australian company Redflow has been completed at a Tasmanian sheep and cattle farm, where…
Taylor awards $15 million grant to Darwin big battery that will cut gas generation
The proposed 35MW Darwin big battery has received a major funding boost, with the federal government announcing it would provide $15 million of the estimated $30 million cost of the project, which is expected to significantly reduce gas…
Musk says Tesla will only sell Solar Roof and panels with Powerwall batteries
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk has dropped another Twitter bomb, this time announcing that starting next week, Tesla solar PV panels and Tesla’s integrated solar glass tile roof would be sold only as a package deal with the company’s…
An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables
The grid of the future lies 850 miles off the coast of Portugal, on an island in the Azores called Graciosa.
The island has always been dependent on fossil fuels. But in 2018, that changed. That’s when a group of developers kicked…
Deakin Uni launches renewable microgrid, with Australia’s biggest on-campus solar farm
A $23 million renewable energy microgrid that includes a 2MWh battery storage system and Australia’s largest on-campus solar farm at 7MW, has been switched on in Victoria by Deakin University.
The microgrid was launched at Deakin’s Waurn…
Big boost for battery storage in new rules that reward fast response on grid
The business case for battery storage in Australia has been given a major boost with proposed new rules that would reward the technology for its ultra fast response to disturbances on the grid and the key role it can play in keeping the…
Tasmania Labor promises feed-in tariff “fix” with solar and battery loans
Tasmania’s opposition Labor party has pledged to budget $20 million for zero and low-interest loans of up to $15,000 for the state’s households and businesses to buy and install batteries and rooftop solar.
The policy promise, delivered…
Greentech Media Bids Farewell
This is my last article at Greentech Media. Thank you all, and look for me on Twitter @jeffsaintjohn to keep in touch. * * *Greentech Media closes its doors this week. But the energy transformation it’s been chronicling…