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APY Lands set for solar and battery transition
The South Australian Government has announced a $9 million investment towards the transition of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands from diesel reliance to the self-reliance of solar and energy storage. The contract is good news for…
Evergy building solar farm to help power Arkansas city
Kansas City, Mo.-based utility Evergy will build a 1.44-MW solar
array to provide power for an Arkansas community. Paragould Light Water and Cable selected Evergy through a request for proposals process. The utility’s services unit,…
Aldi Australia says it will be 100 per cent renewable by end of 2021
Aldi Nowra. Image supplied
The Australian arm of German discount supermarket chain Aldi has pledged to source 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable resources by the end of 2021, after the rollout out rooftop solar across its stores…
Macca’s 1000th site is a McSolar deal
1000 sites into the Sunburnt Country and McDonald’s has had the bright idea of investing in solar. The fast-food giant has begun construction on its 1000th Australian site, a ‘sustainable flagship’ which utilises rooftop solar and other…
28-MW portfolio of 10 solar projects in NJ, IL and SC receives funding
Close demonstrates
continued momentum in solar asset investment Soltage and Basalt
Infrastructure Partners announced an investment in a 28-MW solar
portfolio. The investment was funded by the Helios investment vehicle that the…
WA Recovery Plan to invest $66.3m in solar and batteries
The Western Australian Government’s $5.5 billion WA Recovery Plan was released yesterday, the plan features $66.3 million in renewable energy investment, most of that to go on solar and batteries, along with a significant top up of the…
Atlassian’s new solar-powered tech tower
Atlassian Co-Founder, Scott Farquhar, says the company’s new headquarters in Sydney’s planned tech precinct will host thousands of workers and embody “the best new ideas”, including a solar-energy-generating facade — inspiration for a…
Armidale is just bursting with sunshine — hospital catches on
You might think public hospitals have a duty of care to protect the community and reduce emissions by applying a warm blanket of solar PV to their many hectares of rooftop space. The NSW Government is fulfilling that prescription. July 27,…
La Trobe goes La Troppo for solar on its way to ‘net zero’
La Trobe University is well on its way to achieving its ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2029 goal thanks to 7,500 solar panels installed by Solgen Energy Group at its Bundoora campus in Melbourne’s north. VIC Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio…
La Trobe University switches on massive 2.5MW solar array
A 2.5MW solar system installed across 25 rooftops at La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus in Melbourne’s north has been completed.
The University said on Thursday that it had energised the 7,500 PV panels, which would supply up to half of…