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Solar Trees grow in Townsville
Townsville in North Queensland is set to receive two new ‘solar trees’ as part of a beautification project designed to connect the city’s new stadium precinct with its CBD as the regional city looks to boost its economic recovery from the…
Spanish startup RatedPower, pioneer in the development of software to optimise the design of solar…
By scanning millions of iterations, pvDesign finds the best plant configuration and automatically generates over 300 pages of detailed documentation in seconds. The Spanish firm has just landed its first Australian client. June 9,…
Sydney’s 100% solar-powered floating villa
Welcome to the rarest kind of pleasure, a sustainable one. Australian designer Chuck Anderson’s Lilypad is a 100% solar powered villa floating off Palm Beach in Sydney’s north. June 5, 2020Blake Matich
It’s a sensation we’ve all…
Excelsior and Unico Solar for long-term partnership to build 250-MW of C&I solar projects
This week, renewable energy investor, Excelsior Energy Capital, and solar energy systems developer and investor, Unico Solar Investors, announced the closing of a joint-venture partnership to build, own and operate a 250-MW pipeline of…
Wodonga wastewater plant goes solar as Photon Energy tapped for $7 million contract
Image: North East Water
A wastewater treatment plant that services the Victorian regional town of Wodonga is set to be powered by a 3MW ground-mounted solar system after Photon Energy Australia was awarded the $A7.2 million contract for the…
Victoria delays on energy efficiency targets, changes to lighting scheme
Energy efficiency advocates have called on the Victorian government to come to a decision as soon as possible on 2022-2025 targets for the state’s Energy Upgrades program, or VEU – a market-based scheme that encourages households and…
CEC publishes first ever national study of renewable energy workforce
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has released its “Clean Energy At Work” report (Report) detailing the widespread job opportunities in Australia’s renewable energy industry. Moreover, the Report emphasises the nation’s almost unique…
56 MW hybrid microgrid powers up at Western Australian gold mine
The unique solar, wind, and battery project has been completed at Gold Fields’ Agnew Gold Mine, marking Australia’s largest hybrid microgrid of its kind. May 19, 2020Marija Maisch
Not only the biggest but also the first one to integrate…
Standard Solar’s 3.2 MW brownfield solar project in Vermont complete
Maryland-based solar energy company, Standard Solar Inc., announced its completion of a 3.2 MW, 17-acre solar project in Wallingford, VT. The project will be owned and operated by Standard Solar and provide clean energy to Vermont’s…
Marine climate research the winner as Queensland hub goes solar
Source: Australian Institute of Marine Science | Image Credit: Joe Gioffre
A $2.25 million, 1,044kW solar system has been installed at the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s headquarters near Townsville, completing a project expected…