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Why should corporations choose onsite solar? Meaningful savings, grid stabilization and conflict…
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), corporations spent more on solar energy than ever before in 2019. Apple, Amazon, Target, Walmart and Google are among the most well-known names that are leading the charge, but…
Biggest portable solar farm under construction for SA Water
A section of the re-deployable solar array at Happy Valley. Source: SA Water
South Australia government-owned utility SA Water is laying claim to the “world’s largest” re-deployable solar array, as works begin on the installation of a…
Engie and Yara partner to develop Pilbara Hydrogen Hub
Engie and ammonia producer Yara have published findings from their long-awaited feasibility study into the development of renewable hydrogen and ammonia at Yara’s Pilbara Fertilisers plant. The study has led to development plans for…
Report: India added 438 MW of solar capacity in Q32020
India added 438 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in Q3 2020, a 114% increase compared to 205 MW installed in Q2 2020, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q3 2020 India Solar Market Update. Solar installations were…
Regulator tightens net against rooftop solar non-compliance and fraud
Solar industry stakeholders will work with the Clean Energy Regulator to develop a new serial number ledger designed to further safeguard the federal government’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme while also making it easier for users to…
Energy efficiency gets welcome policy boost in $60m S.A. commitment
South Australia’s Liberal Marshall government has been busy lately, boosting the state’s home battery scheme and sending mixed messages on electric vehicle uptake; so a $60 million commitment to boost energy efficiency in government…
No longer stationery: Officeworks joins slew of businesses committing to 100% renewables
Officeworks jumped on the bandwagon of businesses in Australia committing to 100% renewable electricity in the next five years. Both Bunnings and Officeworks announced their plans in the last week, sparking calls for Target and Kmart, which…
Clean Power Alliance approves first solar + storage project in its territory
Retail energy provider, Clean
Power Alliance (CPA) announced today that its board approved a new solar plus storage
project, CPA’s first renewable energy project to be…
Officeworks signs up to go 100 per cent renewable by 2025
Stationary superstore Officeworks has followed its Wesfarmers stablemate Bunnings in pledging to source 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025, starting with an on-store rooftop solar rollout.
Officeworks on Friday…
ARENA helps fund project to demonstrate energy efficient housing at scale
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is chipping in over $700,000 to help Frasers Property Australia build 51 energy efficient homes complete with a solar embedded network. The idea is to demonstrate to the wider housing sector that…