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Solar panels installed across 59 bus and train stations in Perth
Over 1000 kW of solar capacity is being installed atop 59 Western Australian train and bus stations, with work already completed at a number of the sites. June 16, 2021 Bella PeacockWestern Australia’s state government is fitting 50 of…
New IEEFA report sees South Australia as world’s energy transition model
On Monday, May 31, the long-planned $2 billion Project EnergyConnect, which will link South Australia (SA), Victoria (VIC) and New South Wales (NSW) with much overdue capacity for the transmission of renewable energy, was given the…
IEA calls for solar PV additions to reach 630 GW by 2030
According to the International Energy Agency, most of the global reductions in CO2 emissions between now and 2030 would come from technologies available today. In a recent report, the agency sets what it described as a “cost-effective and…
Tributes flood in for “solar champion” Govind Kant
Tributes continue to flow for Trina Solar Australia assistant director Govind Kant, who died in India on Sunday from the coronavirus at just 47 years of age.
As RenewEconomy reported on Tuesday, Trina Solar Asia Pacific said on Monday…
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…
Global database for PV system performance
The database brings together photovoltaic performance data and meteorological values from PV systems located in all climate zones. It is being built by an international consortium including the Fraunhofer Centre for Silicon Photovoltaics…
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…
Melbourne developer unveils Australia’s ‘largest’ vertical solar PV system
Victorian-based property developer Beulah has announced its soon-to-be-completed Paragon tower in the heart of Melbourne will be home to the nation’s largest and most efficient vertical solar PV system. April 8, 2021 David CarrollThe $200…