Australia to become world leader in home battery storage – new report
A new report, titled Powerful Potential: Battery Storage for Renewable Energy and Electric Cars, by the Climate Council has revealed that Australia is on its...
Broken Hill solar farm ramps up to full generation
Just three days after the last of the 677,760 solar panels was installed, the 53MW Broken Hill solar farm in New South Wales –...
Last panel at Broken Hill installed
The 53MW Broken Hill solar farm in New South Wales – Australia’s second-largest utility-scale solar plant – is on track to be fully operational...
Uralla in NSW could become the first self-sufficient town in Australia
Environment Minister Mark Speakman has launched a model to help towns plan a transition to 100% renewable energy consumption in the town of Uralla,...
WA company develops new inverter technology that is set to revolutionise the solar industry
Back in May, Perth-based Sunvertec Pty Ltd launched its Xenos distributed inverter at the Australian Solar Council Solar 2015 Exhibition and Conference that took...
Dyesol awarded ARENA grant to commercialise high-efficiency, low-cost solar cell
Renewable energy supplier Dyesol has announced that it has been awarded a $449,000 grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
The NSW company will...
Rio Tinto turns on Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement solar plant
Weipa Solar, a 1.7MW solar PV plant at Rio Tinto's Weipa bauxite mine and processing facilities in north Queensland, has officially begun operation.
The plant –...
Victorian company inks solar manufacturing deal with China
Aussie company RayGen Resources Pty Ltd has signed an agreement with Chinese partner JuYe Solar to expand its manufacturing business in Blackburn in the next five years.
The...
AGL Energy’s Broken Hill Solar Plant generates power for the first time
The second largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Australia – AGL’s Broken Hill solar plant in western New South Wales – has started feeding...
ARENA and CEFC announce combined $350m investment in solar power
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will invest $350 million in solar power for the construction of...
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APS Industrial expands regional footprint with Control Technologies acquisition
APS Industrial (APS) is expanding its regional presence through the acquisition of Albury-based Control Technologies, a move the industrial products supplier said will strengthen its local service capability and support further investment in warehousing, stockholding and technical support.
