WA’s Rottnest Island to get an off-grid hybrid power system
Australia’s largest producer of renewable energy Hydro Tasmania will deploy an off-grid hybrid system that will transform the popular Rottnest Island in Western Australia.
The...
King Island renewable energy project hits another major milestone
Hydro Tasmania’s renewable energy integration project on King Island, which aims to displace the use of diesel fuel by using a combination of renewable...
Huntlee in NSW could become Australia’s first off-the-grid suburb
Brookfield Energy has been awarded $442,000 from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to conduct a $1.1 million study and determine whether entire suburbs...
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 –...
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AVEVA and Schneider Electric spearhead digital transformation in mining
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation, has partnered with Schneider Electric to redefine what smart, sustainable mining looks like in the age of AI.
