Tag: solar energy
Clean energy pilot could save households $420 a year
AGL Energy Limited (AGL) and the NSW Government will each invest $500,000 in a program to deliver solar energy and help reduce energy costs...
Caltex Australia constructs solar-powered fuel outlets in the Pilbara
Caltex Australia has built the world's first fully-transportable solar-powered retail fuel outlets in Western Australia’s Pilbara region that will enable a 24-hour access to...
Moree Solar Farm achieves first generation
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’ (FRV) Moree Solar Farm in Northern NSW has successfully achieved first generation on Thursday, feeding 56 MW of renewable solar energy...
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...
Check out Dubai’s 3D printed smart palms (VIDEO)
Dubai based media, marketing and design company D Idea Media has developed and installed “community tech hubs” in the form of 20-foot palm trees...
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...
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,...
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...
Risen Energy earns its place in the Australian Solar Council’s Positive Quality™ program
China’s Risen Energy has announced that after passing strict production examination and in-depth testing of completed solar panels, it successfully met the requirements of...