EnergyAustralia has installed over 220 solar panels at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to boost sustainability at the iconic grounds....
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Contract awarded for Melbourne treatment plant solar farm
Journalist, , Electricity, News, Solar, Spotlight, 0Work is set to begin on the construction of a 19MW solar farm at Melbourne Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant...
The impact of the 2020/21 Victorian Budget on the utility industry
Imogen Hartmann, , Dams, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Water, Water treatment, 0The Victorian Government has released its 2020/21 Budget, which includes $562 million for river health, $65 million for urban...
NSW outlines energy plans in Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Renewables, Solar, Wind farms, 0In its recently released Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, the New South Wales Government has revealed an energy plan to create...
Keep it clean: how renewables can lead the recovery from COVID-19
Charlotte Pordage, , Battery storage, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Solar, Wind farms, 0As federal and state governments look to restart the economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 health emergency, there...
SA drives renewable opportunities
Imogen Hartmann, , Battery storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, 0The South Australian Government has unlocked a suite of renewable opportunities with the signing of a ten-year energy supply...
Networks renewed: an Australian-first voltage management trial
Charlotte Pordage, , Community engagement, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, Solar, 0Across Australia, and particularly in NSW, the uptake of rooftop solar has soared, with more than 450,000 premises across...
More renewable generation shown in WA’s Whole of System Plan
Journalist, , Asset management, Battery storage, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind farms, 0Western Australia’s recently published Whole of System Plan (WOSP) has provided a 20-year forecast on the future of the...
SA to lead grid-integrating solar tech trial
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, 0SA Power Networks is set to lead a new trial to better integrate rooftop solar with the grid using...
Western Power launches flexibility services trial
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0In conjunction with a number of WA business customers, Western Power has launched a flexible energy services trial to...
AGL set to expand Virtual Power Plant
Imogen Hartmann, , Battery storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, 0AGL’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is set for an expansion, as the company launches solar battery sales and installations...
Social housing tenants join Australia’s largest virtual power plant
Journalist, , Asset management, Battery storage, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Projects, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Social housing tenants in South Australia will soon benefit from lower energy bills and a more resilient grid with...
SA Power rolls out voltage management system upgrades
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, 0SA Power Networks is upgrading voltage management systems across the state’s electricity distribution network to facilitate more solar generation. ...
WA launches Distributed Energy Buyback Scheme
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0The Western Australian Government has announced a Distributed Energy Buyback Scheme (DEBS), enabling buyback payments for energy exported from...
Panel orientation key for PV consumption efficiency
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0While the increased uptake of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solar panels around Australia is generally a positive scenario, it is...
Hunter Valley renewable energy project kicks off
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0The first solar panel array has been installed as part of the NSW Government’s four-year $15 million investment into...
The future network: demonstrating advanced integration of distributed energy resources
Charlotte Pordage, , Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, Software, Solar, 0SA Power Networks identified an opportunity to offer Virtual Power Plant operators a higher level of export above the...
ARENA awards half a million to improve grid stability
Kim Ho, , Asset management, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has presented $495,680 in funding to Monash University to research ways of managing...
Rule change proposal to support more solar connections
Kim Ho, , Battery storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Several organisations, including SA Power Networks, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), the Total Environment Centre (TEC) and...
AGL adds carbon neutral option for all electricity plans
Kim Ho, , Asset management, Community engagement, Company news, Electricity, News, Products, Professional services, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0From 1 July 2020, AGL will offer a certified carbon neutral option for all of its electricity plans. The...
Keeping SA renewables project on schedule despite pandemic
Kim Ho, , Asset management, Company news, COVID-19, Electricity, News, Professional services, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Water, 0Two South Australian utilities are working together throughout the pandemic to ensure their renewable energy project remains on schedule....
ARENA funds Australia’s first Renewable Energy Zone
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Wind farms, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $5 million in funding for TransGrid to conduct a feasibility study...
AusNet launches community consultation on transmission project
Kim Ho, , Asset management, Cables, Community engagement, Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Wind farms, 0AusNet Services has commenced community consultation on the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project. Described as Victoria’s most critical transmission...
Renewables jobs could almost double by 2025
Kim Ho, , Asset management, Battery storage, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind farms, 0A new study has found that Australia’s renewables sector currently employs over 25,000 people – a number which could...
Renewable generation powering a zero-cost energy future
Charlotte Pordage, , Electricity, Features, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Wastewater treatment, Water, Water treatment, 0The rise and scalability of renewables is creating vast opportunities for utilities to embed sustainable sources of energy generation...
Tender proposals open for new Solar Shade Project
Imogen Hartmann, , Open tenders and opportunities, Partner Solutions, Solar, 0An innovative new Solar Shade Project is a step closer to providing shaded car parks and footpaths between the...
Renewables for renters
Charlotte Pordage, , Battery storage, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Smart grid, Solar, 0While renewable energy solutions are gaining traction in Australia, only homeowners have been able to access the benefits of...
Endeavour offers SAPS for customers in remote properties
Kim Ho, , Battery storage, Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Professional services, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0Endeavour Energy has installed an off-grid standalone power system (SAPS) to a property in Kangaroo Valley, NSW – a...
Renewables plan to rebuild Tasmania’s economy
Kim Ho, , Battery storage, COVID-19, Dams, Disaster Management, Electricity, Hydrology, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Water, Wind farms, 0Renewable energy, including the Battery of the Nation and Marinus Link, will form a key part of the Tasmanian...
Australia’s biggest solar farm to begin construction
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0In a major coup for Australia’s renewables sector, construction will begin on the nation’s biggest solar farm near Chinchilla...
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