Carnegie CEO Michael Ottaviano; Cedric Jacobs, Elderr, Perth Noongar Foundation; and Ben Wyatt, Minister for Energy

A ground breaking ceremony was held yesterday for a solar farm project outside of Northam in Western Australia, which is expected to be operational by October this year. [Read more…]

Whether the 50,000- household strong solar + Powerwall 2 battery based virtual power plant will go ahead in South Australia remains unclear this morning. [Read more…]

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As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure compliance among agents creating small-scale technology certificates within the REC Registry, Clean Energy Regulator representatives will be paying a visit to registered agents across the country from next month. [Read more…]

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With Labor out of the way in South Australia, a barrier to the adoption of the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been removed. But it remains Australia may be better served in terms of emissions reduction without it. [Read more…]

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WA’s Energy Minister has given the go-ahead for Western Power to proceed with a demonstration project to install stand-alone power systems at up to 60 sites across the state. [Read more…]

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Tesla’s Big Battery in South Australia could soon lose its crown as Australia’s largest single-site battery installation to another project announced today for the state. [Read more…]

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Both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Clean Finance Corporation have announced initiatives for further supporting the adoption of small-scale solar power, battery storage and energy efficiency. [Read more…]

Last week, GE unveiled its large-scale energy storage solution, which is based on the 1.2 MW/4 MWh Reservoir Storage Unit. [Read more…]

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The Queensland Government is establishing a home battery database and system owners are being offered $50 for their information. It may make some battery installers nervous and owners should be a little cautious too, but for other reasons. [Read more…]