SA Tesla Powerpack battery making money and reducing grid costs and emissions
South Australia’s giant Tesla Powerpack battery has recouped nearly 25 per cent of its initial investment. The battery cost around $91 million to build, and made $13 – $23 million within its first six months of operation, according to an Electrek report. This is expected to increase to $27 million by the end of its first […]
Award-winning Dubbo solar home uses Tesla Powerwall 2 battery
A building company in Dubbo says the Tesla Powerwall 2 battery in its new display home means the Dubbo solar home could potentially go off-grid. Award-winning Greenmark Homes installed a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery to boost the display home’s energy efficiency. Greenmark builder John O’Neil won the Master Builders Association (MBA) regional award for energy efficiency and […]
68 per cent of NSW residents want solar panels: Architects Board
Some 68 per cent of people in a NSW survey say they want solar panels on their home. A study commissioned by the NSW Architects Registration Board shows that solar gets the big tick. The study explores what ordinary Australians think makes a “great” building. Of the sustainable factors, 68 per cent of respondents said […]
Climate change protest: Tathra plans mega human sign this weekend
A NSW town devastated by bushfire is planning the largest human sign climate change protest ever staged in Australia. The local Clean Energy for Eternity (CEFE) group wants the town of Tathra on the Sapphire Coast (NSW’s far south coast) to send a strong message to federal politicians, claiming Canberra has let them down. The town […]
EnergyAustralia offers Victorian customers new time of use solar feed-in tariff
Retailer EnergyAustralia is now offering customers in Victoria a time of use solar feed-in tariff which changes according to time of day. The Victorian Government’s Essential Services Commission introduced the time of use (TOU) tariffs on July 1 this year. EnergyAustralia is the first Victorian retailer to offer the TOU solar tariff. Victorian customers who have […]
SolarReserve partners with Heliostat SA to deliver solar jobs in South Australia
Solar thermal giant SolarReserve has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Heliostat SA to build 12,800 tracking mirrors for the planned 150 MW Aurora Solar Project. Under the deal, Heliostat SA will use its expertise in automotive manufacturing to supply and assemble SolarReserve’s SR96 heliostat concentrators. Heliostats are large tracking mirrors used in concentrated solar […]
Aston Martin unveils plans for its first all electric Rapide E car
Aston Martin has unveiled its plan to produce its first all-electric car in Britain. The company plans to build 155 of the Rapide E sedans at its facility in Wales, starting 2019. The first Aston Martin electric car should come on the market towards the end of next year. The new car shares the same shape […]
Canberra virtual power plant wins national award for solar battery project
A Canberra virtual power plant (VPP) has been recognised by Engineers Australia for its solar battery project. ACT’s Reposit Power received the accolade for its technology, which makes the electricity system cheaper, cleaner and more reliable. Reposit Power won the Sir William Hudson Award. This is the highest honour awarded for a project in the […]
Latest renewable energy data shows Australia exceeding 2020 target
Australia is fast accelerating towards meeting the Renewable Energy Target (RET) for 2020 and even looks set to overtake it, according to the latest renewable energy data. The RET delivers incentives to invest in renewable energy projects and to reduce carbon emissions. For example, wind and solar farms generate large-scale generation certificates which are traded on the […]
Energy Minister Angus Taylor to retailers: we may intervene to cut power prices
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has restated his goal: to lower electricity prices while keeping the lights on. In a media statement titled ‘Cut the energy virtue signalling and start serving customers’, Taylor made it clear his only interest is in reducing prices. He warned retailers that while the Liberal Party is generally against market intervention, […]
