Tonsley Redevelopment Awarded 6 Star Green Star Accreditation
The South Australian State Government’s redevelopment of the old Mitsubishi site at Tonsley has been granted the 6 Star Green Star – Communities certification. Awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), The Green Star – Communities rating tool is one of the world’s first independent, transparent, national schemes able to assess and certify […]
SunEdison And AMS To Deploy 50MW Of Energy Storage
Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) and SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), have announced a joint venture to finance and deliver 50 megawatts of energy storage for Southern California Edison (SCE). SCE, one of the USA’s largest electricity utilities, will purchase capacity from the storage systems under a 10-year capacity contract. The project is part of SCE’s plan […]
Australian Wind, Solar + Storage Project Announcements
Australia’s largest solar and battery storage project to date is getting a helping hand from the CEFC and ARENA, plus the ACT has announced a new wind power auction. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation announced yesterday it is committing up to $15 million in finance towards the development of a $40 million, 10.6MW solar power […]
Samsung’s Solar Powered Health Centre
Samsung Electronics South Africa have provided a Solar Powered Health Centre (SPHC) to the Maubane Clinic in Dihibidung Village, Ga-Maubane, South Africa. Designed for use in remote rural areas, the SPHC is housed in a shipping container fitted with an array of medical equipment and Samsung solar panels on the roof. All SPHCs are equipped […]
ARENA’s New Funding Priorities
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced new priorities for programs it invests in. According to ARENA CEO, Ivor Frischknecht, the Agency has invested $1.1 billion in 230 renewable energy projects to date, with each funding dollar leveraging close to two dollars of funding from other sources. The new focus will build on ARENA’s […]
Federal Government Wants Big Solar? Here’s A Project
It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good they say. Repower Port Augusta has seized on recent Federal Government comments and renewed its push for support for the construction of a solar thermal power plant. Two coal-fired power stations in Port Augusta are to be replaced with a combined cycle gas plant; or if […]
The Battle For The CEFC – More Reactions
The Abbott Government’s directive for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to stop funding wind energy and some solar projects has captured attention around the world. As we reported yesterday, initial reactions from Labor and the Australian Solar Council were less than supportive. The trickle of criticism since then has grown into a torrent and those […]
SMA Celebrates Its Millionth Sunny Boy Solar Inverter Sale
SMA Solar Technology has announced a major milestone – the recent sale of the one-millionth solar inverter in the Sunny Boy TL product range. The amount of collective output of these inverters is 4 gigawatts, which is the equivalent of four typical nuclear power stations. A winner of both the Intersolar Award and the iF […]
SA Government Subsidises Solar + Storage, Blasts Feds
South Australia’s State Government announced yesterday it will match Adelaide’s City Council incentives for energy storage – and had a strong message for the Abbott Government. The Sustainable City Incentives Scheme’s battery storage element is the first of its kind in Australia and the State Government’s contribution will bring the total amount available to Adelaide […]
National Survey Report Of PV Power Applications in Australia
The Australian PV Institute (APVI) has just released its 2014 National Survey Report. The report states Australia’s PV market grew in 2014, from 800 MWp in 2013 to reach 905 MWp by the end of last year. While the amount of residential PV capacity installed decreased, this was more than offset by the commercial solar […]
