Australia’s insatiable appetite for rooftop solar shows no sign of diminishing as 1 Gigawatt of solar capacity was added last year with the market expected …
Electricity rates update: December 2017
Electricity rates: Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. The biggest drops were experienced in Queensland …
South Australia to build world’s largest thermal solar plant as SolarReserve Aurora project is given approval
Not happy with having the world’s largest battery, South Australia will now get the biggest thermal solar plant in the world as the $650 million …
Australia’s energy grid braces for heatwave as AEMO issues heat alert
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has issued a heat alert to safeguard against potential shortfalls in energy supply as much of South and Eastern …
Neoen and Tesla to build renewable energy projects in Victoria
The state government of Victoria has signed an agreement with French renewable energy specialists Neoen to construct a 20 MW Tesla battery storage plant project …
China’s new solar highway to generate 1,000 MWh of electricity per year
China continues to blaze a trail in the field of renewable energy by opening the world’s first solar highway which is expected to generate 1,000 MWh …
What is voltage optimisation and how can it help my business save money?
Electricity flows through power wires between 216 and 253 volts and voltage optimisation is the process of bringing it to as close as 230 volts …
Tesla battery responds in 0.14 seconds to keep Victoria’s lights on
Elon Musk’s Tesla battery in South Australia has been called into action twice to stop power outages since it began operations at the end of …
EnergyAustralia exploring rubbish to electricity 27 MW biomass energy generation project
Energy giants EnergyAustralia is planning a biomass energy project which will turn rubbish into power to supply 40,000 homes. The ‘rubbish idea’ will be carried …
Electricity prices expected to drop in 2018 thanks to Western New South Wales renewables boom
A total of 33 wind and solar energy projects generating a total of 4,750 Megawatts of power will be constructed in New South Wales’ renewables …