Donald and Tarnagulla, west of Bendigo, could be the first large communities that are taken off grid and powered by local renewables and storage.
Gippsland town volunteers for micro-grid trial to reduce dependence on main grid
The town of Heyfield 200km east of Melbourne will be the guinea pig for new microgrid technology in a study led by UTS.
Iberdrola to spend €150bn trebling its growing wind and solar empire
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola says it will have 95GW of wind and solar capacity by the end of the decade, and another 900MW in Australia by 2025.
Turnbull and ex-spy chief join Twiggy Forrest’s global renewable hydrogen push
Turnbull will chair the Australian operation of Forrest’s wildly ambitious plan to build 1,000GW of renewable capacity around the world.
Gransolar plans 300MW of big battery projects across SA, Victoria and NSW
Gransolar says the 13 batteries will be up and running by the middle of 2022, concentrated mostly in Victoria and South Australia.
Northern Territory to trial hydrogen made with ‘water from air’
The technology extracts water from the air, then runs solar-generated electricity through it to create green hydrogen.
Liberals lose loudest climate denier as Craig Kelly quits party
Craig Kelly takes his strident climate views to the cross-bench. Could a move to the Nationals be on the cards?
Network owner Spark ramps up generation plans with 1.5GW of solar, wind and battery
Poles and wires owner Spark Infrastructure will continue its foray into generation with a string of new renewable energy projects.
RES 100MW solar farm approved after years-long fight with locals
IPC approves solar farm, despite hundreds of complaints from locals who argued it would ruin scenery, waste good farming land, and damage biodiversity.
WA miner joins hydrogen rush, plans 1GW of wind and solar
Province Resources believes abundant wind and solar make Carnarvon a perfect site for a green hydrogen ‘hub’.
