micro-grids

Renewables

Horizon Power goes renewables-first in latest remote standalone power tender
The WA remote power provider says fossil fuel is out and renewables are in for five towns in the north.
Rachel Williamson

May 22, 2024

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Smart Energy

Smart grid firm lands $86 million to develop VPPs and help customers load match renewables
GridBeyond raises $86 million to help advance VPP technology and help consumers match renewables with demand.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 16, 2024

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Solar

NT launches plan to power 72 remote indigenous communities with 70 pct renewables
Northern Territory government has launches consultations on new strategy to power scores of remote indigenous communities with an average of 70% by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 2, 2024

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Households to take centre stage on grid with solar, EVs, heat pumps and electric cooktops
Australian households and their consumer energy resources – rooftop solar, electric cars, heat pumps, and electric cooktops – will play a critical and central role in the accelerating green energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 15, 2023

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Electric Vehicles

EVs and heat pumps can make 10% of German electricity demand flexible by 2035
Electric cars, heat pumps and home storage systems will be able to deliver around 100 terawatt hours of flexible electricity in Germany.
Sören Amelang

Dec 12, 2023

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Wind energy

First turbine blade leaves port for epic road trip to mine’s remote renewable microgrid
Massive wind turbine blade hits the road, for an epic road trip to one of the largest off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems to power a mining operation in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 20, 2023

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micro-grids

First Nations the focus as new microgrid funding seeks to ditch diesel
Big chunk of federal microgrid funds will be dedicated to the “unique challenges” facing Indigenous communities that rely on costly and polluting diesel.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 25, 2023

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Solar

Gold miner completes first of four solar and battery hybrid power stations
The four hybrid power stations will eventually boast a combined installed capacity of 82MW and reduce diesel consumption by 38 million litres each year.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 16, 2023

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Solar

Horizon slashes diesel use with solar and battery microgrids for remote towns
Horizon Power has completed a third new centralised solar and battery project, located in Sandstone, designed to increase renewable energy and cut down on diesel use in regional towns.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 15, 2023

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micro-grids

AGL helps Riverina almond farms kick diesel with three solar and battery microgrids
AGL will build, own and operate the solar and battery based microgrids designed to slash the orchards’ use of costly and polluting diesel fuel by up to 85%.
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill

Aug 2, 2023

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