“200kW in a box:” Orders open for 5B Maverick, the latest iteration of the Sydney company’s plug-and-play solution for rapid deployment of big solar.
5B unveils more powerful, quicker to install Maverick solar solution
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Sun Cable names “powerhouse” to deliver world’s biggest solar and battery project
Sun Cable says world’s biggest solar and storage facility to begin construction in 2023, names “powerhouse” consortium to help develop it.
Easiest first step to net zero is to build massive amounts of solar
Solar offers the cheapest and quickest option to cut emissions in the net 10 years. We just need to build more of it, and connect more of it.
FRV steps up Australia solar and battery plans, with new investment partner
Canadian pension fund takes 49% stake in FRV Australia, including huge development pipeline of solar and battery storage projects.
Solar powers more than half of Australia’s grid for first time, coal at record low
As Nationals MPs met to see if they could make coal great again, solar delivered more than half of grid demand for first time, and coal output hit record low.
NSW flags tighter rules on where wind and solar farms can be built
Proposed planning amendments seek to limit solar and wind farm development within 10km of certain NSW regional city centres, or within 5km of residential land.
Coles locks in 100 pct renewables by 2025, but through certificates not electrons
Coles inks deals with Origin, Acciona and Engie to source large-scale generation certificates to seal its target of 100 pct renewables.
Wirsol reveals plans for 85MW solar farm and big battery in Victoria
Wirsol says it has secured land rights to develop up to 85MW of solar and a “battery opportunity” in Barnawartha in Victoria’s north.
Why solar farms won’t stew your fruit or boil your berries
New scientific study finds that large-scale solar parks have a cooling effect on the land surrounding them, reducing nearby surface temperatures by up to 2.3°C.
Repurposed Melbourne tip to host $180m solar and big battery project
A former landfill site in Melbourne’s south-east to host a solar farm and big battery, after the project won planning clearance from VCAT.
