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Solar bet for Crown Casino, with 300kW rooftop system
Melbourne’s Crown casino complex has installed one of the CBD’s biggest rooftop PV systems on its admin building.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2018

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Commercial solar hots up in WA, as business wakes up to savings
Perdaman Group says WA commercial PV market is booming, as businesses seek to cut their exposure to grid electricity costs.
Sophie Vorrath

May 4, 2018

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Storage

Shopping centre solar roll-out claims biggest PV array, biggest battery
Vicinity to roll-out of more than 11MW of commercial solar in a $28m project that will include largest rooftop array and a major battery storage installation.
Sophie Vorrath

May 4, 2018

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Crikey! Australia Zoo goes solar, with 648kW of PV
Home of the “crocodile hunter” to install biggest solar system at any Australian zoo, to save on electricity and spend more on conservation.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 27, 2018

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Storage

Big Queensland business among first to use Tesla Powerpack to go off-grid
An increasing number of Australian small and medium businesses are using solar and battery storage to go off-grid. But is it worth it? Here’s what one Queensland company has found.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 26, 2018

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Shepparton council set to go solar, as PV farm plans remain in limbo
City of Greater Shepparton awards tender to install solar across council buildings; awaits state govt decision on 250MW of proposed solar farms.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 27, 2018

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Utilities

SA Water set to add another 5MW solar, including floating PV array
SA Water awards tender to install 5MW solar across various facilities, and to develop a floating solar PV array, on path to zero net energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 22, 2018

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Storage

Electrolux seeks to power Adelaide factory with solar and battery storage
Electrolux wants to power its only remaining Australian factory with a combination of 2.5MW of solar PV and 500kW battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 15, 2018

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University of Newcastle rolls out 2MW solar system at Callaghan Campus
University of Newcastle says 2MW of solar being added to its Callaghan campus this year will slash energy costs and serve as a “living laboratory.”
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 28, 2018

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Renewables

Renewables hub, or coal museum? Australia’s energy debate plays out in Latrobe Valley
The future of a retired brown coal power plant in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley paints a neat picture of the current state of Australia’s energy debate: enshrine fossil fuels, or embrace the new energy future?
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2018

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Solar

Solar installs through the roof, as Australians deliver record growth
SunWiz data – and eye-watering charts – reveal 2017 was a “magnificent record setting year” for solar installs, with 50% more rooftop PV capacity added across the country than in 2016, and some astonishing growth in the commercial solar sector.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 18, 2018

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Renewables

Corporates waking up to “new world” of cheap renewables, says Westpac
Westpac says at least 20 big companies are tendering for wind and solar plants as they look to bypass soaring grid costs and look for self-generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 15, 2017

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