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Renewables

Remote goldfields town goes green, with deal to build solar and battery microgrid
Remote mining town in WA Goldfields to source 60 pct of its power needs from a solar farm and a battery after 20-year PPA signed for hybrid renewables system.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 11, 2025

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Solar

Plunging solar module prices drive massive boom in off-grid renewable projects
The market for off-grid solar is booming in Australia as panel prices drop and customers scale up installation ambitions.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 13, 2024

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Renewables

Lithium miner switches on Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables system
A 95MW off-grid system comprised mostly of wind, solar and battery power switched on to power new lithium mine.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 12, 2024

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Chiltern off-grid festival hits back at Sky News’ latest slap down of renewable tech
The Chiltern Off-Grid Living Festival blew up on social media and Sky News over the use of a diesel generator, but the real story is that going off-grid means leaving behind a set-and-forget mindset.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 15, 2024

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Solar

Neoen calls time on pioneering off-grid solar and battery project, decommissions Degrussa
Less than a decade after it was built to power a remote WA copper mine, Neoen confirms it will dismantle the Degrussa solar and battery project. But what will become of the panels?
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 19, 2024

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Solar

Solar panels go up at BHP’s first major off-grid renewable energy project
Mining giant BHP begins installation of panels at solar and battery project that will help power nickel mining operations in WA’s Northern Goldfields.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 27, 2022

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WA targets more than 1,000 standalone power systems, with $37m funding boost
WA tips another $37m to deploy 180 standalone power systems across the state, as it aims for 1,000 over four years.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2022

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Renewables

Zenith taps 5B Maverick tech to boost solar use in off-grid power projects
Remote and off-grid projects to get a solar boost, with Zenith Energy inking a deployment deal with 5B for up to 400MW of power plants.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 11, 2022

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Electric Vehicles

Off-grid EV owners charge cars from solar and their own creek
Two EV owners in Tasmania pushing boundaries of off-grid living, powering not only their home in pristine southern Tasmania but also their EVs from the sun and their own seasonal creek.
Bridie Schmidt

Aug 11, 2020

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Smart Energy

We lost our home in summer bushfires. Now we’re going underground and off the grid
Don Pattison lost his family home during the horrific fire season of 2019/20. But this is not a story of loss and grief. Rather, the destruction has set the context for the journey back.
Don Pattison

Jul 9, 2020

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Storage

W.A. rare earths mine taps solar and battery storage
Northern Minerals signs PPA with Soluna Australia for 100kW solar, 200kWh battery system to help power its Brown’s Range rare earths mine in W.A. east Kimberley region.
Sophie Vorrath

May 9, 2020

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Wind

Wind turbines completed at ground-breaking W.A. gold mine microgrid
Five wind turbines installed at Angew gold mine in W.A. – Australia’s first mining sector project to use wind power as part of a large hybrid renewable microgid.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 27, 2020

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