20th January 2021 Tesla has unveiled the latest addition to its suite of energy products – launching a standalone solar inverter that fills a key gap in its household solar, storage and electric vehicle offering. Tesla quietly updated its website…
Alpha ESS launches 13.3kWh battery for $5k less than a Tesla Powerwall 2
21st November 2020 Just as Tesla quietly upped the Australian price of its Powerwall 2 home battery by $800, a new residential energy storage offering has appeared on the market offering roughly the same capacity for nearly $5,000 less. The new offering…
“First of its kind” solar panel upcycling plant on cards after federal grant win
29th October 2020 A Melbourne-based company has won a federal government grant to set up a first of its kind solar panel upcycling plant, to transform potentially hazardous solar panel waste into value-added materials. The initiative is led by industrial…
Vertical solar array delivers cheaper power for Melbourne apartment building
2nd October 2020 An 87-panel vertical solar array has been installed at a residential apartment building in Melbourne, to get around the dual problems of unsuitable roof space and high power bills. The unusual system – one of few in…
Dan Murphy’s makes big solar push in South Australia
2nd October 2020 The parent company of national booze retailing giant, Dan Murphy’s, is ramping up its renewable energy plans in South Australia, with solar being installed on two stores in Adelaide, as well as at a winemaker’s in the…
How homes can shift their energy needs from gas to clean electricity
29th September 2020 Households now have access to more information about the benefits of switching from gas to electric appliances, with the launch of an online tool that helps to quantify both the cost savings and emissions reductions that can…
ACT government to build first all-electric hospital, powered by renewables
18th September 2020 The ACT government has announced that a new $500 million hospital being built in Canberra’s south will be all-electric, ruling out the use of gas for heating and cooling equipment, allowing the hospital to become one of…
World-first fossil-free steel manufacturing plant completed in Sweden
8th September 2020 The global production of zero emissions steel has taken a massive step forward, with a world leading Swedish project completing the construction of a world-first fossil-free steel pilot plant in Luleå, Sweden. Three Swedish firms came together…
One of world’s biggest inland floating solar systems begins construction in Singapore
21st August 2020 Construction has begun on what is being called one of the world’s largest inland floating solar PV systems, a 60MW project on the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore, which is also one of the first in the world…
McDonald’s opens net-zero emissions restaurant at Disney World, Florida
16th July 2020 Global fast food giant McDonald’s announced last week that it had opened the world’s first net-zero emission McDonald’s restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with over a thousand rooftop solar panels covering 100% of its energy needs…