Queensland cotton farmer makes the shift to solar
Australian cotton farmer Cubbie is seeking to meet the majority of its energy needs with renewables, starting with the construction of a 3.6MW solar farm near Dirranbandi, in Queensland. US…
Solar beer: A tour of Australia’s PV powered craft breweries
Solar beer, the best of both worlds! Of the growing number of global industries shifting their energy supply to renewable energy, the world’s brewers have so far been well represented.…
Melbourne’s Crown complex has installed a 300kW rooftop solar system
Melbourne’s Crown complex, which includes the landmark riverside casino and hotel, has installed a 300kW rooftop solar system, in an effort to cut its electricity costs and “boost its clean…
NSW has long played second fiddle to Queensland when it comes to rooftop solar.
NSW has long played second fiddle to Queensland when it comes to rooftop solar. Despite its bigger population, NSW is beaten into second place on rooftop solar installations by Queensland,…
CUB has begun shift to 100 per cent renewable energy
Australia’s biggest brewing company, Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), has begun its shift to 100 per cent renewable energy by signing a contract with the new 112MW Karadoc solar farm in…
North Queensland to be Australia’s first major exporter of solar power : RenewEconomy
North Queensland has become the focus of a bitter debate about whether Australia should be committing government funds to get the Carmichael coal project in the Galilee Basin over the…
Coal in Losing Battle with Renewable Energy
Coal in Losing Battle with Renewable Energy - The following speech was delivered to the Clean Energy Summit in Sydney on Tuesday by Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale. Introduction and Acknowledgement…
Australia’s $10 billion wind and solar boom: But then what? : RenewEconomy
Greens leader Richard di Natale said his party would prefer an expanded renewable energy target rather than a CET, but would also keep an open mind on a CET, depending…
Auctions to award 9.6GW of solar in Q3 2017 – GTM | PV Tech
Close to 10 GW of solar PV is due to be awarded in Q3 2017 around the world. In more signs that the industry is managing growth in the right…
PV Tech Exclusive: UK installed 640MW of solar in Q1 2017 | PV Tech
With the Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) scheme for UK-based solar incentives finishing on 31 March 2017, the domestic sector once again showed its resilience by installing a healthy 640MW during…