Sunshine Coast Council is now the first municipality in Australia to offset 100 per cent of its electricity with renewable energy.
The new era began when Council flicked the switch on the new 15 MW Sunshine Coast Solar Farm.
Revolutionary screen-printed batteries were on display this week, signalling the future of renewable energy storage.
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Arthur Sinodinos, viewed the ground-breaking energy storage devices when he visited the University of Queensland on 24 July.
Local councillors say a solar farm project under consideration near Shepparton in Victoria could be a source of income.
Greater Shepparton City Council says a site south of Mooroopna could become an income stream. The site could potentially produce a minimum of 10 MW of power if developed.
A continuing drop in a government renewable energy ‘rebate’ could affect the future price of solar power system installations.
The trading value of Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) dropped from $37 to $25 in a few days over the past week.