Australia’s first hybrid solar wind farm is contributing more than just energy to the community.
The Gullen Solar Farm in the NSW Southern Tablelands officially opened February 1, but it’s already active in community fund-raising.
More than a quarter of a billion dollars is sitting idle in the NSW Government’s Climate Change Fund as solar uptake booms across the state. The underspend of $252.9 million between 2014 and 2017 hasn’t stopped the NSW solar uptake with increasing numbers of solar power systems being installed by NSW homes and businesses.
Australia’s first major grid-connected solar battery farm is now live in Far North Queensland.
Conergy’s $42.5 million project is providing power to 3,000 homes and businesses on the Cape York Peninsula, close to Cooktown and some 240 km north-west of Cairns.
Smart solar storage is helping residential developer Mirvac create the ultimate ‘House with No Bills’ in Melbourne’s middle suburbs.