SolarEdge Technologies has won the Intersolar Award in the photovoltaics category for its HD-Wave technology inverter.
Recently Sandfire Resources, a gold and copper producer based in Western Australia, announced its new solar power plant will soon start powering its DeGrussa mine. By replacing diesel power, the 10-megawatt power station, with 34,000 panels and lithium storage batteries, is expected to reduce the mine’s carbon emissions by 15%.
Townsville City Council yesterday approved a development application for a $250 million solar farm to be constructed in the Upper Ross district.
A new study will examine whether South Australia’s Kangaroo Island can disconnect from the mainland and switch to 100 percent renewable energy.