A test-run for Australia’s first solar to hydrogen microgrid is great news for the ecologically sensitive Daintree Rainforest. A Federal Government grant of $990,150 kicks off the 100 per cent renewable project in Far North Queensland.
A solar array and battery storage facility has opened on the site of Victoria’s former State Coal Mine in South Gippsland on the Bass Coast. As reported by the Bass Coast Post, on Saturday, Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio flicked the ceremonial switch on the new Wonthaggi solar array.
Climate Action Network is a community based initiative to fight climate change. It has grassroots groups with distributed leadership throughout Australia. Its mission is to bring focus to climate change and climate action from Australians. Energy Matters attended a local community Climate Action seminar in Burwood, NSW, in the suburbs of Sydney on Monday April 29, 2019.
A new solar housing estate in Fremantle will feature rooftop solar and microgrid technology to save future residents thousands in energy bills. The development features blockchain-ready solar townhouses with built-in electric vehicle chargers and a communal solar battery.