Renewable Energy News

We are now well and truly in the era of big data. Scandals such as Cambridge Analytica show that vast amounts of our personal data are being harvested for commercial gain and, worse still, nefarious purposes. Yet big data also provides exciting opportunities for empowering consumers and enabling new products and services.

This Saturday is that one day in September, those monumental hours when football stops a city, if not a nation. This year the AFL Grand Final will witness a clash between home-town favourites Collingwood and the West Coast Eagles, who while being from Western Australia, will have substantial support from the strong “anyone but Collingwood” sentiment in the Victorian capital.

Targeted solar and battery storage initiatives top the Victorian election energy policy wish list from the Clean Energy Council (CEC). The independent body recommends solar for renters, new-build solar installations and battery subsidies for low-income households.

The 1.8 MW Goulburn Community Solar Farm is in limbo thanks to procrastination by state and federal governments, says a local clean energy group. Community Energy for Goulburn (CE4G) had been planning the project for four years. The aim was to build a 5,000 solar panel farm with a solar monitor on a 2.5 ha site.

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