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Markets & Policy

UK’s largest solar investor sets up shop in Victoria Octopus, the largest investor in utility scale solar in the UK has established an office in Melbourne, saying the “fundamental shift from fossil fuels to renewables” in the “rapidly evolving [Australian] market is already underway.

Frederic Brown, Jonathan Gifford

Jul 04, 2018

Applications & Installations

Solar projects in Latrobe Valley advancing Victoria’s PV plans The Victorian state government is continuing to advance its solar agenda, with two programs in the Latrobe Valley targeting applications and job creation.

Frederic Brown

Jul 02, 2018

Technology & Products

Remote communities to light up with 5.6 MW of PV through SETuP The second stage of the SETuP project is rolling out Solar PV to communities in the Northern Territory, with the project set to be completed by November 2018.

Frederic Brown

Jun 07, 2018

Markets & Policy

Extension of P2P green loans program after successful first 12 months Continuing demand and a good first year means that the CEFC and RateSetter have agreed an extension to the green loans agreement, with over 150 new installations every month.

Frederic Brown

May 22, 2018

Applications & Installations

CER launches quarterly tracker, finds over 50,000 rooftop PV systems installed Q1 2018 With small scale solar being installed throughout most states at record clip, the Clean Energy Regulator has developed a tracker to provide a more indicative view of the path the small-scale segment is taking.

Frederic Brown

May 16, 2018

Applications & Installations

ARENA study to bring blockchain energy trading to dairy farmers Through a study funded by ARENA, the distributed database platform blockchain will be used by Latrobe Valley dairy farmers to buy and sell locally generated renewable energy.

Frederic Brown

Apr 27, 2018

Applications & Installations

Fronius introduces Ohmpilot – water heating with excess PV power Fronius is introducing its Ohmpilot solution to the Australian market. The Ohmpilot is a consumption regulator that can utilize solar electricity not used in the home to heat water in boilers or buffer storage tanks.

Frederic Brown

Apr 26, 2018

Applications & Installations

Adelaide to get 8MW virtual power plant A $7.7 million funding initiative for energy retailer Simply Energy to build a second virtual power plant across Adelaide was announced by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Frederic Brown

Mar 28, 2018

Applications & Installations

ARENA commits $10 million to trial short-term forecasting The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it is looking for expressions of interest for trialling short-term forecasting projects from large scale wind and solar farms across Australia.

Frederic Brown

Mar 28, 2018

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