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Applications & Installations
CEFC to allocate up to $95 million for solar-powered, energy efficient homes in NSW The Australian government’s green bank continues to invest in energy efficient homes for low income families with a new funding granted for solar and battery-powered dwellings in regional New South Wales.
Marija Maisch
May 09, 2019
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WA government provides $11.6 million for solar+storage in remote indigenous communities Six Aboriginal communities in WA’s Kimberley will see 400-600 kW solar arrays installed, supplanting diesel electricity generation. The program will be rolled out by Horizon Power, and ams to reduce the subsidy paid to the regional utility for the provision of power to remote sites. 
Jonathan Gifford
May 09, 2019
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Solar transforms NEM supply mix displacing coal The latest figures from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) show that solar continues to eat into the share once firmly held by coal on the back of a dramatic increase in installations over the past 12 months. The trend was backed by energy storage facilities which continued to gain foothold as providers of frequency control and ancillary services, lowering overall costs in the first quarter of 2019.
Marija Maisch
May 08, 2019
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Technology & Products
Disability Accommodation deploys solar+storage for backup power In what is being claimed to be an Australian first, Natural Solar has installed a solar PV and storage system to Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in South Australia, with an innovative approach to providing backup power supply. Natural Solar reports that the battery systems retain 20% charge at all times to ensure backup power supply. 
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
May 08, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Lyon Group places solar and battery storage units into administration The Brisbane-based solar and storage developer has placed Lyon Solar, Lyon Battery Storage and Lyon Infrastructure Investments 1 into voluntary administration after being embroiled in a court case over a wind up notice issued by one of its investors.
Marija Maisch
May 07, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Australia’s first solar to hydrogen-based microgrid gets nearly $1 million in federal funding A grant of nearly $1 million has been announced for a 100% renewable energy project which will see the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest reduce its reliance on diesel fuel to generate power.
Marija Maisch
May 06, 2019
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Markets & Policy
Battery storage market will be worth $13 billion by 2023 Analyst Globaldata says falling system prices, and the need for more resilient grids and favorable policies, continue to fire the energy storage industry around the globe and the Asia-Pacific region is likely to remain the biggest market.
Marian Willuhn
May 06, 2019
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Coal mining museum powered by solar PV and battery storage In a powerful demonstration of Australia’s energy transition, the Victorian State Coal Mine, a tourist attraction in the coastal town of Wonthaggi, is now powered by a solar and battery storage system.
Marija Maisch
May 03, 2019
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Technology & Products
Gas boss backs PV to hydrogen Outgoing APA Group CEO Mick McCormack has pointed to a bright future for power-to-gas in Australia in an address to a Macquarie Group conference this week. The long-serving gas infrastructure head said that excess PV generation, particularly when generation is at remote sections of the grid, could be utilised to produce green hydrogen. 
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
May 03, 2019