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Tag: alice springs

November 29, 2023
Jeff Sykes

First Renewable Cities Australia Forum to be held 1-2 June in Sydney

Australia will host its first ever Renewable Cities Australia Forum next week at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. The forum will be held alongside the Energy Storage Conference & […]

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March 12, 2015
Giles Parkinson

Alice Springs grid could handle 10MW more solar without storage: ARENA study

A new Australian study has found that Alice Springs could boost its share grid-connected solar by 26 per cent without affecting stability or necessitating energy storage. The ARENA-backed study, which […]

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December 16, 2014
Giles Parkinson

Queensland continues to lead the way in another solid year for Aussie solar

Queensland continues to lead the charge to rooftop solar in Australia, with households and businesses around the country adding another 75MW of PV capacity in the month of November, taking […]

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November 25, 2014
Giles Parkinson

Fulcrum3D’s Australian-grown cloud monitoring solution wins ARENA grant

Australian-made technology that predicts cloud movements to help get the most out of solar panels is one of the latest recipients of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). […]

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August 6, 2014
Giles Parkinson

SunPower to offer commercial energy storage solution in Australia in 2015

Commercial energy storage systems could hit the Australian market as soon as next year, according to leading US solar company SunPower. SunPower, one of the world’s biggest PV module manufacturers […]

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July 31, 2014
Giles Parkinson

One of Australia’s largest solar developers faces insolvency

One of Australia’s largest and most prominent solar developers faces collapse after being placed in the hands of administrators late last week. According to ASIC documents, the business and its […]

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June 16, 2016
Solar Choice Staff

Solar farm projects near airports: Is glare an issue?

The Canberra Times recently published a piece about the concerns about potential glare from the solar panels of the proposed 4 megawatt (MW) Mount Majura Solar Farm, given its proximity to Canberra […]

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