Storage

Victoria Big Battery ‘off-line’ status among ‘likely’ causes of fire: Energy Safe Victoria

The fire in late July most likely resulted after a cooling system leak caused a short circuit in an electrical component in a Megapack.
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Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2021, 4:19 pmSeptember 28, 2021

Australia, For Installers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

ARENA backs $50m microgrids pilot

The call for stand-alone power systems to supply remote parts of the country will see diesel displaced in favour of solar and storage.
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Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2021, 3:11 pmSeptember 24, 2021

Commercial, Company Updates, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage

Selling solutions … Echo Group builds from the roof down

Panels are only one part of the offering to C&I customers who may have a bit to learn about their energy needs.
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Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2021, 12:45 pmSeptember 27, 2021

Australia, Comment, Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Installers, Hydrogen, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Clean Energy Salary Survey 2021

As the world slowly realises the primary task of the century is to decarbonise electricity generation, renewables workers will be in hot demand. The Bradman Recruitment-EcoGeneration Renewable Energy Salary Survey 2021 shows how they fare in Australia.
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Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021, 9:38 amSeptember 22, 2021

Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, Wind

Clean Energy Salary Survey 2021: the last word

Leave a comment? Why not! Respondents to the Bradman Recruitment-EcoGeneration Renewable Energy Salary Survey 2021 had plenty to say about topics other than salary levels in the industry that bother them. Here are a few of the most interesting ones.
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Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021, 8:41 amSeptember 22, 2021

Australia, Company Updates, For Installers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

ACE Power launches with 1.3GW solar, wind and battery pipeline

A clean energy player with a vertical business model hopes to have 1.3GW of solar and wind (with storage) connected by 2025.
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Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2021, 4:00 pmSeptember 20, 2021

Comment, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage

Free money won’t buy the EV future we deserve

If governments want to bring on a wave of EV ownership, they need to encourage flexibility and free-thought among the risk-takers eager to build charging networks.
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Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2021, 3:44 pmSeptember 17, 2021

Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage

Clean Energy Regulator calls for control of residential solar sector

In its review of the rooftop solar sector eligible for Scall-scale Technology Certificates, the Clean Energy Regulator has recommended it be handed the reins so that bad behaviour be stamped out.
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Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2021, 3:03 pmSeptember 17, 2021