Policy
While Turnbull dithers on coal, wind powers on
COMMENT | It’s time Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull showed the leadership Australia needs to transition to renewable energy.
Company Updates
Fronius partners with Selectronic for off-grid solution
PRESS RELEASE | Fronius has moved closer to achieving its vision of 24 hours of sun by expanding its storage offering to make the Fronius Primo range compatible with Selectronic’s grid-tie inverters.
Policy
Energy efficiency is too powerful for a Cinderella role
Efficiency is the key to a secure and affordable renewable energy system, writes Energy Efficiency Council head of policy Rob Murray-Leach.
Renewables
Biomass fires a Cape Byron Power turnaround
The ability to recognise the potential in renewable energy assets is one thing but delivering success takes a deeper knowhow and sector experience. The story of biomass-fired Cape Byron Power Station is just that.
Renewables
Energy Hack backs the bright sparks
Energy Hack 2016, a two-day brainstorming blitz that bunched together “hackers, hustlers and hipsters”, wound down on Sunday night having produced a few new solutions to the energy puzzle.
Solar
No-ballast racking system targets a world of warehouses
A racking system that requires no ballast or holes to be drilled into almost-flat roofs may inspire solar retrofits in the warehouse and US retail sectors.
For Consumers, Policy
Will neighbours make good NABERS?
A NABERS program that measures energy performance of apartments nation-wide is hoping to impose the success from the office sector onto the suburbs.
Projects
Vector unveils grid-scale Tesla Powerpack for Auckland
An Auckland substation is home to Asia-Pacific’s first grid-scale Tesla Powerpack battery storage system to be integrated into a public electricity network.
Company Updates
MPower and TrinaBEST shake hands on storage
PRESS RELEASE | MPower and TrinaBEST have announced an alliance that will see the range of TrinaBEST battery storage products launched across Australia and New Zealand in the coming weeks.
Policy