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
Queensland’s renewable target isn’t ‘aggressive’, it’s entirely achievable
Queensland is aiming to source half its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, from just 7% today. Doubters can be assured the target is achievable, writes Lynette Molyneaux.
Renewables