Thirteen water utilities in Victoria have decided to band together to acquire a major renewable energy deal that will provide 20 to 50 percent of each company’s overall electricity demands and lower the costs of the consumers’ water bills. One Step Off the Grid reported that the formed umbrella organisation called Zero Emissions Water (ZEW)
Westpac has become the newest Australian company and the third major bank to switch to using 100 percent renewables. It also becomes the latest addition to the global RE100 movement and committed to source its global electricity consumption through renewable sources by 2025. A news article on the One Step Off the Grid website stated
A 64 MW solar farm in Warwick is now being developed, which, once finished, would help the University of Queensland become the first major university to offset 100 percent of its electricity requirements by using its own renewable energy assets. Last week, the university announced that it will be starting the construction of the Warwick
As part of its next Integrated System Plan, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) will include modelling for a rapid transition to renewables, a faster exit from generating coal, and a zero-emissions grid. The said changes, referred to as a ”step change” scenario, has been decided by AEMO through various workshops and consultations with the
Australia employs an approximate of 14,820 full-time workers in the renewable energy sector from 2016-2017, displaying a 33 percent increase in the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employment from 2015-2016. This is also the highest figures recorded since the industry started booming around 2012-2013. Renew Economy reported through an article on its website that the surge was
A new short-term weather forecasting technology is being developed by Australian researchers in the hopes of accurately predicting output five minutes in advance. A report published on the Renew Economy website states that the project costs $A 1.2 million and has officially begun last week. It will utilise the data collected by real-time sky cameras,
A recent survey finds that almost a third of Queensland households are likely to have a home battery storage system installed over the next decade. The results of the annual Queensland Household Energy Survey shows that homeowners are eager to install electricity battery storage devices into their homes to complete their current or existing rooftop
A new technology is required in order to support electricity grid integration as an unexpected level of renewables is flooding into Australia’s power network. According to a report published on the website of the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the country’s energy sector is greener and cleaner but it is under increasing pressure on power
The latest report from the Clean Energy Council (CEC) shows that 2018 was the best year so far for renewable energy in Australia despite political issues and disorder. 2018 also posted a record-breaking achievement for rooftop solar. The report states that the amount of renewable energy capacity in the country last year has increased 260
One of Australia’s largest mutual banks has become the second Australian company to join the 100 percent renewable power global initiative called RE100. Bank Australia is also encouraging businesses in the country to spearhead a market-wide shift to renewable power and adopt a cleaner energy alternative. According to its website, RE100 is a collaborative, global