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Victorian Government Supports New-Build Homes with Built-in Rooftop Solar & Storage Systems

March 25, 2020March 28, 2018

The Victorian government backs the push to make all new-build homes in Australia energy self-sufficient with built-in rooftop solar and storage. The Labor Andrews government announced its plans to work together with land developers and home builders in a $2.18 million pilot program that would supply zero net carbon homes in Melbourne. The new-build homes …

Neoen Begins Work on Bulgana Green Power Hub in Victoria

March 26, 2018

Neoen, the owner and operator of the Tesla big battery in South Australia, has started working on the Bulgana green power hub in Victoria. It is another combination of a major wind farm with battery storage. The project, which has an estimated value of around $350 million, will include a 194MW wind farm and a …

AusNet Successfully Takes Suburban Street Off-Grid for 21 Hours

March 21, 2018

Victorian network operator AusNet Services’ ground-breaking mini-grid trial has taken part of a Melbourne street completely off-grid for the third time, lasting for nearly 22 hours. According to AusNet, the mini-grid, which is comprised of 17 households on a suburban street in Mooroolbark, was “seamlessly” disconnected from the grid and was powered only by the …

Redback to Provide New Jobs in Queensland

May 20, 2020August 23, 2017

Redback Technologies, an energy technology startup with headquarters in Brisbane, has plans of doubling its present workforce in the coming months.

CEFC Assists Thinxtra Boost its Network for the IoT

August 18, 2017

On Thursday, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is pledging a maximum of $10 million to assist driving a new Internet of Things (IoT) network which centers on cutting energy use.