Australia, Funding, Ocean Power, Projects

Carnegie’s CETO 5 Perth Project hits final milestone

The world's first commercial-scale wave energy array that is connected to the grid has completed its first year of operations.
Comment, Efficiency, Policy, Renewables

Commonwealth Bank top performing bank in global sustainability index

Australia's big four banks made it into Corporate Knights' "100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World' index.
Australia, Geothermal, Projects, Renewables

WA’s Cool Earth project a world-first open loop geoexchange trial

A world-first trial using earth and groundwater to heat and cool a residence will take place at LandCorp's Cool Earth project in the Western Australian housing estate of The Vive at Craigie.
Comment, Efficiency, Policy, Renewables

Two iconic Melbourne landmarks switch to solar

Melbourne’s Hero Building is proving true to its name, having installed the largest solar system to be retrofitted to a …
Commercial, Company Updates, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects

Two iconic Melbourne landmarks switch to solar

Melbourne's Hero Building is proving true to its name, having installed the largest solar system to be retrofitted to a Melbourne apartment block, while 101 Collins Street has invested in the highest commercial solar panel system in the country.
International, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects

Solar snippets: latest news from SMA, SolarEdge, GoodWe, Yingli

SMA and SolarEdge gear up for the storage boom, GoodWe launches a new range of residential inverters, and Yingli makes a strategic play in Thailand.
Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects

Solar farms, land use and the rise of solar sharing

Critics of utility scale solar developments often point to the amount of productive land taken up by solar arrays, but there are many opportunities for dual purpose land use, says GSES.
Commercial, Company Updates, For Installers, Projects, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects

Solar PV market surges by 34 per cent in 2015

A total of 59 GW of solar PV capacity was installed worldwide in 2015 - a 34 per cent increase over 2014 - according to a new report from GTM Research
Comment, Commercial, Company Updates, For Installers, Interviews, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects

Secrets of an award-winning solar installer

In our ongoing series of solar installer profiles, we chat to Simon Duff of Towards Tomorrow Energy about his award-winning business, his green principles and the toughest things about being a solar installer.
Climate, Comment, International, International, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target

A new era for the global economy

Beginning with the largest gathering of political leaders ever seen and finishing with 196 nations signing the most ambitious deal ever struck to tackle global warming, the Paris Agreement is a diplomatic triumph.