News

SA to manage household solar energy going into grid

The State Government will fund a $10 million “voltage management” system to allow South Australian household solar panel systems to be disconnected from the electricity grid to avoid instability and blackouts.

 

Local

Renewable energy to fully power city council

Adelaide City Council says it will become South Australia’s first carbon neutral local government by the end of this year following the signing of a “landmark” renewable power purchase agreement.

Business

Failed SolarReserve project given second life at Port Augusta

South Australian thermal energy storage company 1414 Degrees will buy SolarReserve’s ill-fated Aurora site in Port Augusta to build a solar farm and large-scale storage system.

Local

SA's Big Battery about to get bigger

South Australia’s Hornsdale Power Reserve, also known as the Big Battery, will expand by 50 per cent under a deal expected to boost grid stability and lower household power bills.

Opinion

Reaping benefits of a post-carbon economy

In a post-carbon world, harnessing Australia’s renewable energy to process zero emission iron oxide to metal instead of exporting raw materials could provide a jobs and economic boost bigger than the current coal and gas industries combined, argues Ross Garnaut.