A Sydney community solar investor fund has raised a total of $17,500 in just nine minutes over the weekend, to go towards the installation of solar at a local craft […]
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Sharing the sun in the ACT: How SolarShare is facilitating community solar power
Not everyone can own a solar PV system – particularly if they don’t have a roof to put one on. Canberra-based SolarShare is one of the first companies in Australia […]
ARENA-backed project to set up a virtual microgrid in Melbourne’s suburbs
A project investigating a model for shared solar and battery storage in suburban Australian micro-grids is being backed by ARENA. The $225,800 project, headed up by Melbourne-based Moreland Energy Foundation […]
NSW start-up Enova aims to foster community solar growth
A NSW start-up with plans to become Australia’s first community-owned renewable energy retailer – as well as its cheapest – is hoping to win local support for its venture ahead of […]
Obama administration announces plans to boost solar uptake in USA
America’s Obama administration has revealed plans to triple the amount of rooftop solar installed on low-income housing, and boost the development of community solar projects, giving renters and apartment dwellers […]
Lismore Council’s Community Solar project opens to investors
Australia’s first local government- and community-owned solar project will begin seeking investor interest this week, just six months after it was approved for development. The Lismore Community Solar project, which […]
NREL report highlights massive potential for ‘shared solar’ projects
Half of all future distributed solar installations could come in the form of “shared solar”, according to a major new report released by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory this […]
Not-for-profit CORENA secures solar funding for Aus community centres
A renewable energy funding model based on ‘revolving loans’ has helped develop 35kW of community solar projects around Australia, with the completion this week of a solar array at Camden […]
Owning solar panels in ‘the cloud’
Cloud Solar is offering a new twist on the ‘traditional’ community solar model. Much like previous community-owned programs, the initiative offers ownership of individual panels within a larger solar […]
NSW government contributes $50k to support potential community solar farm
The NSW government has awarded $50,000 towards an investigation into the feasibility of building what would be Australia’s largest community-owned renewables project – a 1MW solar farm in the southern […]
US utility giant NRG to offer ‘community-shared solar’ to customers
One of America’s biggest power utilities is set to co-develop more than 8 megawatts of community solar projects in a joint venture with Colorado-based community energy group, SunShare. The renewables […]
‘Community solar’ offers another way to own solar panels in the US
Even for those who are fully onboard in their support of renewable energy and understand how it can save them money, finding a meaningful way to take advantage is not […]
