Posts in Renewables
BIG battery storage planned for Canberra
BIG battery storage planned for Canberra

The ACT Government uses a Renewables Reverse Auction mechanism to determine how the households in Canberra are powered. The latest round of the Government’s renewable electricity ‘reverse auction’ will help Canberra stay 100% renewable into the next decade and deliver the best pricing outcome for residents in the program’s history.

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ICLEI Member, Global Covenant of Mayors, RenewablesICLEI OceaniaCanberra, ACT Government, battery, storage, renewables, reverse auction
Hobsons bay to reduce emissions by 55% with Virtual Power Plant
Hobsons bay to reduce emissions by 55% with Virtual Power Plant

Hobsons Bay has taken a major step towards its climate change mitigation goals of achieving net-zero emissions for council emissions by 2020 and for its community emissions by 2030. It is installing new solar panels on more than 40 council owned and occupied buildings, acting as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP).

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Climate Neutrality, Global Covenant of Mayors, ICLEI Member, RenewablesICLEI OceaniaHobsons Bay, virtual power plant, renewable, solar, energy, emissions reduction, local government, Australia
City of Melbourne powers second renewable energy deal (MREP2)
City of Melbourne powers second renewable energy deal (MREP2)

The City of Melbourne is one in a group of prominent Melbourne universities and businesses that has secured a multi-million-dollar deal to power operations from wind energy produced in regional Victoria. The purchasing group seven large energy users includes RMIT University, Deakin University, Cbus, Property, ISPT, Fulton Hogan, Citywide Asphalt and Mondelez International.

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Renewables, ICLEI MemberICLEI OceaniaCity of Melbourne, Melbourne, energy, renewable, ICLEI, Cathy Oke, MREP, wind power, RMIT University, Deakin University, Cbus, ISPT, Fulton Hogan, Citywide Asphalt, Mondelez International, emissions reduction, carbon, COVID-19