EcoGeneration | The voice for Australia's clean energy industry

The states are leading the country in their clean energy ambitions. Is there a way their collective clout can be leveraged to replace Commonwealth intransigence?

Hydrogen handouts … ARENA tips $103m into 30MW of electrolyser projects

5th May, 2021 | Australia, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables

The government is a majority investor in three facilities that hope to use green hydrogen to make ammonia and augment natural gas.

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

4th May, 2021 | Australia, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

If coal-fired power stations are protected from competition, it will deter investment in cleaner alternatives.

Resist the pressure: compliance is an installer’s responsibility

4th May, 2021 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar

Ensuring that an installation is compliant with standards is the installer’s responsibility, regardless of pressure from designers or retailers, writes Nathan Smith.

Global offshore wind investment to top $US810bn by 2030

30th April, 2021 | Australia, International, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects

Offshore wind is expected to be steadily added to grids around the world for the next nine years, a report from Rystad Energy shows.

‘We can’t kick these challenges any further down the road’: ESB’s shortlist for Australia’s essential transition to renewables

30th April, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects

The Energy Security Board has released its wish list for the electricity grid it says Australia deserves to replace the 23GW of coal plant that is heading for an inevitable retirement.

This $1 billion energy deal promises to cut emissions and secure jobs. So why on earth is gas included?

28th April, 2021 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

A deal between Canberra and South Australia that would allow more renewables into the NEM would also open the floodgates for gas.

Countdown for industry as demand response rule change looms

26th April, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs

An AEMO rule change that allows energy users to act independently from retailers in offering demand response is an important step towards a two-sided market, a Spark Club event heard.

Keep your cool … Exergenics searches for $40m in supermarket savings

23rd April, 2021 | Efficiency, For Consumers, Interviews, Renewables, Solar

A Melbourne energy efficiency software company is attracting international recognition while slowly proving the possibilities of its service to larger and larger Australian clients.

AEMC calls for two-second FCAS market in preparation for greener, more volatile energy mix

22nd April, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Wind

The Australian Energy Market Commission is preparing the way for changes needed in a market where system frequency will have fewer stable generators to rely on.

Action on climate change starts with a plan for net-zero emissions: CEC

21st April, 2021 | Climate, Comment, For Consumers, International, Policy

Australia must make a firm commitment to decarbonise its energy system to get in line with the ambitions of major global economies.

No guarantee of hydrogen profits in South Australia

20th April, 2021 | Hydrogen, Renewables, Solar, Storage

A proposed hydrogen facility in South Australia would be good for the energy market but a questionable investment, without substantial government support.

ACT calls for 250MW of battery storage

19th April, 2021 | Funding, Policy, State Policy, Storage

The powerful little territory that hosts the nation’s capital knows that storage is an essential ingredient if it is to reach its target of 100% renewables.