Comment | EcoGeneration

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

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 21, 2021 | Climate, Comment, For Consumers, International, Policy | 0 |

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

‘Batteries beat gas peakers’: CEC report

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 14, 2021 | Comment, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Batteries are cheaper and more efficient than gas peakers at supplying bursts of energy during peak demand days, research from the CEC says.

Key reforms unlocking Australia’s renewable energy potential

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 27, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Crucial reforms currently underway suggest that 2021 will be a landmark year for Australia’s renewable energy transition, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse. How on Earth did they do it?

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 1, 2021 | Comment, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Solar Projects, State Policy, Uncategorised, Wind Projects | 0 |

South Australia shows how good public policy can enable dramatic emissions reduction, even in a privately owned electricity system.

‘Storage is key … and so is thermal generation’: Wärtsilä

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 22, 2021 | Australia, Interviews, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

A joint winner of AGL’s 1,000MW battery storage tender is ready to ramp up its presence in Australia, bringing valuable learning from across the globe.

After 20 years, the national electricity market is on its way out … and that’s alright

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 7, 2021 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

The grid is in a state of flux as customers are able to choose who they buy electricity from and are able to make some of it themselves if they want to.

Scale, consolidate or stay niche … the tough choices for C&I solar

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 29, 2020 | Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Commercial and industrial solar companies may be overlooking an obvious route to higher profits, writes Danin Kahn.

An efficient NEM is ‘possible’ but still a way off: Capgemini

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 28, 2020 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Capgemini’s annual overview of global energy markets included a significant section on Australia this year. EcoGeneration speaks to authors Anastasia Klingberg and Jan Lindhaus about how we are tracking.

Renewables a shining light in a challenging year

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 25, 2020 | Australia, Comment, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The renewable energy industry has shown remarkable resilience in a difficult year, writes Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton.

ARENA’s Darren Miller on how to build a risk-filled renewables portfolio … ‘none of our investments are duds – even the ones that fail’

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 18, 2020 | Australia, Bioenergy, Comment, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Interviews, Ocean Power, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

As head of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Darren Miller is pushing the technologies that will support and deliver tomorrow’s clean energy grid.

Towards a two-sided market … the role for demand response in tomorrow’s grid: expert panel

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 13, 2020 | Comment, Efficiency, For Consumers, PPAs, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The Energy Security Board has highlighted industrial load flexibility as an important potential contributor to grid stability. Is it a target we can hit? EcoGeneration asks a panel of experts to light the way forward.

Solar remote-control a sign of maturity: SwitchDin

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 29, 2020 | Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

Solar is so popular and powerful that owners will have to accept some give-and-take, says SwitchDin CEO Andrew Mears, as South Australia moves to manage grid stability with its Smarter Homes Program.