Funding | EcoGeneration

Record year for renewables but developing countries being left behind

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 15, 2021 | Funding | 0 |

Australia is one of the wealthy countries that attracted big money into renewables throughout the pandemic. However, less flowed to developing countries.

CEC confidence survey: What do we want? Grid grid grid grid!

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 30, 2021 | Funding, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

Head honchos in renewables focus on the connection dilemma and shrug off 2030 federal net-zero ambivalence.

As the world surges ahead on electric vehicle policy, the Morrison government’s new strategy leaves Australia idling in the garage

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 10, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Funding, Policy, Renewables | 0 |

The government has missed an opportunity to shape a more orderly transition to the inevitable mainstream adoption of electric vehicles.

Sydney bus depot transitions to electric with 40 e-buses, 36 chargers, 387kW rooftop PV and 2.5MW storage

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 4, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The electrified depot will run as a test bed for other fleet-owners, with the ANU working on a platform that will interpret data for use as a planning tool.

Investor tool reveals what it takes to profit from wind, solar and storage

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Investors who think all solar and wind farms are pretty much alike will get a sharp shock if they access a new online platform which shows the wide variance between the 150-odd assets around the country. To make money (or not lose it), they need to know what’s driving those differences.

Maoneng’s journey from rooftop solar to major league storage

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 19, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Company Updates, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission | 0 |

Maoneng has made a few quick turns during its short history. But the call to take part in the storage “boom cycle” has been heard loud and clear, CEO Morris Zhou tells EcoGeneration.

Australian-made electrolysers may sound glamorous, but competition will be fierce

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 13, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

NSW’s commitment to attract $80bn of investment in hydrogen, along with so many other plans around the country, will encourage electrolyser-makers around the world. Andrew Forrest can expect stiff competition.

Andrew Forrest plans huge Qld clean energy plant, signs solar deal, plots against gas

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 12, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind | 0 |

The proposal for a factory in Gladstone is the most significant of Forrest’s plans for Fortescue Future Industries.

ARENA’s Darren Miller on what’s proven and what’s worth a shot

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | Bioenergy, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

There has to be a way to push the cost of solar 70% lower, the ARENA chief says, as surely as there are effective methods to capture and store carbon. But exporting hydrogen…?

Increased RD&D funding for renewables critical to Australia reaching net-zero by 2050

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | Funding, Policy, Renewables | 0 |

A 58% drop in public research, development and demonstration funding for renewable energy over the past five years is a trend that must be reversed, says the CEC.

ARENA seeks microgrids that can stand up for communities and stand up to nature

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 6, 2021 | Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

ARENA’s Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program can improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in faraway places, says CEO Darren Miller.

How fossil entrants to Australia can align their clean ambitions with renewables reality

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 6, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A report from PwC shows that good intentions at the outset may sometimes obscure a misalignment between the way investors and developers think about clean energy partnerships.