Funding | EcoGeneration

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

by EcoGen Editor | May 5, 2021 | Australia, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables | 0 |

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

by EcoGen Editor | May 4, 2021 | Australia, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

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

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

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 28, 2021 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

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

ACT calls for 250MW of battery storage

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 19, 2021 | Funding, Policy, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

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.

ARENA pushes EVs forward with $16.5m fast-charge funding boost

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 16, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

Fast-charging stations in major population centres will be delivered to set motorists’ minds at ease about the inevitable transition.

Networks gear up to manage EV demand on the grid

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 8, 2021 | Australia, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, VPPs | 0 |

A trial to coordinate EV charging at 176 homes will test networks’ tolerance for increasing demand on the grid as the national fleet is upgraded.

CitiPower ponders community battery rollout for Melbourne

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 3, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The network is moving to pre-empt solar-related constraints with a plan that could see hundreds of storage assets connected by 2030.

Gale force … pressure builds in the wind project pipeline

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 31, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The project pipeline for wind farms around Australia is filling faster than ever before, writes Jeremy Chunn. Whether these future facilities will power the NEM or hydrogen exports, it’s clear that investors back the technology. But will the wind buildout be a breeze?

Storage swap contract steadies revenue outlook for renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 25, 2021 | Commercial, Funding, PPAs, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

A new option in the energy markets offers developers a prudent hedge against volatile pricing.

How to share the tenets of solar with the tenants of SA

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 19, 2021 | For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy | 0 |

A report from the Australia Institute recommends a simple way to encourage landlords and their tenants to share the benefits of solar in South Australia.

The trouble with big targets … it’s exports versus the NEM

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 18, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Leaping ahead to build massive amounts of renewables to secure green energy exports will only make the job of fixing the NEM more puzzling.

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.