The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) consultation paper released this week, should start the dialogue on the hard policy issues needed to overcome the chronic long-term uncertainty confronting energy investors,
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Australia’s first hybrid wind and solar farm officially launched
Australia’s first co-located wind and solar farm Gullen Solar Farm has officially been launched by Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (BJCE). Located in the NSW Southern Tablelands, the 28-hectare solar farm
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Australian schools trialling landmark study
In the not too distant future classrooms across Australia could be powered entirely by renewable energy as a result of the innovative ‘Hivve’ modular classroom.
In a landmark trial currently underway
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South Australia plans 250MW, 50,000-home solar-and-storage virtual power plant … for free
The South Australian Government is planning to build the world's largest virtual power plant, drawing on solar PV and storage systems installed free in at least 50,000 homes.
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Record year for clean energy puts RET within reach
New figures confirm that Australia’s renewable energy industry is on track to meet the Renewable Energy Target, showing the effectiveness of long-term and stable policy, said CEC chief executive Kane Thornton.
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CEFC reaches 1GW large-scale solar finance milestone across 20 projects
The CEFC has reached a major investment milestone for large-scale solar development in Australia, with its latest two investments helping accelerate the delivery of more than 1GW in additional solar energy across 20 projects.
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CRC awards Solar Analytics $1.9m for residential energy management system
Australian solar energy software provider Solar Analytics has attracted $1.9 million in grant funding from the Federal Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program to develop a solar monitoring platform to a smart home energy management system.
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ARENA backs Greatcell Solar with $6m grant funding for printable cell
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide $6 million to Greatcell Solar to accelerate development of a new printable perovskite solar cell.
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South Australia supports Schneider-Planet Ark solar-and-battery micro-grid with $1.95m grant funding
Schneider Electric and Planet Ark Power have been awarded a $1.95 million grant by the government of South Australia to help build a $13.9 million solar and battery pilot project in Adelaide.
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A NEG that delays investment is a negative: CEC
The clean energy industry has welcomed progress on further policy development for the Federal Government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG) today, but warned the process would now need to address the many concerns it has about the policy.
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