Policy | EcoGeneration

Levelling the MLF playing field

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 25, 2019 | Australia, Comment, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Marginal loss factors are the bitter pill developers of remote renewables projects have had to swallow, but continued investment in transmission and better allocation of losses will help reverse the problem, writes Amar Rathore.

Storage is the answer, so don’t stand in its way: Energy Storage Conference panel

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 19, 2019 | Australia, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

A panel at the Australian Energy Storage Conference in Sydney in June was unanimous about the immediate need and importance of energy storage … and equally frustrated about some of the policy and rule changes required to get us there.

Supreme Court rules rushed new Queensland solar regulations invalid

by EcoGen Editor | May 30, 2019 | For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar, State Policy | 0 |

The Supreme Court of Queensland has overturned a regulation requiring the use of licensed electrical workers to mount and fix unplugged solar panels.

Energy efficiency jobs biggest opportunity in sector

by EcoGen Editor | May 25, 2019 | Efficiency, Funding, Policy, Renewables | 0 |

The Energy Efficiency Employment in Australia report suggests the sector is bigger than most people – especially politicians – realise, writes Tristan Edis.

It’s time for a 10% energy savings target

by EcoGen Editor | May 22, 2019 | Comment, Efficiency, Policy | 0 |

Fresh federal leadership with a commitment to a national target would be a tidy primary lever to reduce energy bills, peak demand and greenhouse gas emissions, writes Rod Woolley.

Solar and storage, already wired into the next generation of Australian housing

by EcoGen Editor | May 15, 2019 | Australia, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

In a sign of what’s to come, solar and battery energy options are being offered in new properties to solve old dilemmas.

Queensland solar rule change an issue for big projects: Springers Solar

by EcoGen Editor | May 7, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

It’s a family affair at Springers Solar in Queensland but this page only has room for one – so here is commercial sales manager Eddie Springer’s story so far…

Rushed Queensland solar rules to drive up costs: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar | 0 |

New rules rushed through by the Queensland Government are likely to hit the commercial solar sector hard.

Why renewables are the solution for Australia: IEEFA

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 23, 2019 | Australia, Comment, International, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

Renewables are the lowest cost sustainable solution for Australia’s energy policy crisis and potentially one of Australia’s largest export industries, writes IEEFA’s Tim Buckley.

Installers at work in a barren land … how the team behind the NT’s 10MW SETuP solar project delivered 25 sites on time

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 15, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy | 0 |

With a schedule of projects in far flung locations the SETuP team had to make sure there was no room for getting things wrong. Power and Water Corporation’s Andrew Gray takes us from start to finish.

Wind Industry Forum panel on connection headaches, investor jitters, PPAs and policy

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 28, 2019 | Comment, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A panel discussion at the Clean Energy Council Wind Industry Forum in March covered all bases.

Approved Solar Retailer program designed to help customers sift the good from the bad

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 25, 2019 | Comment, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Solar | 0 |

Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton explains the reason behind the new level of rigor which is being applied to the council’s Approved Solar Retailer program.