Policy | EcoGeneration

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.

Storage war builds as solar and wind buffeted by ‘perfect storm’: Rystad round-up

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 12, 2019 | Australia, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

As the clean energy sector tears ahead on another year of record growth it is worth feeling around for tremors that could telegraph shock points down the track.

The NEM in 2035? It’ll look like this…

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 11, 2019 | Policy, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

How do you fix today’s grid to suit tomorrow’s generation and demand – a panel of experts imagines the NEM we’ll have in 2035.

Coalition’s energy package ‘misses the point’: CEC, Climate Council

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 27, 2019 | Funding, Policy | 0 |

The Coalition Government’s Climate Solutions Package announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison has disappointed the clean energy industry.

Can California switch to 100% clean energy? Hell yeah!

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 26, 2019 | Climate, Comment, Funding, Policy, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables | 0 |

Environmentalist, entrepreneur, investor — Danny Kennedy is an energy source in human form. So what does the California-based Australian think of the Golden State’s bid to flip to renewables?