Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse. How on Earth did they do it?
South Australia shows how good public policy can enable dramatic emissions reduction, even in a privately owned electricity system.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Mar 1, 2021 | Comment, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Solar Projects, State Policy, Uncategorised, Wind Projects | 0 |
South Australia shows how good public policy can enable dramatic emissions reduction, even in a privately owned electricity system.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Nov 18, 2020 | Australia, Bioenergy, Comment, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Interviews, Ocean Power, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |
As head of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Darren Miller is pushing the technologies that will support and deliver tomorrow’s clean energy grid.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Nov 17, 2020 | Australia, Climate, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, International, International, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |
Climate-conscious venture capitalists are once again placing big bets on clean technology. Can they make money and protect the planet?
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Nov 10, 2020 | Australia, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |
The NSW government has provided the incentive developers of wind and solar, and especially pumped hydro, were waiting for.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Nov 6, 2020 | Australia, Policy, Projects, Renewables, State Policy, Storage | 0 |
Victoria has taken energy matters into its own hands and approved a 300MW battery, to ease the way for generation from wind and solar projects into the grid.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Oct 9, 2020 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |
The South Australian network is working out a way to manage the largest source of generation in the state … rooftop PV.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Oct 8, 2020 | Australia, Climate, For Consumers, Funding, International, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |
It may be possible, if the technology is affordable and agreements are in place, to switch from dirty energy exports to clean ones … if Australia generates more than 20 times the electricity it does today.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Sep 29, 2020 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |
Solar installers all over Australia should make themselves familiar with changes imposed on new PV systems in South Australia. This report by GSES details how it works.
Read Moreby EcoGen Editor | Sep 29, 2020 | Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |
Solar is so popular and powerful that owners will have to accept some give-and-take, says SwitchDin CEO Andrew Mears, as South Australia moves to manage grid stability with its Smarter Homes Program.
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