State Policy | EcoGeneration

Australian-made electrolysers may sound glamorous, but competition will be fierce

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 13, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

NSW’s commitment to attract $80bn of investment in hydrogen, along with so many other plans around the country, will encourage electrolyser-makers around the world. Andrew Forrest can expect stiff competition.

NSW 50% emissions target relies on transmission that isn’t there

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 30, 2021 | Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

There are already more than enough renewables projects proposed in NSW to go beyond 50%, but there are two key issues: transmission and storage.

ACE Power launches with 1.3GW solar, wind and battery pipeline

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 20, 2021 | Australia, Company Updates, For Installers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A clean energy player with a vertical business model hopes to have 1.3GW of solar and wind (with storage) connected by 2025.

Free money won’t buy the EV future we deserve

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 17, 2021 | Comment, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

If governments want to bring on a wave of EV ownership, they need to encourage flexibility and free-thought among the risk-takers eager to build charging networks.

Join the dots … NSW plots the way for EV charging networks

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 14, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

The NSW government has opened a box of tools for companies to plan and build tomorrow’s EV charging infrastructure.

Investment risk in renewables … seeking value in a frothy green market

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 30, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Commercial, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Clean energy is growing in the grid but there is still plenty of risk for big investors.

Things will get worse before they get better … how curtailment and restrictive MLFs will precede the dawn of renewable energy zones

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 26, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Grid constraints are symptoms of an energy system in transition, say analysts. A balancing act of new supply and transmission will see bumps along the way.

Battery barriers … lessons from a state government loan program

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 29, 2021 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

The NSW Empowering Homes program has highlighted a few trouble spots in the solar storage market, writes Arianwyn Lowe.

Global alignment against carbon puts Australia at a crossroads

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 18, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Funding, International, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar Projects, State Policy, Transmission, Wind Projects | 0 |

As major economies agree on a deadline for decarbonisation investors are watching Canberra for a signal to commit, write Lane Crockett and Fergus Pitt.

Keep on quietly trucking … fast track to electric commercial fleets

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 4, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

Electric buses and trucks are already rolling on Australian roads but the benefits are only starting to be understood by buyers.

Batteries hit their peak as gas phases out

by EcoGen Editor | May 30, 2021 | Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

When it comes to electricity peaking services, batteries beat gas hands down, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

Australia’s states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions reductions … imagine if they worked together

by EcoGen Editor | May 6, 2021 | Australia, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Solar Projects, State Policy, Wind Projects | 0 |

The states are leading the country in their clean energy ambitions. Is there a way their collective clout can be leveraged to replace Commonwealth intransigence?