Projects | EcoGeneration

Neoen to boost Hornsdale Power Reserve by 50%, 64.5MWh

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 20, 2019 | Australia, Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Neoen will expand its Hornsdale Power Reserve storage system in South Australia by 50%, a 64.5MWh expansion.

Dramatic slow-down in clean energy investment requires urgent COAG Energy Council action: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 20, 2019 | Australia, Comment, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar Projects, Wind Projects | 0 |

The CEC has stepped up ahead of the next COAG Energy Council with a clear list of requests and recommendations.

Take it to vertical … the story behind a CEC Solar Awards winner

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

A cool-looking house in central Sydney makes the most of the often-overlooked elegance of solar modules. Will the fashion catch on?

Best and brightest: CEC Solar Awards winners for 2019

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 7, 2019 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The Clean Energy Council’s 2019 Solar Design and Installation Awards included shining examples of what this talented industry can do with more than a few modules when imaginations are let off the leash.

Australia could fall apart under climate change. But there’s a way to avoid it: Garnaut

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 6, 2019 | Australia, Climate, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, International, Policy, Projects, Renewables | 0 |

If Australia is to realise its immense opportunity in a zero-carbon world, it will need a different policy framework.

An offshore wind heads for Australia

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 31, 2019 | Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Australia’s first offshore wind project a step in the right direction, writes Kashish Shah.

Head in the air, feet on the ground: the highwire skills of a clean energy community relations coordinator

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 16, 2019 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Acciona’s Kirsten Lee sees both sides of the story from rural communities as they learn to live with the enormous wind projects that are slowly pushing coal aside.

Snowy 2.0 will not produce nearly as much electricity as claimed … we must hit the pause button

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 15, 2019 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables | 0 |

New analysis revealed less than half the extra pumped hydro capacity promised by Snowy 2.0 can be delivered.

Virtual power plants, real pain … how the VPP puzzle has brought on a mild headache

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 14, 2019 | Australia, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Virtual power plants made up of other people’s batteries sound like a great idea but, gee, they’re a headache to put together. Will they make it to the finish line?

Pressure builds as compressed air storage projects attract funds

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 8, 2019 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

A form of long-duration storage that can be sited wherever it’s needed is edging closer to reality at two sites on the NEM.

NSW shortlists 2,850MW of projects for $75m Emerging Energy Program

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 2, 2019 | Australia, Bioenergy, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

Grants worth $7.1 million have been awarded to projects totalling 2,150MW of on-demand electricity, “with the potential to leverage almost $2 billion in private investment”.