Projects | EcoGeneration

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.

Follow the sun … how tracking stacks up in utility-scale PV

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 28, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Tracking has taken off with developers of solar plants but there is a lot to know about this simple technology.

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.

Light touch … adapting C&I solar for rooftops that can’t take the strain

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 20, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Solar installers who try to cut corners by avoiding stringent structural assessments risk the reputation of the entire industry – and can miss out on proving themselves in the tough C&I sector.

Wind farm data cruncher turns out a 45% better 5-minute forecast

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 14, 2021 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

An Australian university has developed software that by increasing accuracy of five-minute forecasts can push down associated liabilities to the NEM.

Deciding our distributed energy future

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 7, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Commercial, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Transmission, VPPs | 0 |

The debate around the regulatory reform of distributed energy resources will help decide the future direction of Australia’s electricity system, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

The 20,000 sensors that show what’s happening along Queensland network’s poles and wires

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 6, 2021 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, Transmission, VPPs | 0 |

A project by Luceo Energy that shows the effect of solar exports on the grid is expected to help the network owner target investment in capacity.

How to get the most out of your PV panel purchases

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 29, 2021 | Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Rigorous due diligence can save developers of solar projects millions, write Michelle McCann and Lawrence McIntosh.

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.

Welcome to Camp Kidston … work begins on 2GWh Queensland pumped hydro facility

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 11, 2021 | Australia, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Five years in the planning, work has begun on Genex Power’s ambitious clean energy storage facility in northwest Queensland.

Who you gonna call? … how the CEC’s tech team is onside with quality solar

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 7, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Clean Energy Council technical support officer Thomas Seymour is part of a crew that keeps solar installers informed – and on their toes.

AER penalty for lax bidding soars a hundredfold … newbies beware

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 2, 2021 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The Australian Energy Regulator has ramped up penalties that may be applied to owners of power plants, no matter the technology, if they fail to refine bidding before dispatch.