Projects | EcoGeneration

Stand-alone power systems tower over costly power lines in remote WA

by EcoGen Editor | May 16, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The future of electricity is being reinvented in Western Australia, writes Jeremy Wray of CPS National.

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.

SA approves 280MW solar to power Whyalla steelworks

by EcoGen Editor | May 14, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

The first large-scale project in Sanjeev Gupta’s plan to generate 1GW of dispatchable renewable energy in South Australia has been approved.

Thermal energy battery taps SA Water biogas

by EcoGen Editor | May 9, 2019 | Australia, Bioenergy, Company Updates, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Uncategorised | 0 |

A pilot in Adelaide has matched wastewater biogas with 1414 Degrees’ molten-silicon storage unit. Next step, grid stability services.

On the ground at the 194MW Bulgana Green Power Hub

by EcoGen Editor | May 9, 2019 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

How do you build a wind farm? Let’s ask the crew building Neoen’s Bulgana Green Power Hub…

Labor’s Solar Loan Program a clean shot of energy for Australia’s schools: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A new solar and battery loan program unveiled by federal Labor would be a game changer for schools and a salve to the grid, the Clean Energy Council said.

Fiji teaches its young the logic of solar energy

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | International, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Twenty schools in Fiji with new solar systems installed are passing the benefits of free, clean electricity on to students of the Pacific Islands nation.

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.

Schneider Electric partners with Jet Charge to electrify Nissan dealers in lead-up to Leaf launch

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 17, 2019 | Australia, Company Updates, For Consumers, Projects | 0 |

Schneider Electric will supply electric vehicle charging infrastructure installer Jet Charge with Nissan Australia’s charging equipment.

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.

Finished! 10MW, 25-site solar rollout edges Top End closer to 50% renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 10, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The $59 million Solar Energy Transformation Program integrates 10MW of solar PV arrays in remote locations with a target for diesel savings of 94 million litres over 25 years.

Wind Industry Forum: WSP’s Winodh Jayewardene seeks a more efficient way to connect renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 9, 2019 | Australia, Comment, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

If the wind industry, networks and market operator stay within a collegial frame, WSP’s Winodh Jayewardene sees Australia leading by example in the global energy transition.