Projects | EcoGeneration

Miners turn to face the sun

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 2, 2020 | Australia, Comment, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind | 0 |

As the cost of clean energy hybrid power plants falls miners around the world are shaking off their reliance on fossil fuels, writes Sarah Wang.

NSW renewable energy zone carrot attracts 27GW of solar, wind and storage proposals

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 25, 2020 | Australia, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Developers of solar, wind and storage projects have shown keen enthusiasm for Kean’s NSW renewable energy zone.

Modelling a solution to Alice Springs’ energy woes

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Australia, Company Updates, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

A winner in the government’s recent funding round for microgrids is looking at storage to help the town run on 50% renewables.

Monford Group delivers 132MW Merredin Solar Farm, WA’s largest

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Australia, Company Updates, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

The 132MW Merredin Solar Farm – the largest in Western Australia – is about to be connected to the grid. Project builder Monford Group takes EcoGeneration through the process.

Remote communities the winners in $20m microgrid funding round

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 10, 2020 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Funding, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Waste-to-energy, Wind | 0 |

The grant funding will be put to good use by 17 winning bidders, all compelled to solve energy woes in far-off places.

Digitised asset management for renewables delivers greater resilience

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 10, 2020 | Australia, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Putting assets at the centre of an integrated system, the asset manager can get a comprehensive understanding of the health of the asset, ensure compliance, manage deadlines and ensure that each asset is delivering on KPIs, writes Matthew Stubbs.

Renewables power on despite recession: CER report

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 3, 2020 | Australia, Commercial, Emissions Reduction Fund, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind Projects | 0 |

Despite the economy shrinking by 0.3% in the first quarter, the CER report shows an expected $3 billion value in certificate and unit entitlements to be issued this year.

CEC study shows enormous employment potential in renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 2, 2020 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind Projects | 0 |

Jobs will need to surge to keep Australia on track for transition to renewables, says CEC report.

Energy gold mine … the wind-solar-storage plant that brings powerful self-sufficiency to the middle of nowhere

by EcoGen Editor | May 26, 2020 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A dynamic power plant in remote Western Australia is showing other miners the possibilities of clean energy.

Solar PV module backsheet durability an issue for Australia

by EcoGen Editor | May 25, 2020 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

The failure of standards to keep pace with changing backsheet materials has made it harder for retailers and distributors to ensure backsheet durability, writes the CEC’s Sandy Pulsford.

The brain that’s turned UoQ’s 2.2MWh Tesla Powerpack battery into a private piggybank

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2020 | Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

A battery is only as smart as the brain that commands it, and the University of Queensland has connected its 2.2MWh Tesla to a cunning bit of software.

Carbon capture and storage is a big step back to the dirty dark age: IEEFA

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2020 | Australia, Climate, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables | 0 |

The government’s Australian Climate Solutions Fund offers little hope for financial industry backers of a Paris aligned economic recovery, says the IEEFA’s Tim Buckley.