Solar Projects | EcoGeneration

AEMO ISP 2022: Renewables muscling out coal faster than expected

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 14, 2021 | Australia, Solar Projects, Transmission, Wind Projects | 0 |

The renewables industry is determined to rise to the challenge and deliver a faster-than-predicted...

Clean energy the answer to Australia’s climate question

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 15, 2021 | Australia, Climate, Comment, Emissions Reduction Fund, For Consumers, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A target of 100% renewable energy by 2030 would demonstrate the Coalition is serious about delivering action on global warming ahead of the federal election, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

Solar thermal storage project promises 3.6GWh to the grid

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 9, 2021 | Company Updates, For Consumers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

A monster project that relies on Australian company RayGen’s thermal storage technology has attracted serious backing.

Panel tests put the wind up solar

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Efficiency, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Testing solar modules is a proven route to ensuring the manufacturer delivers on their promise, writes Michelle McCann, whose company offers a PV trial regime.

Investor tool reveals what it takes to profit from wind, solar and storage

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Investors who think all solar and wind farms are pretty much alike will get a sharp shock if they access a new online platform which shows the wide variance between the 150-odd assets around the country. To make money (or not lose it), they need to know what’s driving those differences.

Most of 2022’s solar projects risk delay or cancellation due to soaring costs: Rystad

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 27, 2021 | Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

When the cost of modules – and shipping – increases, it can significantly impact project economics.

CEC Solar Awards finalist: Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA … the long load

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 20, 2021 | Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Two goals were pursued at once: invest in business operations and put in the best tender possible.

Maoneng’s journey from rooftop solar to major league storage

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 19, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Company Updates, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission | 0 |

Maoneng has made a few quick turns during its short history. But the call to take part in the storage “boom cycle” has been heard loud and clear, CEO Morris Zhou tells EcoGeneration.

Andrew Forrest plans huge Qld clean energy plant, signs solar deal, plots against gas

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 12, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind | 0 |

The proposal for a factory in Gladstone is the most significant of Forrest’s plans for Fortescue Future Industries.

ARENA’s Darren Miller on what’s proven and what’s worth a shot

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | Bioenergy, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

There has to be a way to push the cost of solar 70% lower, the ARENA chief says, as surely as there are effective methods to capture and store carbon. But exporting hydrogen…?

ARENA seeks microgrids that can stand up for communities and stand up to nature

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 6, 2021 | Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

ARENA’s Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program can improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in faraway places, says CEO Darren Miller.

How fossil entrants to Australia can align their clean ambitions with renewables reality

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 6, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A report from PwC shows that good intentions at the outset may sometimes obscure a misalignment between the way investors and developers think about clean energy partnerships.