For solar systems up to 100kW, 2.13GW of capacity was added in 2019 ... more than twice the volume of 2017 and three times the 2016 result.
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At the CSIRO, tomorrow’s EV grid lock is today’s problem
Storage and electric vehicles may be slow to take off but the CSIRO is looking far ahead to understand how the technologies can be best absorbed into daily life, Dr Christopher Munnings tells EcoGeneration.
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Australian renewables sector poised for new records in 2020: Rystad
Australia’s renewable energy market is set for another record year in 2020 as Rystad Energy expects utility wind and solar PV projects totalling 3.6GW to complete commissioning, up from 2.6GW in 2019.
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Clean energy investment drops 40% in 2019 as price outlook casts a shadow
...but a slowing in investment in 2019 should not come as too much of a surprise.
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Module technology driving lower LCOE: Rystad
A sharp fall in cost and a switch to PERC technology has transformed the economics for developers of large-scale solar projects, writes David Dixon.
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China’s hydro giant tests the limits of PV integration
One of the world’s largest PV power plant operators, China’s HHDC, is pushing the R&D dial so that hybrid clean energy solutions can be understood and actioned.
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Doing the megawatt foxtrot … Australia’s top C&I solar companies look back on 2019
Very big solar systems come with many more challenges than the residential variety, and business in the commercial and industrial PV world is competitive. Australia’s two largest C&I solar companies take EcoGeneration through the ins and outs.
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1414 Degrees pays $2m for Aurora CST project
The new owner proposes to use the site to pilot its TESS-GRID technology, with electricity firming services developed to similar scale as the previous project.
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Dramatic slow-down in clean energy investment requires urgent COAG Energy Council action: CEC
The CEC has stepped up ahead of the next COAG Energy Council with a clear list of requests and recommendations.
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Take it to vertical … the story behind a CEC Solar Awards winner
A cool-looking house in central Sydney makes the most of the often-overlooked elegance of solar modules. Will the fashion catch on?
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