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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.

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.

Australia’s grid can take 75% renewables by 2025: GlobalData

by EcoGen Editor | May 7, 2020 | Australia, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Despite covid-19, Australia’s grid is strong enough to accommodate up to 75% renewables by 2025, says GlobalData analysis.

CEC report looks back on 2019 … a record year for renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 14, 2020 | Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Although 2020 is looking to be a tough year for the renewable energy sector, no thanks to the global covid-19 pandemic, the Clean Energy Council’s annual round-up of data for the industry has shown that 2019 was a standout.

Will wind fill the gap?

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

If it’s 24-hour power we need, wind is way ahead of solar. But can these giant propellers fill most of the gap left by 23GW of coal power that needs to leave the NEM? Jeremy Chunn reports.

When one wind turbine is enough … a case study from the blustery far south

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The Portland Wind Project in Victoria might be extra small but it proves the versatility of wind technology.

Covid-19 infects global renewables outlook … zero growth in 2020, 10% fall in 2021: Rystad

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 30, 2020 | Australia, Funding, International, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

As populations around the world deal with the psychological and economic effects of the covid-19 epidemic the transition to renewable energy is expected to slow to a halt.

NSW sets out clean energy and energy efficiency plan for 2030, on track to net zero emissions by 2050

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 17, 2020 | Australia, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The NSW government’s Net Zero Plan Stage 1 is a green light to clean energy investment in the state.

Breaking Australia’s vicious energy cycle

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 5, 2020 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar Projects, Wind Projects | 0 |

A lack of long-term planning to create a 21st century grid and decades of political infighting are beginning to catch up with us, writes Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton.