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To the limit … ANU lab open for extreme (or mundane) DER testing

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 22, 2021 | Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Hydrogen, Ocean Power, PPAs, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind | 0 |

Dull or extraordinary grid conditions can be conjured to stress test clean energy equipment at the ANU’s laboratory dedicated to distributed energy resources.

The rocky road for LGCs to 2030 and beyond

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Commercial, Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, PPAs, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

Could there be a second life for Large-scale Generation Certificates once the Renewable Energy Target scheme matures?

What solar traffic jam? … a role for the networks in tomorrow’s solar-filled grid

by EcoGen Editor | May 27, 2021 | Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, PPAs, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

Rooftop solar has brought energy prices down but the networks say its fast growth is disturbing the peace on their poles and wires. Are PV exports to blame or should the networks get with the times? Jeremy Chunn reports.

Mountains of energy … CEFC sees billions in resource recovery

by EcoGen Editor | May 25, 2021 | Bioenergy, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, PPAs, Renewables, Storage, Waste-to-energy | 0 |

Yes, solar and wind are cleaning up the grid, but a new report from the CEFC is a reminder to investors and industry of the value in what gets thrown away.

Tough to connect, taking longer, worker shortage … CEC Wind Industry Forum panel on headwinds and mega-projects

by EcoGen Editor | May 21, 2021 | Australia, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A panel of experts at the CEC’s Wind Industry Forum in May weighed the rigidity and complexity of the current market with optimism for future opportunities as the NEM is weaned off coal.

Calling all bright sparks … Australian Technologies Competition opens doors for energy start-ups

by EcoGen Editor | May 10, 2021 | Bioenergy, Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Geothermal, Hydrogen, Ocean Power, PPAs, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind | 0 |

The Australian Technologies Competition is open to energy start-ups, with applications closing May 24.

Large-scale solar hasn’t lost its shine: CEC forum panel

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 12, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

Is the utility-scale PV market under stress or growing into a new stage of maturity? The Clean Energy Council Large-scale Solar Forum included a panel session which looked at the past to predict the future.

Demand for corporate PPAs rockets ahead in 2020 … but what comes next?

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 13, 2021 | PPAs, Renewables | 0 |

After a record year for corporate renewable PPAs in Australia, Chris Briggs assesses the prospects for 2021.

Storage swap contract steadies revenue outlook for renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 25, 2021 | Commercial, Funding, PPAs, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

A new option in the energy markets offers developers a prudent hedge against volatile pricing.

Greenbacks for greenery … venture capital hears the call for clean energy

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 17, 2020 | Australia, Climate, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, International, International, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Climate-conscious venture capitalists are once again placing big bets on clean technology. Can they make money and protect the planet?

Fulfilling utility-scale PV module contracts in a choppy market

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 13, 2020 | Australia, Commercial, Company Updates, For Installers, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Solar module manufacturer Longi is carving out market share in the utility-scale sector as developers wrestle with the grid and competitors throw up challenges.