Solar | EcoGeneration

What Hygrid Energy’s “engineer-in-a-box” solution hopes to do for clean energy assets

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 14, 2022 | Commercial, Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen, Solar, Storage | 0 |

This Australian startup wants to see all clean energy assets live long and productive lives....

Feds pursue “ultra low cost” solar with R&D funding

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 10, 2022 | Commercial, For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

The federal government will pump $40 million into solar research and development in a bid to cut...

Net zero or 100 per cent renewables … it’s time to decide

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 5, 2022 | Australia, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

A detailed report into the electricity market shows the risks to generators and consumers of a rapid, uncoordinated transition to clean energy, writes Jeremy Chunn.

CEC confidence survey: What do we want? Grid grid grid grid!

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 30, 2021 | Funding, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

Head honchos in renewables focus on the connection dilemma and shrug off 2030 federal net-zero ambivalence.

Qld network ‘fills the data gaps’ to boost safety, encourage DER

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 23, 2021 | Residential, Solar | 0 |

Energy Queensland is testing a method of using scant available data to better read what’s happening along its poles and wires.

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.

Unlocking the social licence gate to decarbonisation

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 9, 2021 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

For Australia to reach net zero, we will need a step change in building new infrastructure. This will produce local tensions that will must be handled with engagement, empathy and pragmatism.

Reflections on a challenging year for rooftop solar

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 9, 2021 | For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Supporting the rooftop solar industry through another challenging year is just part of the job of working in the Clean Energy Council’s Tech Team, writes Nathan Smith.

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.

The benefits of solar in embedded energy networks

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 4, 2021 | Commercial, Efficiency, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar | 0 |

Strata managers and residents will get the most out of an investment in solar if they understand the difference between the two main types of embedded energy network model, writes Drew McKillican.

Sydney bus depot transitions to electric with 40 e-buses, 36 chargers, 387kW rooftop PV and 2.5MW storage

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 4, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The electrified depot will run as a test bed for other fleet-owners, with the ANU working on a platform that will interpret data for use as a planning tool.

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.