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Renewables funding roundtable: Certainty is power

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 16, 2019 | Australia, Comment, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Australia’s transition from coal to clean energy won’t happen without investor support, but the risks are growing. EcoGeneration asked a panel of experts about the possible tremors ahead.

Stand-alone power systems tower over powerlines

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 15, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The future of electricity is being reinvented in Western Australia, writes Jeremy Wray of CPS National, who is working with Horizon Power to replace 54km of transmission with stand-alone power systems.

What voltage tells us about the solar revolution

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 10, 2019 | Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Solar is a dynamic energy solution trying to make its way in a grid designed for one-way traffic, writes Jonathon Dore. Yes, there are a few teething issues – but solutions can be found.

Battery storage on trial … the good, the flat and the gone-out-of-business

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 3, 2019 | For Installers, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

The ARENA-funded ITP Battery Trial is pitting a long list of storage technologies against the elements. Which ones will make it and which will fizzle out? The ITP Renewables team sent this update from its Canberra laboratory.

The sun will always shine on Tassie, says ex-army Launceston solar installer

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 1, 2019 | For Installers, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Nathan Allen of High Yield Solar talks about the role of PV in the hydro state.

Levelling the MLF playing field

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 25, 2019 | Australia, Comment, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Marginal loss factors are the bitter pill developers of remote renewables projects have had to swallow, but continued investment in transmission and better allocation of losses will help reverse the problem, writes Amar Rathore.

ARENA backs wind-solar-battery energy gold mine for WA gold mine

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 20, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A Western Australian gold mine will be the first Australian mine to be powered by a wind, solar, battery and gas microgrid, now under construction.

Clean energy a key driver of prosperity for next 40 years: CSIRO

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 20, 2019 | Comment, Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

The CSIRO and a long list of corporate and academic partners recently presented the Australian National Outlook 2019 report, which forecast the nation’s fitness in 2060 under two scenarios: “slow decline” and “outlook vision”.

Storage is the answer, so don’t stand in its way: Energy Storage Conference panel

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 19, 2019 | Australia, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

A panel at the Australian Energy Storage Conference in Sydney in June was unanimous about the immediate need and importance of energy storage … and equally frustrated about some of the policy and rule changes required to get us there.

Solar-and-storage classroom scores ‘A’ for efficiency

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 11, 2019 | For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Solar power is helping students get comfortable with learning, thanks to a local company that makes energy-efficient classrooms.

Victorian $51m equity tilt takes CEFC large-scale solar portfolio beyond $1bn

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 11, 2019 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The CEFC has announced its third equity investment in a large-scale renewable energy development, with a $51 million stake in Victoria’s 200MW Kiamal Solar Farm.