Solar | EcoGeneration

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.

Solar critics fail to see the full picture

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 11, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

A recent story on the ABC’s 7.30 program gave an incomplete take on the Australian solar industry, writes Clean Energy Council technical support leader James Patterson.

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.

It’s time to lasso some cowboys, for solar’s sake

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 3, 2019 | Comment, For Installers, Solar | 0 |

For Australia to keep leading the world in adoption of solar the industry needs to focus on stringent quality control, writes Patrick Matweew, and that means lassoing a few cowboys.

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.

Regional jobs and communities the big winners from court of appeal decision on solar

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 25, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

The Queensland Court of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court ruling striking out a state government regulation that only electricians handle and mount solar panels.

Sunny solution for an age-old problem

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 25, 2019 | Commercial, Efficiency, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Solar generation and a lighting-led efficiency drive have helped owners cut costs the right way at hundreds of aged care homes.

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.

Supreme Court rules rushed new Queensland solar regulations invalid

by EcoGen Editor | May 30, 2019 | For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar, State Policy | 0 |

The Supreme Court of Queensland has overturned a regulation requiring the use of licensed electrical workers to mount and fix unplugged solar panels.

Caring for the next generation … the case for asset management

by EcoGen Editor | May 29, 2019 | Comment, Renewables, Solar, Solar | 0 |

The future of Australia’s clean energy fleet relies on decisions made today, writes Beatriz Toribio López of asset management services company Blueshore.