Commercial | EcoGeneration

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.

What do DER customers want?

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 2, 2021 | Commercial, Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

If the energy sector wants to unlock the power in distributed energy resources it will need to gain the support of PV and battery owners. Here’s how it can be done.

Scale, consolidate or stay niche … the tough choices for C&I solar

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 29, 2020 | Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Commercial and industrial solar companies may be overlooking an obvious route to higher profits, writes Danin Kahn.

Catch it if you can … the race to build tomorrow’s storage

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 1, 2020 | Australia, Bioenergy, Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

There is no argument about the vital role storage will play in a grid dominated by variable renewables, writes Jeremy Chunn, but its rise is sure to be a prolonged affair that is potholed with risk.

STC compliance a responsibility, not a choice: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 16, 2020 | Commercial, For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

A crackdown on installers cutting corners when claiming STCs serves as a reminder of installers’ and designers’ responsibilities, writes Clean Energy Council risk and governance coordinator Leanne Nichols.

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.

Integrating DER into the grid: All-Energy highlights

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 10, 2020 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

Distribution networks spoke about their efforts to accommodate higher levels of distributed energy resources into the grid during a session for All-Energy 2020.

CEC Solar Awards 2020 … brilliant thinking, powerful projects

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 4, 2020 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The Clean Energy Council’s 2020 Solar Design and Installation Awards focused on PV systems that helped owners of commercial and industrial enterprises cut their ties with polluting generation in creative ways.

‘The future is really bright for solar. We’re just getting started’: GSES’s Chris Martell

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 28, 2020 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Global Sustainable Energy Solutions director of operations and engineering Chris Martell swapped techie defence work in the US for a clean start in Australia’s booming PV industry.