Efficiency
New CEFC program to fund $250m in energy efficient housing and upgrades
A new program to help drive the construction of energy efficient community housing was today announced by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).For Installers, Solar
Retrofitting battery storage: part one – design issues
Existing solar customers are expected to be the biggest market for the new wave of home batteries, but designing and installing a retrofitted storage system comes with a host of potential challenges, writes Selectronic's Rod Scott.
Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects
SA wind farm keeps it local with $3.5m turbine contract
Waterloo Wind Farm has announced that an Australian company, Keppel Prince, has been contracted to manufacture and supply the turbine towers for the wind farm's planned extension.Renewables, Solar
Telstra installs its largest PV systems, heralding mass rollout of solar and storage
Telstra has switched on the largest grid-connected solar power system the company has ever deployed, in a move that is expected to herald the adoption of more solar PV and battery technology across its infrastructure portfolio.International, Projects, Solar Projects
Stage one of the world’s biggest solar project goes online
The first section of the mammoth Ouarzazate concentrated solar power (CSP) plant - which will be the world's largest solar thermal facility once completed - has been switched on in Morocco following several months of delay.Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects
Williamsdale solar farm greenlit by ACT Government
An 11.18 MW solar PV development near Williamsdale, south of Canberra, has been approved by the ACT Government.For Installers, Solar
Solar grants initiative the latest clean energy push of Victorian Government
Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D'Ambrosio has announced a $500,000 Community Renewables Solar Grants Initiative, which would allow Victorian lifesaving clubs to apply for grants to install solar panel systems at their premises
Renewables, Storage
Solar plus storage will be economical in less than a decade: report
Global distributed storage for solar systems will be worth US$8 billion in 2026, according to American consultancy Lux Research.Comment, Interviews
Interview: Kate Carnell on the business case for renewables
EcoGeneration speaks to Kate Carnell, outgoing CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), about her support for the renewables industry and the government’s vital role in financing it.Comment, Interviews