Comment, For Consumers, Renewables, Wind
Clean energy, cloudy communication
We can do better than using engineers as front line “experts” when it comes to converting communities to the benefits of renewable energy, writes Clean Energy Council media manager Mark Bretherton.
Renewables, Storage
Batteries, pumped hydro – or both?
Storage is a requirement as renewables replace coal, but which technology is best? Donald Vaughan and Nick West weigh the case for pumped hydro and batteries.
Comment, Renewables
Australian energy’s game of thrones
The renewable energy landscape is set for an epic showdown, writes Redback Energy managing director Brian Innes, with plenty of battles and changes in alliance along the way.
For Installers, Solar
Solar installer rates survey
Australia’s first national installer rates survey takes a look at how much the front line workers of renewable energy are taking home.
Renewables, Storage
ANU report finds 22,000 pumped hydro sites across Australia
Researchers at ANU have completed a survey of sites across the country that would be suitable for pumped hydro energy storage.
Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar
Brisbane Airport’s 6MW solar PV epiphany
Brisbane Airport has started the shift to solar energy after a drop in cost and increase in efficiency of panels triggered an investment decision.For Installers, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage, Wind
STC price drop gouges solar PV installers’ profits
Volatility in the Small-scale Technology Certificates market has caught many installers out, but not all. Is there further to fall?
For Installers, Storage
Battery roundtable consensus will drive development of Australian storage industry: CEC
The consensus reached by a roundtable of senior industry and government leaders on residential on-site battery storage standards in Australia is an important step in the development of the Australian consumer storage market, the Clean Energy Council said.
For Consumers, Renewables, Solar
The top 10 towns giving solar energy back to the grid
Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme postcode data released by the Clean Energy Regulator reflects a geographically diverse spread of installations, particularly in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia.
Renewables