Commercial, Solar
Businesses rush to install solar systems to combat high power prices
Commercial-scale solar systems are being installed at an unprecedented rate in South Australia as companies attempt to combat some of the most expensive electricity prices in the world.
Funding, Renewables, Solar, Storage
Industry partners sign on for trial of deX renewable energy trading platform
Thirty-seven industry partners will support the rollout of the decentralised energy exchange (deX), a software platform that will allow consumers who store their own renewable energy through home batteries to sell their excess electricity back to the grid.
Renewables, Solar, Storage
The street that’s breaking away from the pack … trading renewable energy in the Melbourne suburbs
A mini-grid project in suburban Melbourne is testing the possibilities of energy independence and consumers’ appetite for change, writes Alistair Parker.
Renewables, Solar
The solar PV panel problem: high promises, low quality
Solar PV modules are going up in record numbers but they are still far from being a commodity. Dr Michelle McCann explains why it pays to be diligent about testing panels, no matter how ubiquitous they are.
Bioenergy, Renewables
Magic crystals and the methane explosion … UNSW research seeks a tenfold boost to gas yield from coal
Is there a better way to squeeze the energy from a lump of coal? An Australian researcher may have found the secret solution.
Comment, Policy, Renewables
Utilities at a crossroads as renewable energy fills the grid: KPMG
Leading consultancy KPMG is in a good spot to track how the energy incumbents are facing disruption from the clean energy revolution.
Policy, Renewables
Victoria super-sizes its renewable energy target: 40% by 2025
The Victorian Government’s renewable energy auction announcement today is a major step forward for communities, businesses and the state’s renewable energy industry, the Clean Energy Council said.
Bioenergy, Funding
CEFC tips $90m into waste management sector
Australian waste management company Cleanaway Waste Management is accelerating its best practice sustainable waste management activities with an array of projects to be financed through a $90 million corporate loan from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Renewables, Storage
ARENA to help fund $30 million 30MW SA battery
A new large-scale battery, designed to demonstrate how energy storage can strengthen the grid and potentially lower energy prices, will be built in South Australia with support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Policy, Renewables, Storage