Funding, Solar, Solar Projects

CEFC backs three NSW solar plants with $150m investment

Three large-scale solar plants in regional NSW have been approved for Clean Energy Finance Corporation funding worth $150 million.
Solar

Solar and storage training – where standards matter

The solar PV training sector has a weight on its shoulders turning out installers fit to convert the country to clean energy, but as the battery surge approaches the stakes are higher.
Efficiency, Funding, Policy, Renewables

The states, not Canberra, will help us reach the RET: RepuTex

A report from Melbourne-based carbon consultancy RepuTex has found Australia can bank on the states, not the Capital, to get the job done when it comes to switching to renewables.
Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects

Industry roundtable: The forecast is for strong wind

ROUNDTABLE | Wind energy is an abundant resource in Australia but expansion in projects has been limited over recent years. As costs fall and the air is slowly cleared on policy, the wind sector is set for strong growth. EcoGeneration asked four industry experts about their projections and concerns as the 2020 renewable energy target comes across the horizon.
Company Updates

Global inverter giant Delta eyes commercial growth

Delta Energy Systems business development manager Angus Hawke talks about the opportunities that lie ahead for the international inverter giant.
Company Updates, Funding, Renewables, Solar

Can the grid handle 80% clean energy? GreenSync seeks a solution

With $11.5m in fresh funding Melbourne renewable energy technology company GreenSync is preparing to test international markets, CEO Phil Blythe tells Jeremy Chunn.
Uncategorised

How to squeeze the most out of a home solar system

The end of generous feed-in tariffs is a great opportunity for installers and retailers to push the benefits of sophisticated solar and storage monitoring systems, writes Steph Bond-Hutkin.
Comment, Solar

The high price of low-cost solar modules

COMMENT | Negotiating down prices and extracting tighter warranties will jeopardise developers’ solar projects in the long term, writes Garry Willett of Jinko Solar.
Policy, Renewables

Murky communication won’t help the clean energy cause

In order to win hearts and minds the renewable energy industry needs to shift from describing technologies to illustrating the benefits they bring, writes Dan Cass.
Funding, Projects, Renewables

Far-west NSW to host 200MW Silverton Wind Farm

GE, civil construction firm CATCON and AGL have reached agreement to build the $450 million Silverton Wind Farm in far west NSW. The 200MW facility will be the sixth-largest wind farm in Australia.