Solar
Go ahead for Victorian solar plant
Development approval has been granted by the Rural City of Wangaratta for the construction of Victoria’s biggest solar farm.
Solar
Repower Shoalhaven: plenty of finance, not enough projects
Around the south coast of NSW, community group Repower Shoalhaven has plugged a gap for investors who want to back renewable energy by offering shares in solar systems on local businesses.
Solar
Renewable Newstead creeps closer to a solar solution
Victorian township Newstead is inching closer to its goal of relying solely on renewable energy, with expectations of going 100% solar.
For Consumers, Solar
For bargaining power and knowhow, regional NSW follows the SunCrowd
Meet the matchmaker that brings regional community renewable energy groups together with solar-curious locals.
Solar
China signs up for CSIRO solar thermal technology
Australia’s solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal electricity generation in China.
Renewables
Pumped hydro, solar and wind can deliver a 100% renewable NEM: ANU
A 100% renewable energy NEM is possible using solar, wind and pumped hydro, say researchers at the ANU.
Solar
Teaching solar to sing in harmony with the grid: trial tests inverters
A trial in NSW and Victoria is looking at how inverters on solar households can contribute to greater stability in the electricity grid.
Projects
Sludge-and-vegies biogas brew pushes up the power level at Sydney Water
A mixture of sewage sludge and yesterday's fruit and vegetables is turning out enough biogas to put this Cronulla plant on target for a 20% energy boost.
Policy
Good policy fuels energy efficiency, absent policy fails us all: IEA
One resource every country has in abundance is energy efficiency, says the IEA's Brian Motherway, “and every country is insufficiently tapping into that resource.”
Policy