Solar
Off the Grid: lots of fun and powered by the sun
The Off the Grid festival will pump up the bass thanks to a 7m-high array of 40 Suntech 260W solar panels and a battery bank.
Solar
Barcaldine fringe-of-grid solar plant comes to life
The Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm in Queensland has begun feeding electricity into the grid.
Policy, Renewables
Energy prices to rise, counting the cost of Hazelwood’s closure: AEMC predicts two years of pain
The AEMC's latest forecast for electricity prices shows sharp increases and counts the toll of Hazelwood's departure from supply.
Solar
Cost and complexity holding back the battery binge
What's holding PV households back from batteries? High costs and complex retrofits, says Doug Meldrum of 360 Energy.
Funding, Renewables
Want optimal RE generation? Build more transmission: CEFC
The architecture of the National Electricity Market is the elephant in the room, says Clean Energy Finance Corporation chief executive Oliver Yates.
Funding
Merchant model no dealbreaker for wind investors, CEFC
A debt finance commitment of up to $120 million from the CEFC is demonstrating the value of large-scale renewable energy projects which have not achieved 100% offtake deals.
Efficiency, Renewables, Solar
Positive Charge offers power to the people … solar power
Since 2013 Melbourne-based social enterprise Positive Charge has helped out with more than 10,000 inquiries from householders, including the perplexed and gullible.Solar
Sun shines on WA: Emu Downs and Cunderdin plants edge closer
Western Australia is a step closer to hosting two new solar plants, one co-located with a wind farm, the other selling 100% of output using a merchant model.
Funding
CEFC takes $20m stake in Monash world-first climate bond
The CEFC has made a $20 million investment in the world’s first university-issued certified climate bond.
Policy, Renewables