Renewables

Diesel emissions rising fast, according to pitt&sherry CEDEX report

Diesel has been shown to be a significant contributor to the increased growth in emissions, with road transport and mining applications producing the weight of the CO2-e emissions, according to the March 2016 Carbon Emissions Index (CEDEX) Report.
Australia, Policy, Projects, State Policy, Wind Projects

Sapphire Wind Farm final winner of second ACT auction

The 260 MW Sapphire Wind Farm in northern NSW is the fifth, and final, successful wind energy project from the ACT's two reverse auctions for wind energy.
Policy, State Policy

Vic Gov’t changes to result in faster solar connections

The Victorian Government is making it easier for small-scale energy generators, including households with rooftop solar panels, to connect to the electricity grid.
Commercial, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects

ARENA funds large-scale solar farm to show benefits of PV at edge of grid

The 4.5 MW Normanton Solar Farm in far north-west Queensland will receive public funding to the tune of $8.4 million, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced today.
Renewables

AllGrid’s Deborah Oberon winner of inaugural CEC scholarship

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has awarded its inaugural Developing Women Directors Scholarship to AllGrid Energy Marketing and Alliance Manager Deborah Oberon.
For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

WA looks to solar, wind and storage to combat regional grid outages

The Western Australian Government will investigate developing an electricity microgrid - likely to be Australia's biggest edge-of-grid solution - to support the Kalbarri community, in WA's Mid-West region.
For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage

Government urged to support home battery storage “revolution”

Australia can be a world leader in the rollout of residential battery storage - provided governments work with industry to realise the "massive potential" of this technology, says the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
For Installers, Solar

PV system design: how to compete effectively in the wider marketplace

Commercial scale PV systems present enormous opportunities to our industry. However, the requirements to source and verify a range of site-specific data over a large site is challenging.
For Installers, Solar, Solar

Retrofitting battery storage

Existing solar PV customers are expected to be the biggest market for the new wave of home battery products - but designing and installing a retrofitted storage system comes with a host of potential challenges.
Solar

Everything you need to know about perovskite PV

There's been a lot of excitement about perovskite-based solar technology lately, with some observers already declaring it the future of solar PV. So, are silicon PV's days really numbered?