Australia’s electricity supply security was moderate to critical for 2020, with no improvement over 2019 as preventing power blackouts becomes more difficult due to cheaper but weather-dependent renewable energy sources …
City of Sydney opens 1,600 solar panel and Tesla battery project to boost 50 percent renewables target
Sydney’s drive to switch to renewable energy sources made another leap forward this week as the Lord Mayor flicked the Alexandra Canal transport depot solar and battery installation switch on. …
The solarcoaster – End of subsidies on solar could lead to glut of cheap supply
The coalition government will end subsidies on solar in 2021 when the Renewable Energy Target expires, claiming that falling costs will allow the industry to forge ahead despite the cuts… …
8,000 MW of renewable energy capacity added since 2016
A staggering 8,000 Megawatts of renewable energy capacity including wind, solar and hydropower has been added into the energy mix since January 2016. The Clean Energy Regulator said that this …
Energy giants urge ministers to push National Energy Guarantee through to next stage and worry about the details later
The big power retailers, industry, and the renewable energy lobby are urging state energy ministers to give the green light to the Energy Security Board to push on with the …
Carlton & United Breweries commit to 100-per cent renewable energy to drive down costs
Australia’s biggest brewing company, Carlton & United Breweries, has become the latest business to commit to 100 percent renewable energy after signing a contract with a solar farm, which it will …
Healthy surplus of large-scale generation certificates to meet 23.5% Renewable Energy Target by 2020
Australia is well on target to meet the 23.5 percent Renewable Energy Target by 2020 thanks to an “enormous” amount of wind and solar capacity currently in development which is …
Germany’s Sonnen to build battery factory in South Australia and move HQ
The green energy revolution continues to gather pace in South Australia as German battery manufacturer Sonnen announces that it will be building a battery factory near Adelaide. Sonnen is the …
Big discounts on new rooftop solar panel installations with tens of thousands of dollars to be saved
You could make some huge savings on the installation of rooftop solar panels at your business site as the solar panel boom continues to sweep across Australia. A 100 MW …
Coalition gives strongest signal yet that it will ditch CET and subsidies on renewables
The coalition government gave a strong signal that it will ditch the Clean Energy Target (CET), with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg saying that the electricity sector is looking for stability …