Australia’s insatiable appetite for rooftop solar shows no sign of diminishing as 1 Gigawatt of solar capacity was added last year with the market expected to expand further in 2018 …
South Australia to build world’s largest thermal solar plant as SolarReserve Aurora project is given approval
Not happy with having the world’s largest battery, South Australia will now get the biggest thermal solar plant in the world as the $650 million 150 megawatt SolarReserve project in …
China’s new solar highway to generate 1,000 MWh of electricity per year
China continues to blaze a trail in the field of renewable energy by opening the world’s first solar highway which is expected to generate 1,000 MWh per year. The two-lane solar …
Tesla battery responds in 0.14 seconds to keep Victoria’s lights on
Elon Musk’s Tesla battery in South Australia has been called into action twice to stop power outages since it began operations at the end of November 2017, kicking in at …
Electricity prices expected to drop in 2018 thanks to Western New South Wales renewables boom
A total of 33 wind and solar energy projects generating a total of 4,750 Megawatts of power will be constructed in New South Wales’ renewables boom in 2018. 10 wind …
Negative energy prices – European businesses were actually paid to use electricity over windy Christmas weekend
It sounds too good to be true and it is unthinkable in Australia, but businesses in Germany experienced negative energy prices over the Christmas weekend. This means that they were …
China launches world’s largest carbon trading scheme
China has rolled out a tax on pollution with its long-awaited national carbon trading scheme, covering the power generation and heating industries. The new policy was rolled out by The …
Wholesale energy prices set to drop by 12% from mid-2018 to 2020 thanks to renewables push
Energy prices are set to fall over the next two years due to an extra 5,300 MW of power generation entering the mix, mostly from renewable energy sources. The Australian …
What is pumped hydro and how can it help Australia’s energy supply?
Pumped hydro power has often been touted as the answer to all of Australia’s energy supply problems. With plenty of suitable sites for pumped hydro plants and its ability to …
250 Megawatt solar and battery Sunraysia plant to be built in New South Wales early next year
The 250 Megawatt Sunraysia solar and battery power plant which will be built in New South Wales early next year by Maoneng Australia and Decmil will become the country’s biggest …