Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, we take a look at some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to our renewable energy news section.
In this episode, Virginia covers changes to South Australia’s feed in tariff, solar heading for grid parity in 100 countries by 2020, solar power poised to trump fossil fuel on cost and and rooftop solar now as economical as large scale PV.
In this episode:
– From October, new connections to South Australia’s feed in tariff scheme will only receive 22 cents per kilowatt hour rather than the current 44 cents. The lower feed in tariff is seen as more sustainable and was agreed upon to avoid creating another boom or bust scenario all too commonly seen in Australia’s solar sector recently. Read more.
– The results of a recent survey show that by 2020, over 100 countries will have access to solar power at prices comparable to traditional energy sources. The results of the survey by solar panel manufacturer Applied Materials show that the manufacturing cost of solar panels has dropped by 70 per cent since 2008. Read more.
– The world’s largest technical association, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, says solar PV is set to become the most economical form of power generation. Read more.
– Mr Rich praised the government on its recent support of large scale PV and believes that major projects will become economical without subsidies in the next few years. Mr Rich also believes that the rooftop solar industry can create as many if not more jobs than large scale solar, without the environmental issues such as the amount of land required for solar farms. Read more.
