The Clean Energy Council (CEC) wants solar panels to be mandatory on all new homes. The council, which is Australia’s national body for the renewable energy industry, made the call in a federal election energy policy wish-list released today. The council says there’s a need to “restore the leadership” on renewables to the Federal Government […]
A NSW court has dismissed an appeal against a Hunter Valley coal mine ban. The case is significant because the judge’s decision took into account the coal’s affect on green house gas or GHG emissions. Justice Brian Preston of the Land and Environment Court upheld the refusal of consent for a mining application made by the […]
A proposed electricity interconnector between New South Wales and South Australia could deliver cheaper electricity, improve energy security, and support the transition from coal and gas to renewables. The project involves building a 916 kilometre, 330 kV interconnector transmission line from Wagga Wagga in NSW to Robertstown in SA at a cost of $1.73 billion. […]
An independent advisory board says an electric vehicle fast-charging network is a top priority to help Australia transition to EVs. The Infrastructure Australia (IA) ‘Infrastructure Priority List 2019’ says fast-charging EV stations at regular intervals on the national highway network will encourage people to buy electric cars and improve access to charging facilities. According to […]
The revised National Construction Code 2019 has now been released and comes into effect from May 1. Why should this concern current and future home owners looking to save money on energy bills? The answer is that this code will help builders of the future produce the most energy efficient home possible. Section 3.12 of […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) is urging solar retailers to get on board with its Solar Panel Validation Initiative to protect customers, plus their brands and reputations. The CER launched the SPV scheme in 2018 as a way to protect both the industry and its consumers. Here’s how it works. When doing a solar installation, […]
The NSW Greens have announced plans for a sweeping $1.25 billion solar spree ahead of the state election on March 23, including mandatory solar for new homes. NSW Greens MP and Environment spokesperson Cate Faehrmann wants one million extra households to install solar panels or be part of community renewable energy schemes within four years. […]
Blaming renewable energy for power outages is wrong, and worse, potentially dangerous, according to a new report. The warning comes from the Grattan Institute’s Keep Calm and Carry On investigation into the reliability of our electricity network. The February 2019 report found that in the past decade, 97 per cent of all outages were due […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is funding trials to help boost solar battery integration in the national grid. Rooftop solar panels and solar battery systems are known as distributed energy resources (DER) because they are spread throughout the community. The national grid operators need to monitor and control the power feeding in from solar households […]
It was a weekend of NSW solar rebates and loans scheme pledges from the two major parties. The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government says it will help up to 300,000 households slash power bills using no-interest loans to buy solar panel and battery systems. The move came Sunday, after the Labor Opposition announced a NSW solar rebates […]