First Australian solar farm in Antarctica powers up at Casey station
The first Australian solar farm in Antarctica sparked into life this week at remote Casey station using 105 solar panels. The solar power array is among the largest in Antarctica. It will help remote Australian Antarctic research stations like Casey to reduce reliance on diesel generation. As a result it will cut both cost and […]
NSW Coalition promises new rules to promote solar power storage in apartments
The NSW Coalition will introduce new rules making it easier for apartments going solar, including power storage if re-elected on Saturday. Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the government will ease strata laws. As a result, it will be easier for strata committees to push through solar panels and energy storage systems. The laws will reduce the […]
Coalition in-fighting over coal damages NSW Liberal state election hopes: Turnbull
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says coal in-fighting within the Liberal and National Coalition is damaging NSW Liberal state election candidates’ chances. Criticising the ongoing spat over coal-fired power plants, Turnbull says it will be harder for NSW Liberal Premier Gladys Berejiklian to win office again at the polls on March 23. Federally, pro-coal National […]
Clean Energy Council election call: Lobby your Federal MP with a clean energy policy message
The Clean Energy Council wants Australians to send a clean energy policy message to Canberra ahead of May’s federal election. The peak body for the renewable energy industry says Australia is at a crossroads and needs a “strong, sensible and enduring clean energy policy”. “This Federal Election we are calling on all federal political parties […]
Where’s the new plant? Energy Minister queries AGL on its Liddell Power Station plans
The ongoing saga of the Liddell Power Station’s future continues. Energy Minister Angus Taylor yesterday called on Liddell owners AGL to commit to its energy replacement plan before the NSW coal-fired plant shuts in 2022. The plant has been a political hot potato since mid-2017, soon after Victoria’s Hazelwood coal-fired station closed. At the time, the […]
School Strike 4 Climate: Poll shows majority of Australians support today’s school student climate ‘strike’
A clear majority of Australians back the school climate change “strikes” taking place across Australia today, a national poll shows. Students across the nation will take time out from school to join the School Strike 4 Climate demonstrations. A new ReachTell poll reveals 54 per cent of Australians back students’ demands for a transition to 100 […]
Coal mogul blasts Reserve Bank for speech outlining climate change impact
Australian coal mogul Trevor St Baker has lashed out at the Reserve Bank of Australia for a speech outlining climate change impact on the economy. ERM Power founder Trevor St Baker criticised RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle for suggesting climate change is an ongoing trend rather than a temporary cycle. In a speech earlier this week, […]
Gunnedah Solar Farm gets NSW Planning Commission approval for $200 million spend
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has given the green light to the Gunnedah Solar Farm. It comes after months of heated debate, including public objections and community meetings against the project. Gunnedah Solar Farm applied to develop the $200 million project, including a 150-megawatt solar farm and additional structures on 795 hectares […]
Queensland large-scale solar: Lilyvale Solar Farm now up and running
Another Queensland large-scale solar plant is now contributing to the state electricity grid. The Lilyvale Solar Farm is a 100 MW generator located 50 km north-east of Emerald in the Central Highlands. RenewEconomy reports that the NEM Review energy data collator recorded the solar farm’s first power uploads last week. Lilyvale Solar Farm now up […]
Clean energy industry: transmission loss figures damaging renewable generators
Decreasing electricity transmission loss figures are harming the viability of the clean energy industry. That’s the warning from Australia’s Clean Energy Council. Chief executive Kane Thornton was commenting on the 2019-2020 marginal loss factors (MLF) from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). MLF figures are the percentage of electricity that AEMO predicts will be lost […]