South Australian Water Corporation invests in solar PV
The South Australian Water Corporation will install rooftop solar PV and battery storage systems to offset increasing electricity prices. In a request for tender launched last week, SA Water says it is seeking to build a grid-connected solar system of over 100 kW. In addition, the tender calls for a 50 kWh battery storage system […]
Should renters have a right to solar electricity too?
The passage of legislation in Germany designed to give renters access to solar electricity has implications for Australia’s rental market. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition is widening access to the solar power market for renters. The ‘Tenant Power’ legislation passed this week gives owners of tenant blocks an incentive to install solar panels. The bill […]
Solar technologies make world top 10
Three new solar technologies – one developed in Adelaide – have made a prestigious Top 10 list for 2017. The annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies list was published this week. A panel from the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network compiled the list, along with Scientific American magazine board members. Each technology was chosen “for its […]
Energy Matters’ guide to Australian renewable energy industry bodies
Energy Matters has published an online guide to the landscape of the the Australian renewable energy industry. This is a comprehensive guide to the bodies that regulate, fund and represent the renewable energy sector in Australia, including government organizations such as the Australian Energy Regulator and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and private groups […]
ARENA smarter grid report released
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has released a report which asks for an overhaul of the current grid regulations in support of demand management initiatives. The state of the energy market according to the report is that currently installing poles and wires is favored as the way of growing infrastructure in the industry. By adopting […]
AEMC reforms guard against blackouts as renewables feed into grid
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) this week released reforms to maintain power supplies and guard against blackouts as power from renewable sources enter the grid. Releasing the report, AEMC Chairman John Pierce also called for submissions on proposed rules to stabilise the grid in relation to frequency management. Frequency management will become more critical to […]
UNESCO report shows Australia must stop funding climate change
Australia must embrace clean energy and stop CO2 emissions following the release of a UNESCO report on climate change, says Greenpeace. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee released a report finding CO2 emissions will continue to kill the Great Barrier Reef unless action is taken. The Committee states: “Climate change remains the most significant overall threat to […]
CEFC commits $20M to WA lithium project
Battery storage and electric vehicles locally are set to receive a boost after a company secured an estimated AU$20 million investment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). This is the first of its kind to be invested in with the CEFC becoming a cornerstone investor in a US$100 million senior secured bond issued by […]
Solar sweetens beekeeping business
While the two may be seen as odd bedfellows solar arrays and bee colonies are coming together to help sell the usefulness of solar in new areas while helping to promote the aging profession of beekeeping. All this has been spurred on in the US with the first ever commercial beekeeping hosting arrangement being created […]
Up to 40% of electric vehicle drivers have home solar panels: report
A survey of 2,000 electric vehicle (EV) drivers across 28 countries found between 28–40% of respondents also have home solar panels. The new analysis of the Clean Technica survey data found a link between drivers of electric cars and home solar panels. “A very large portion of our respondents had home solar panels, which means […]