Study : Renewables + Storage Cheapest Reliable Energy For Australia
Australia’s energy trilemma – affordable and reliable electricity supply that meets climate agreement obligations – can be solved most economically through renewable energy plus storage. Energy and carbon advisory firm RepuTex says renewables are now the cheapest source of reliable electricity generation in Australia, due to the plummeting costs of storage and the rapidly increasing […]
2016 A Banner Year For REC
REC broke a number of company records in Q4 last year and for the entire year of 2016 according to its latest Solar Market Insight report. The company states it saw a 9% increase in annual panel shipments globally compared to its best year (2015), with more than 1.26 GW of solar modules shipped. The […]
U.S. Energy Storage Doubled In 2016
Rollout of energy storage in the USA doubled last year (in megawatt-hours), driven by the utility-scale market – and 2017 is expected to be another solid year. GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association’s U.S Energy Storage Monitor 2016 Year in Review states 336 megawatt-hours of storage was deployed in 2016, doubling the megawatt-hours commissioned […]
Remote Community Solar Rollout Starts In The NT
The first of dozens of solar power systems to be installed for remote Northern Territory communities was commissioned on Monday. Maningrida is the first of 30 communities to have a significant solar installation up and running through the Federal and NT Government’s $55 million Solar Energy Transformation Program (SETuP). The NT Government has kicked in […]
Massive Jump In Wind Power Output In Scotland
Latest data for the month of February has shown Scottish wind power took a massive leap forward compared to the same time last year. February saw the region’s wind turbines producing 1,331,420MWh of electricity, enough to supply the needs of 162 percent of Scottish households (3.9 million homes). The figures, provided by WeatherEnergyUK and analysed […]
Solar Power Helps Save The Day In South Australia
Blackouts were averted in SA on Friday after an incident that saw more than 600MW of electricity generation capacity suddenly lost – just as Adelaide was welcoming the start of Clipsal 500 and Adelaide Festival. At 3.35pm on Friday, spot fires occurred at ElectraNet’s switchyard after a voltage transformer exploded. The switchyards are immediately adjacent […]
Renewable Energy Powers Ahead In Queensland
There were several announcements from Queensland’s Government yesterday in relation to significant wind and solar power projects in the state. The first was the signing of support deeds for large-scale solar projects near Collinsville, Oakey and Longreach. “The execution of these deeds locks in Queensland’s Solar 150 long-term commitment to these projects, guaranteeing financial security […]
Alberta Reinvests Carbon Levy Into Solar Rebates
Canada’s Alberta province has announced it will route some of the revenue from its carbon levy into a multi-million-dollar rebate scheme for rooftop solar power. The new Residential and Commercial Solar Program will direct CAD $36 million in rebates to households, non-profit organisations and businesses for the installation of rooftop solar power systems. The government […]
Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Leads All-Solid-State Battery Development
At 94, the co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery is still at the forefront of the energy storage revolution; leading a team that has developed a new battery technology promising better performance. Lithium-ion batteries were invented in the 1970’s, but the very early devices were particularly unstable. In 1980, John Goodenough improved the design with a […]
Solar Battery Buzz Builds In Queensland
Battery awareness is rapidly growing in the sunshine state according to the Queensland Household Energy Survey. The latest survey reveals 36 per cent of regional households and 40 per cent of South-East Queensland households that have installed solar panels also intend to install solar battery systems within in the next three years. In 2013, those […]