A Big Boost For Queensland Large Scale Solar
Queensland’s Government has announced it will provide long-term financial support for up to 120 megawatts of installed large-scale solar generation. In August last year, the Palaszczuk Government upped its election commitment from 40MW to 60MW and yesterday it announced it would double that. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement while visiting the National Renewable Energy […]
Labor To Pledge Funds For Community Renewables
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will today announce a $100 million program to fund community renewable energy projects across Australia. SBS reports Labor will commit to establishing 10 community power hubs; with a focus on rental properties, public housing, aged care facilities and apartment blocks. “Every Australian deserves the chance to benefit from the rise of […]
Vote 1 – Solar And Storage
A new poll indicates 71% of Australian voters would consider voting for a party that supported distributed small-scale solar and storage. The Australia Institute’s report into battery storage also states 1 in 4 Australians want to generate their own power and store it with view to disconnecting from the mains grid altogether. “1.5 million Australian […]
Coober Pedy To Be Powered By Wind And Sun
Iconic opal mining town Coober Pedy will become the nation’s latest renewable energy township after a deal was struck between Hydro Tasmania and Energy Developments Limited (EDL) to build a multi-megawatt solar and wind project to augment the desert community’s ailing diesel generation system. The new hybrid plant will supply roughly 70 percent of isolated […]
Energy Matters Announces Enphase AC Battery Pre-Ordering
It won’t be long before the much-anticipated Enphase AC Battery arrives in Australia – and demand for the modular energy storage solution is already very strong. Now available on pre-order as a retrofit or part as a full solar + storage solution from Energy Matters, the Enphase AC Battery offers 1.2kWh storage capacity (95% usable) […]
Wind And Solar Power Helping Preserve Galapagos Islands
A report on the Galapagos San Cristóbal Island Wind Project states the initiative has been a success, paving the way to further increasing renewable energy capacity in the region. The Galapagos San Cristóbal Island Wind Project was inspired by an oil tanker incident in 2001 that saw approximately 150,000 gallons of fuel oil and diesel […]
JA Solar Announces Solid First Quarter
JA Solar, one of the world’s largest producers of solar cells and panels, last week announced impressive results for the first quarter of this year. The company states total shipments reached 1,128.3 megawatts, consisting of 1,038.3 MW of solar panels and cells to external customers and 90.0 MW of modules for the company’s own downstream […]
SA Solar Powered Popup Shelter Praised
A solar powered, popup emergency shelter system created by a South Australian company has been recognised as a “disruptive business” on this year’s Disrupt 100 list. “Entire industries are being disrupted by new, often well-funded startups that are able to quickly scale and displace long-established companies,” says Matt Connolly, Managing Director of Disrupt 100. “The […]
Researchers Push Upper Limit Of Solar Cell Potential
A group of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully demonstrated a method for exceeding the theoretical limit for solar cell conversion of sunlight to energy. The development could effectively double the amount of power produced by a given area of solar panels. In a paper published in Nature Energy, the team describe […]
8.1 Million Employed In Renewable Energy
More than 8.1 million people around the world are in jobs directly related to the renewable energy sector states a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) The figure represents a 5% increase over last year and is in contrast to a reduction in employment in the broader energy sector. In addition to […]