Stop obsessing about policy, warns CEC
01 March, 2017The Clean Energy Council (CEC) says that the government's obsession with ruling particular policies in or out is taking the focus from where it needs to be — on the goal of replacing old coal power plants with renewable energy at the lowest possible cost.
First Solar to deliver on Kidston project
22 February, 2017Genex Power has achieved financial close for phase one of the Kidston solar project in Queensland, Australia. The news means that First Solar will supply 63 MW DC of advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules to the project, which will produce approximately 145,000 MWh of electricity in its first year of operation.
Funding to boost renewable energy storage development
17 February, 2017CSIRO offshoot and energy storage company Ecoult has been awarded $4.1 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support further development and innovation necessary to transition to a renewables-based economy.
CEC says renewable energy projects booming
16 February, 2017More than 20 large renewable energy projects are either already under construction or will start this year, delivering an unprecedented program of works which will create almost 3000 direct jobs and generate more than $5 billion of investment, according to new analysis from the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
Industry welcomes government commitment to Renewable Energy Target
07 February, 2017The renewable energy industry has welcomed comments from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull restating the federal government's commitment to the national Renewable Energy Target (RET), following calls by some backbenchers to scrap the policy.
Melbourne trams to go solar
02 February, 2017The Victorian Government is planning to build a new large-scale solar plant in a regional area of the state, with part of the electricity generated used to run Melbourne's tram network.
Higher power prices draw new market entrants
27 January, 2017Dramatic increases to household electricity bills across Australia — particularly in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia — are behind a German battery group's entry into the fledgling Australian household energy storage market.
Leading the charge in district energy
17 January, 2017The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has signed an agreement with Brookfield Energy Australia that will see the supply of cooling thermal energy under Broadway from the Central Park Thermal Plant.
Get up to date on energy storage
16 January, 2017Glen Morris (VP of the Energy Storage Council) will be presenting another series of four-day residential Solar + Storage training courses at Moora Moora Community Cooperative near Healesville, Victoria. The next course is 7–10 February 2017, with another four scheduled between now and mid-June.
Solar solution
10 January, 2017Mildura Airport is one of Australia's busiest regional airports and is growing every day. In the face of rapid expansion, the facility was facing an energy problem that could limit potential development.
Crocodile Dundee hotel goes solar
03 January, 2017Walkabout Creek Hotel, made famous in the 1986 movie Crocodile Dundee, has gone solar with 24 solar panels on its beer garden roof producing enough energy for its needs and some for the grid.
Solar-powered irrigation
22 December, 2016Tofts Sand, a Queensland farm in the Childers area, grows a number of different crops including sugarcane and peanuts and utilises a mains-powered pump to irrigate them. With increasing operating costs and competition, it sought help to see what options were available.
Database supports renewables grid integration
22 December, 2016Australia's most advanced database of local and international renewable energy grid integration projects has been released to support innovation in the national energy system.
30 degrees of difficulty
20 December, 2016Brunswick Town Hall is an iconic Melbourne landmark, built in 1876, which survived the wrecker's ball in 1974 after a local protest campaign. Although it earns its keep today as a popular social venue, it was one the top 10 energy users in the municipality.
Garden grass could power our future
09 December, 2016UK researchers say the future of renewable energy may well be right under our feet and that garden grass could become a source of cheap and clean renewable energy.
