With new wind turbines components being installed at the former venue of Ford Motors, renewable energy is creating new renewable energy jobs, specifically in manufacturing, in Geelong. VREH Opening The Vestas Renewable Energy Hub (VREH) has officially opened last week. Premier Daniel Andrews and Lily D’Ambrosio, the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, was
Benjamin Franklin, New South Wales Parliamentary Secretary for Energy, says the details for the government’s latest interest-free loans program to boost household investment in solar and storage will be made public soon. He also emphasized that the federal Coalition should take the National Energy Guarantee seriously. On Thursday, Franklin stated on the Australian Energy Storage
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has recently announced it has surpassed the $1 billion mark for the country’s large-scale solar investments sector following a $51 million stake in the largest photovoltaic (PV) farm in Victoria. A report published on the website of Renew Economy stated that CEFC confirmed that it has taken a minority
The Sydney Opera House is reportedly going green and reducing its $2.5 million yearly electricity bill by signing long-term contracts to source electricity from large wind and solar projects. It is also reportedly considering adding batteries in the future. Based on a report by Renew Economy, the Sydney Opera House will undertake to purchase 16-gigawatt
New Australian renewable energy developer Rio Indygen is proposing to build a 25-megawatt solar farm project to be installed in the New South Wales Hunter Region. According to a report published on the Renew Economy website, the solar farm project is being proposed for a 50-hectare parcel of land in the Dungog Shire, to be
In its latest Renewable Power Costs Report, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds a potential for renewable energy projects to deliver the most affordable sources of new electricity generation, Renew Economy reported. Francesco La Camera, the Director General at IRENA said, “We must do everything we can to accelerate renewables if we are to
Australia is showing the potential of reaching 50 percent renewable energy target by 2030, even without amendment to federal policy and amidst the Coalition government scare campaign. This is possible due to the rising uptake of rooftop solar and the huge pipeline of large-scale projects provided to the market by state-based targets. An article on
Future Super, a leading “fossil fuel” superannuation, claims that Australia could fund the investment required to achieve 100 percent renewables by the year 2030 with less than eight percent of the savings in superannuation pool. In its newest Impact Report, the company states that the advantages of putting investments in a fossil free superannuation fund
GBM Gold, an Australian gold mining company has recently announced its plans of establishing a 60-megawatt solar farm on old evaporation ponds used for underground mining near Bendigo in central Victoria. As reported by Renew Economy, the company made public that the solar farm was designed for 174 hectares of the Woodvale Evaporation Pond Complex
In a radical move overnight, UK Labour has released a plan for energy grid nationalisation. As well, it will be making a big push to install solar on over a million homes. The move would see the UK’s £62 billion (AU$117 billion) energy infrastructure grid pass into public hands. This would include both electricity and