A graph comparing energy generation in 2018 and 2019 shows the dramatic impact of solar energy generation in Australia. The data is part of the Australian Energy Market Operator’s ‘Quarterly Energy Dynamics’ report released yesterday. The Q1 comparison also shows rooftop solar is contributing close to 2000 MW of additional energy to the grid in
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) is calling on Australia’s next federal government to turn the nation into a global clean energy superpower. The CEC today sent an open letter to politicians ahead of the May 18 federal election. In the letter, the industry group points out that Australia’s 2020 Renewable Energy Target (RET) has driven
A first-of-its-kind housing development project for people living with disabilities will install renewables such as solar and battery systems. As reported on the website of Renew Economy, Housing developer and installer Natural Solar is working together with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to incorporate solar and battery systems into the housing arrangement particularly for
Over the first quarter of 2019, wind curtailment in South Australia has noticeably fallen due to changes in the operating guidelines and increased availability of synchronous generation on the grid. In its newest Quarterly Energy Dynamics Report, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) stated that the level of curtailment in South Australia had decreased by
Federal Labor has recently announced its commitment to push the creation of up to 70,000 renewable energy jobs by 2030 with the implementation of a $75 million Renewables Training Package. It is supported by the establishment of major Renewable Energy Zones in Australia, which also includes Tasmania. In an article on its website, Renew Economy
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) will convene an emergency roundtable to address new rules giving licensed electricians exclusive rights to install solar panels on Queensland solar farms. State Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace last month issued the amendment to the Solar Farm Code of Practice. The regulation does not affect residential solar installations. The regulation,
Federal Labor’s solar batteries rebate plan has received ringing endorsement from the Smart Energy Council (SEC). SEC analysis finds Labor’s offer of $2,000 rebates for residential battery systems would cut power bills for families by 60-80 per cent. It finds a family of three using electricity for heating, washing, lighting and appliances consumes around 6,570
Korea-based leading solar cell manufacturer Hanwha Group has announced its plans of launching a 100 percent renewable “next generation” renewable energy retailer in Australia, targeted to start by October. Together with Octopus Energy, a UK tech outfit, Hanwha will push a retail energy platform which, according to the company, will focus on markets that are
AGL has recently named grid-scale batteries as potential game-changers in the electricity markets of Australia as it prepares for a big shift in its own consumer base towards household batteries and electric vehicles, Renew Economy reported. During a presentation to the Macquarie Australia Conference, AGL also stated that short-run marginal costs for the current coal
The 87-megawatts Beryl Solar Farm situated in North of Mudgee in New South Wales becomes the newest addition to the growing large-scale renewable energy projects that join the grid after supplying its first power into the network. New Energy Solar owns the solar farm. It presently holds a 15-year contract to provide electricity to the