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Queensland ticks three renewable energy zones for economic recovery plan
The Clean Energy Council welcomes the commitment of the Palaszczuk Government to unlock three renewable energy zones across North, Central and south-west Queensland as part of the state’s economic recovery plan. “Grid congestion is the…
Salvo’s to trial Allume shared solar solution with ARENA backing
Renters have long been left out of the residential solar revolution as property owners struggle with the idea of paying for a PV system when lower power bills will benefit someone else. The problem is more pronounced in blocks of flats with…
ARENA backs monash study into strengthening the NEM
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has approved $495,680 in funding for the Grid Innovation Hub at Monash University to study ways to manage unstable and weak parts of the electricity grid. Researchers at the Grid Innovation Hub will…
Canberra vehicle-to-grid trial to test outlook for DER, FCAS expansion
Many believe that distributed energy resources hold the key to a smart and smooth energy transition. If hundreds or even thousands of sources of generation and storage are connected then their orchestrated operation should deliver clean,…
Australia has failed miserably on energy efficiency – and government figures hide the truth
Hugh Saddler, Australian National University
Amid the urgent need to slow climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency makes sense. But as Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel last week warned, we’re not…
NSW renewable energy zone carrot attracts 27GW of solar, wind and storage proposals
The NSW government’s efforts to incentivise the creation of the state’s first renewable energy zone, or REZ, has seen 113 parties come forward with a total 27GW of projects. To help support the transmission that would enable the state’s…
Modelling a solution to Alice Springs’ energy woes
The federal government’s $20 million show of support for microgrid projects around the country in June was a rare bullseye for the dart-throwers in Canberra. The 17 recipients of the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund…
Little spinner … mini wind turbine catches $400,000 in funding
University of Newcastle-based start-up Diffuse Energy has secured $400,000 in seed funding from Australian venture capital fund Shearwater Growth Equity to scale production of its small wind turbine.
The Hyland 920 turbine,…
Remote communities the winners in $20m microgrid funding round
The judges have spoken and the recipients of the federal government’s Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund Microgrids pageant have been chosen, with 17 projects in nearly every state and territory (sorry ACT, South Australia and…
Digitised asset management for renewables delivers greater resilience
As we consider the implications of the post covid-19 economy for renewable energy, many things are hard to predict. But one thing is for certain: efficiency will be more important than ever.
The past 10 years have witnessed phenomenal…