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Northern Territory targets renewable energy schemes with budget spending
While Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is putting the finishing touches on the Federal Budget, the Northern Territory Government has already rolled out its 2021-22 Budget and solar PV and battery storage are among its spending priorities with an…
Big battery market gets a leg up as rule maker proposes rewards for fast grid responses
The Australian Energy Market Commission, the country’s rule maker for electricity and gas markets, has this morning released proposals to reward fast frequency services in the National Electricity Market for the first time. April 22, 2021…
Tasmanian Labor installs solar at the top of its campaign promises
Tasmanian Labor believes Premier Peter Gutwein and his Liberal Party have dropped the ball on solar in a big way. Tasmanian Labor Leader Rebecca White is therefore promising $20 million to fund loans for residential and commercial solar and…
Tasmania Labor promises feed-in tariff “fix” with solar and battery loans
Tasmania’s opposition Labor party has pledged to budget $20 million for zero and low-interest loans of up to $15,000 for the state’s households and businesses to buy and install batteries and rooftop solar.
The policy promise, delivered…
Solar tax proposal met with immediate outcry, but AEMC insists ‘doing nothing is not an option’
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has once again thrown its idea for a solar tax in the ring, insisting Australia’s grids will be destabilised by the midday flood from solar-exporting homes and that shifting grid infrastructure…
Australia-based Enegix Energy planning $5.4bn Brazilian green hydrogen plant
The facility is expected to be located in the state of Ceará and to be powered by around 3.6 GW of wind and solar facilities located in the region. The project developer is Australia-based Enegix Energy. March 4, 2021 Emiliano BelliniFrom…
Rooftop solar rebate of up to 50 pct extended to small business in Victoria
Rooftop solar rebates offering to cover up to 50 per cent of the cost of a PV system will be made available to small businesses in Victoria, as part of the state government’s Solar Homes scheme.
Victorian energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio…
Australia’s world-leading hydrogen pipeline drives analysts to boost renewable growth forecast
Market analyst Fitch Solutions has raised its expectations for renewables in Australia, citing the country’s unrivalled green hydrogen project pipeline and its commercially viable large-scale battery storage sector. March 11, 2021 Bella…
Bluescope says climate action is ‘not optional’, while opting not to take climate action
On the same day as Bluescope Steel announced massive profits and the creation of a new Chief Executive Climate Change, the steel giant also conceded that it was not fully committed to investing in ‘green steel’ solutions in the near future.…
State-owned coal company seeks large-scale renewable projects to transition portfolio
The Queensland Government-owned energy company, Stanwell Corporation, has announced it is from today seeking expressions of interest from renewable energy projects to incorporate into its fossil-fuel heavy portfolio. February 24, 2021 Bella…