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Solar panels installed across 59 bus and train stations in Perth
Over 1000 kW of solar capacity is being installed atop 59 Western Australian train and bus stations, with work already completed at a number of the sites. June 16, 2021 Bella PeacockWestern Australia’s state government is fitting 50 of…
How the NEM works and why NSW’s commission is calling for reforms
After three years of consultations, the Productivity Commissioner, Peter Achterstraat, and NSW Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, have published the White Paper report, outlining pathways to improve living standards for the state’s citizens and…
New IEEFA report sees South Australia as world’s energy transition model
On Monday, May 31, the long-planned $2 billion Project EnergyConnect, which will link South Australia (SA), Victoria (VIC) and New South Wales (NSW) with much overdue capacity for the transmission of renewable energy, was given the…
Why rooftop solar failed to find its legs in India
Poor and piecemeal implementation of net metering policies is a major roadblock for the uptake of rooftop solar system in India, according to a new report by Asian Development Bank. May 19, 2021 pv magazineRooftop solar adoption has failed…
IEA calls for solar PV additions to reach 630 GW by 2030
According to the International Energy Agency, most of the global reductions in CO2 emissions between now and 2030 would come from technologies available today. In a recent report, the agency sets what it described as a “cost-effective and…
100+ businesses band together to demand 1% of GDP be allocated to clean energy in May budget
More than 100 Australian businesses, including some of the country’s largest, have banded together to put pressure on government to commit at least 1% of GDP to a green energy recovery in the May budget and to ensure a more equitable…
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…