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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…
Storage swap contract steadies revenue outlook for renewables
As predictable coal is replaced by unpredictable renewables in the energy system the mechanisms that underpin the trading of energy need to be updated. The latest manifestation of change is an electricity swap contract for buying and…
Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees
The 800kW rooftop PV system installed at Hunter Douglas’ Rydalmere factory
An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to that company’s employees, by offering…
Aurora project could start life as big battery, as 1414 rethinks business case
ASX-listed thermal energy storage hopeful 1414 Degrees is considering doubling the storage capacity of the big battery component of its Aurora Energy Project in South Australia’s Port Augusta to 140MWh, and holding off on the solar…
AEMC hands down final decision on cashflow rule change
The Australian Energy Market Commission has again rejected requests from transmission network operators TransGrid and ElectraNet to allow for a change of rules governing financing arrangements for large-scale transmission projects…
Solar, batteries, hydrogen … GRS takes a portfolio approach to Australia
Already a high achiever in the utility-scale solar sector, the Spanish renewables firm is scanning the local market for locations to deliver a total 300MW of storage. Despite what some say about the hardships of chasing the sun, Carlos…
Embracing the Dark Side: The Science Behind Solar Panels Drawing Energy at Night
It’s common knowledge how solar panels work in the day. An average person on the street will be able to tell you they harvest light from the sun which is then converted into power. Solar enthusiasts will be able to speak more expansively,…
In-Depth, 3-Year NREL Analysis: Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study
Meeting Los Angeles’ ambitious goal of reliable, 100% renewable electricity by 2045 — or even 2035 — is achievable with rapid deployment of wind, solar, storage, and other renewable energy technologies this decade, according to a years-long…
Space capsule with precious cargo crashes to earth in Australia
A capsule containing samples of a farflung asteroid that could help explain the origins of life on Earth has been recovered in a remote area of the Australian outback.Japan’s space agency has announced its helicopter search team has found…
Mount Isa looks to 50MW solar thermal storage
The arid, disconnected nature of the region suits concentrated solar thermal, says Australian technology developer Vast Solar. Regardless of a tendency to tower over sandy barren plains, forms of generation that rely on storing the sun’s…