If Australia maintains its current rate of solar and wind installations through the next decade, the industry could feasibly account for 78% of the country’s electricity supply along its west and east coast main grids, a substantial increase from its current contribution of 22.5%.
Originally published on RenewEconomy This graph caught our eye. Posted on Twitter on Monday by Tristan Edis, from Green Energy Markets, it shows the big month that wind energy enjoyed in September across the National Electricity Market. According to Edis, the wind farms in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and NSW … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australian households and businesses added another 60MW of rooftop solar in November, taking the overall figure for the year to date to 654MW. Data released by industry analysts Green Energy Markets, shows Queensland still leading the market, but only just ahead of NSW – by 15.4MW to … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Wind energy generation on Australia’s National Electricity Market achieved a new record in July, generating 1,067GWh for the month. The new high, recorded in the latest quarterly report from Green Energy Markets, was mirrored by a new low for gas-fired generation, at 1,487GWh … [continued]
More than 800 megawatts (MW) of small-scale solar energy capacity was installed in Australia in 2014, according to recent figures released by Green Energy Markets. Considering the political/legislative environment of the last few years in Australia, with regard to renewables, the numbers are pretty impressive — and just goes to … [continued]
RenewEconomy. Australian households and businesses have installed more than 1GW of rooftop solar since July, 2013, with the rate of installations growing in the last few months due to uncertainty about the future of the renewable energy target. Data released by Green Energy Markets shows that in the past 14 months, … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Australia’s solar market may have fallen off is peaks, but it is still showing healthy growth, with a rising share of commercial based systems, particularly in NSW and South Australia. This graph, from Green Energy Markets’ latest report, gives a fascinating insight into the state of the … [continued]
