Originally published on RenewEconomy. A major new study says policy makers and energy planners are still underestimating the cost potential of large scale solar, and that within in a decade, it will be cheapest form of power and will fall to 2c/kWh. A major new study from a leading German … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. There are currently two things missing from the Australian solar market right now – a fair price for electricity exported from rooftop panels back into the grid, and a corporate customer base that could support large scale solar. So, may be it’s time for your bank … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Some time in the next few weeks, the first electricity from the first 100MW solar plant in Australia will be sent out to the national grid. The connection of the 102MW Nyngan solar farm in western NSW should finally lift Australia above the likes of the … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Interest in building a 100MW plus solar thermal plant in Western Australia’s Goldfields region has been revived, as more miners turn their interest to solar and other renewables as a means to deflect volatile diesel costs. Two solar developers are considering plans for large scale solar … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia’s largest utilities are being accused of holding the renewable energy industry to ransom, by suggesting that they will not sign contracts for new large-scale renewable energy projects unless they are paid to close excess coal capacity. The renewable energy industry has reacted with outrage at … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. A copper mine in Western Australia has announced it will build a 10.6MW solar PV array, with “6MW” of battery storage, to power an existing off-grid copper mine 900kms north east of Perth. Listed company Sandfire Resources says it has signed a contract with German-based juwi Renewable … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The first solar PV plant of more than 100MW to be built in Australia is expected to begin generating electricity next month. AGL Energy, which is building the 102MW Nyngan solar plant, and the 53MW Broken Hill solar plant, with assistance of funds from the federal … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. A staged plan to build what would be the largest solar PV plant in Australia – and possibly the largest yet proposed in the world – has been granted planning approval in Queensland. Solar Choice, which manages commercial solar power tenders and has been working on … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The head of the Australian Solar Council has hailed the apparent victory of the Labor party in Queensland, saying it would also target the NSW Coalition government if it chose to side with vested interests rather than consumers. ASC chief executive John Grimes said the solar … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia’s two biggest energy retailers are looking to muscle their way into the burgeoning rooftop solar market after concluding that the combination of solar and storage could eat into their dominance of the retail energy market. Both Origin Energy and AGL Energy are investing millions into … [continued]
