Siemens has announced that it has been awarded a 100 MW contract for an onshore wind farm in Australia. The 100 MW project will be developed along with Neoen Australia, and is set to be located in the country’s southern state of South Australia. The Hornsdale Wind Farm will consist … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Rupert Murdoch’s Australian mastheads are not exactly known as champions of green energy or climate policies, but a new deal between News Corp Australia and car maker Mitsubishi could see them lead the charge for green driving. According to an email from News … [continued]
Roofjuice will be acquiring Sungevity’s remaining interests in Sungevity Australia, according to recent reports. The move is worth noting for many reasons. Of these, perhaps most interesting is the fact that the move means that Roofjuice’s CEO is now essentially completely reversing course on his earlier statements that “you’d have 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]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia’s solar PV market notched up a good month in July, with a major up-tick in volume driven largely by growth in Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian markets, and particularly due to a surge in the commercial (30-100kW) markets in these states. According to the … [continued]
Australia has pledged to cut carbon emissions by at least 26% from 2005 levels by 2030, but doesn’t have the policy tools to deliver on their promise. This is the conclusion made by Bloomberg New Energy Finance associate Hugh Bromley, in a release pushed out on Tuesday. Bromley equates Australia’s … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath More than 80 per cent of Australians name solar power among their top three most preferred energy sources, new research from The Climate Institute has found. In its latest Climate of the Nation report, The Climate Institute found that 84 per cent of … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. US solar giant SunEdison has been named as the co-developer with Australia’s Solar Choice of the proposed 2GW Bulli Creek mega solar project in south-west Queensland, which would be the largest in the world once fully developed. Solar Choice obtained planning approval in February 2015 from Toowoomba Regional … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath The key role energy storage will play in the electricity grids of the future – and the vital importance of investing in and testing the various emerging battery storage technologies – has been highlighted in a major report published by the Australian Renewable … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy US solar service giant Sungevity has decided to quit the Australian market, another apparent victim of investor nervousness about the constantly changing policy environment for clean energy in Australia. Sungevity targeted Australia as one of its first expansion markets outside of the US less than three … [continued]
