Despite thermal coal being pushed out of electricity generation by a plethora of solar installations, and even though Australia has the highest penetration of domestic rooftop solar in the world, coal is still the mining industries’ highest export earner. Australia is still the third largest coal exporter in the world. … [continued]
The Australian federal parliament recalled to pass energy legislation, gas companies threatening to withhold supply, massive war profits from the Ukraine crisis, coal-fired power stations breaking down, government legislating a price cap, utilities jockeying for EV charging business, renewables taking a large bite out of energy grid supply — all … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. If the Greens have anything to say about clean energy policies in South Australia, this land may showcase a 100% renewable electricity portfolio by 2030. According to RenewEconomy, the Greens have announced plans to have “… South Australia source 100% of its electricity needs from clean energy … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy The Australian government appears to have made a remarkable concession following the release of the 100% renewables report by the country’s energy market operator – a renewables future will be no more costly than the largely fossil fuel alternative. As we reported earlier this month, after the … [continued]
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy. The Greens Party has unveiled an ambitious new document that outlines possible pathways to turn Western Australia – one of the most energy-intensive states in the world – into one where its stationary energy needs are powered 100 per cent by renewable energy … [continued]
This article was originally published on Renew Economy (images added). The WA Greens have unveiled a $68 million plan to install solar PV panels on all public housing homes, in what could be an interesting test of the ability of solar to gain traction as an election issue. The plan … [continued]
