The beginning of the year has been slow for news of Australia’s environmental and energy policies. With Parliament currently on a break, there has been very little news regarding negotiations over the country’s Renewable Energy Target, and therefore the propaganda and infighting has been quiet. However, a report from Green … [continued]
By Dr. Peter Adriaens, Co-founder a CEO of the Keystone Compact Group At the G20 Summit this past September, the World Bank announced its plans to base a Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII) in Australia. The effort is specifically geared toward bringing more pension fund investment to infrastructure projects, as well as … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. We’ve documented the growing impact of rooftop solar on the electricity market in South Australia on many occasions, but on Boxing Day just passed it may have hit a new record. According to this graph from the Australian Photovoltaic Institute’s Solar Map, rooftop solar contributed up to … [continued]
With a new report on energy decarbonization, the International Energy Agency has just made a major contribution toward implementing the greenhouse gas reduction agreements outlined at the recent UN climate negotiations in Lima (COP20). The agency, an autonomous organization, was founded after the 1970s oil crisis—a fossil fuel disaster many of us … [continued]
One of our Australian readers, Peter Egan, was kind enough to share some photos and information about Tesla down under. One interesting tidbit is that Australia’s headquarters in Sydney (which has 30–40 staff) reports to the Hong Kong Tesla office, which is presumably the headquarters for the whole Asia-Oceania region. … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. This is an update on a previous Solar Love article about the Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia Inc. (CORENA). The organization has a campaign to raise $5 million dollars by having individual citizens make small donations in order to finance the construction of a community … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Sydney-based energy investment group Tag Pacific has today announced it has won a landmark deal to deliver Australia’s largest battery energy storage system to be operated alongside the University of Queensland-owned Gatton solar power plant in south-east Queensland. The battery storage project, valued … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they … [continued]
As an Australian, 2014 was not a good year for me as a clean technology reporter. My country’s new conservative leadership seemed to be going out of their way to make bad policy decision after bad policy decision. Here’s a brief look back at the year that was for Australia … [continued]
Here’s more solar fun for some lazy Sunday (or Monday after Christmas) reading. Enjoy! Solar $$ Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels For New Chilean Projects? UK Solar Installations Still Offer Excellent ROI Peer-to-Peer Financing For Residential Solar Rolled Out In Arizona Living the EV/PV Dream: How I Chose to Pair My … [continued]
