The UK’s leading energy organizations, in partnership with past and present Energy Ministers, launched the new Smart Power Industries Alliance to support the delivery of a smart energy pathway.
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath In 2013, a report produced by the CSIRO-led Future Grid Forum made the eye-catching observation that by 2030, one-third of Australian electricity consumers – weary of rising retail prices and spurred on by increasingly cheap solar and storage technology – could, conceivably, choose … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Last week we wrote that some utilities in Australia – particularly those in regional areas – accepted that the future would bring big changes to the way energy was produced and delivered, and that communities would use local renewable energy sources and storage to look after their own needs. But what … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The head of US-based solar giant SunPower says Australia has the potential to be at the cutting edge of the global shift towards decentralised, or local, energy generation, as solar costs continue to fall and battery storage is deployed to balance supply and demand. Tom Werner, … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Network operators in at least two Australian states are likely to ditch parts of their extensive poles and wire networks in regional areas as they realise that the costs of delivering centralised generation to remote areas is no longer economically feasible. The decisions are likely … [continued]
