Despite initial assumptions that 2016 would be a poor year for solar development in Australia, new research from an Australian solar consultancy highlights several trends which show 2016 was nevertheless a record-breaking year for solar.
New figures revealed this week show that Australia’s total solar PV capacity has surpassed 5 GW. According to figures provided by Australian solar consultancy SunWiz, the country’s solar power industry has installed at least 5 GW of solar, representing 9% of Australia’s total electricity generation capacity of 56 GW. In … [continued]
Australia’s residential solar market is expected to continue to contract during 2016, according to local solar consultancy SunWiz. In its Strategic Predictions for Solar Businesses in 2016, Australia’s solar consultancy, SunWiz, explained that 2015 represented a “turning point” for the Australian solar PV industry, with the “residential market decline set … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Australian households are almost single-handedly pushing the country towards a clean energy future, spending billions on generating their own electricity and accounting for nearly two thirds of total investment in renewables in Australia in 2013, and virtually all of it in 2014. New global data … [continued]
Australian energy giant AGL have announced they are set to move forward with the largest solar power project in the southern hemisphere in tandem with First Solar. Together, the two companies will construct a 102MW solar plant at Nyngan and a 53MW solar project at Broken Hill Upon completion, the two … [continued]
