Australia
May 19, 2021
As solar and wind energy become cheaper and cheaper and more prolific across the world in terms of projects getting built, the power market and pricing […]
August 31, 2020
Australia is looking to build a massive solar farm with storage and then export that power to Asia using the longest power cable ever built in […]
June 1, 2020
The Australian energy market operator has brought in a regulation by which it will be able to remotely control the operation of private rooftop solar systems […]
February 24, 2020
Australia like most of the Anglo Saxon countries such as the USA and Canada have been extremely reluctant to make meaningful contributions towards the fight against […]
October 29, 2019
Australia is known globally as a major gas exporter thanks to its massive onshore and offshore reserves of gas. The country also has huge coal resources […]
August 5, 2019
Australia is a prime example where the renewable energy sector has been growing at a torrid pace despite an unfavorable government which wants to stifle its […]
August 1, 2019
Plans to export solar power to other countries is not a new concept and the most famous example was Desertec where a plan was to build […]
May 1, 2019
Solar thermal technology has failed to upgrade its niche technology status, with solar PV technology taking over the solar energy space with its ever falling costs […]
October 19, 2018
Rooftop Solar threat to Australian Utilities The electricity market globally is undergoing a major paradigm change which is perhaps the biggest since Thomas Edison invented the electric […]
October 15, 2018
The Australian rooftop solar market has been touted as one of the best success stories globally with more than 20% of Australia’s residences installing a rooftop […]
October 10, 2018
Large-scale Solar Plants in Australia Australia has been seeing high power prices for a long time due to the oligopoly nature of the power sector. However, […]
October 8, 2018
In a few short years, South Australia is rapidly moving towards renewable energy, with hundreds of megawatts of solar energy getting installed rapidly due to falling prices. South […]
September 4, 2018
New Solar technology – Printable Solar Panels Remember we spoke about Printable solar panels some time back. These were in the final testing phase when we last […]
June 21, 2018
Solar Spill in Australia Australia has the highest penetration of solar rooftop energy in the world with almost 20% of Australian households sporting solar systems. But now […]
February 14, 2018
Solar plus Storage Market In Australia The extremely high costs of retail electricity in Australia has made it a hot market for solar energy plus storage […]
February 6, 2018
Australia 2020 RE Target Australia is all set to exceed its target of generating 33,000 GWh of renewable energy by 2020 as part of its clean […]
January 24, 2018
Solar Thermal – Australia The South Australian government has given an approval for $650 million solar thermal plant to be built by USA company SolarResevere. This […]
January 15, 2018
The distorted electricity market in Australia is the biggest factor in the record pace of solar installations being seen in the country. Australia racked up more […]
December 14, 2017
Rising Solar Market in Australia The Australian market is seeing rapid growth both in terms of rooftop solar and ground mounted utility capacity. The major reason […]
November 23, 2017
Is the Australian Government Abandoning its Climate and Environment Responsibility The Australian government in its National Energy Guarantee (NEG) plan has given short shrift to renewable […]
November 13, 2017
Multi-megawatt Solar Farms – Australia Though the Australian government has almost abandoned its renewable energy target with its New Energy Plan which remains ambiguous towards renewable […]
November 1, 2017
After Residential Segment, Australian Commercial and Industrial Segments To See Massive Solar Uptake
Solar in Australian Commercial and Industrial Segments Solar energy in Australia has mostly taken off due to the feed-in tariffs paid to residential customers installing rooftop solar […]
October 24, 2017
High Electricity Prices – Australia Green energy is being currently blamed for the very high electricity prices being paid by Australians with the Clean Energy Target […]
October 2, 2017
Solar Power Plant in Australia A solar power plant being built at Moree will use approximately $300 million in government subsidies in the form of loans, […]
September 27, 2017
Lithium Batteries gain Traction in Australia A large number of Australians now believe that storage can help them further bring down their energy bills as the […]
September 15, 2017
Rooftop Solar Continues To Grow Exponentially In Australia Due to high energy prices and low solar energy prices, Australia has become one of the best places […]
September 14, 2017
Storage Renewables – Australia Australian utility AGL Energy wants the Australian government to neither extend the life of aging thermal coal power plants nor build new […]
August 29, 2017
A Solar Thermal Plant in Australia Australia is planning to build a 110 MW solar thermal power plant in Port Augusta for AU $650 million (USD […]
August 8, 2017
Energy Storage Booming in Australia Utilities in Europe and Australia are facing new constraints with the rapid uptake of renewable energy and distributed energy resources (DER) […]
July 20, 2017
Electricity Market Disruption in Australia The Australian electricity market has seen a massive surge in rooftop solar energy systems in the past few years with almost […]