2018 could be the year large-scale solar really starts to make its presence felt in the Northern Territory, with at least two major projects in the works.
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CEC Warns On Looming Approved Solar Panel Listing Expiries
More than half the currently listed solar modules on the CEC’s Approved Products List are scheduled to expire on February 1 next year.
[Continue reading…]International Solar Alliance Nears Prime Time
A “curtain-raiser” event for the founding ceremony of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) took place in Bonn, Germany yesterday.
[Continue reading…]BMW Sets 100% Renewable Energy Goal
BMW Group announced at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn that its global operations will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2020.
[Continue reading…]650MW Renewables Reverse Auction Launches In Victoria
The Victorian government’s renewable energy reverse auction is expected to drive up to $1.3 billion in new investment in large-scale projects in the state.
[Continue reading…]Queensland Election Solar Scorecard
Solar Citizens has released its Solar Scorecard for the Queensland election – and there’s no surprises as to which parties lead and lag on renewables.
[Continue reading…]2017’s Emissions Projections “A Step Back For Humankind”
After three years of nearly no growth, global carbon dioxide emissions attributable to fossil fuels and industry are expected to reach around 37 billion tonnes in 2017, up 2%.
[Continue reading…]RCR Tomlinson Preferred Contractor For Two Major Solar Farms
RCR Tomlinson Ltd announced yesterday it has been chosen as the preferred Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractor for two new large-scale solar farms in Australia.
[Continue reading…]Why Solar Feed-In Tariffs Are Likely To Fall Within 3 Years
Increasing renewables will reduce wholesale electricity prices. Unfortunately that means feed in tariffs will probably fall too. Solar feed-in tariffs – the payment households receive for surplus solar electricity they send into the grid – are likely to fall within the next three years along with wholesale electricity prices. The bad news: a fall in […]
[Continue reading…]CEFC Finances Large-Scale Battery System
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation announced this morning it will be supporting Australia’s first unsubsidised large-scale grid-connected battery.
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