New South Wales’ Byron Shire Council has chosen five companies to progress to the design and construction documentation stage of its proposed 5MW solar farm at Myocum. [Read more…]
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The Grid Wants To Control Your Solar Inverter — But Only For Good, Not Evil
Thanks to a deficit of trust in government, people are rightly worried when they hear that ‘the government wants to be able to switch off their solar systems’.
On the 30th of April the AEMO or — as it’s known by the long-winded — Australian Energy Market Operator, published a significant report called Renewable Integration Study 1. A few people read the summary and then wrote articles on how the grid wants to take control of people’s solar inverters; switching them on and off as they desire. [Read more…]
National Geographic Gives You A Peek At Your Hometown’s Climate – In 2070
What will your local climate be like in 2070?
Okay, this is cool: National Geographic’s latest contribution to climate change education is to try and give people a way to understand what their home cities will be like 50 years from now, if climate change follows the RCP 8.5 scenario. [Read more…]
City Of Ryde’s New EVs To Be Charged With Solar Power
Sydney’s City of Ryde announced on Friday it has acquired two electric vehicles that will be charged using solar energy. [Read more…]
Michael Moore Attacks Renewable Industry By Detonating His Own Credibility
Planet Of The Humans: Earth Day documentary by Jeff Gibbs and promoted by Michael Moore. It’s zero stars from me in this review.
Two days ago I watched a documentary called Planet of the Humans that was released on Earth Day on April 22. It’s by Jeff Gibbs and promoted by Michael Moore, who was its executive producer. [Read more…]
New Behind-The-Meter Data Guidelines Could Reduce Solar Export Restrictions
To integrate solar power into the grid more efficiently, the grid operators need to know what’s happening with your solar system. That means looking behind your meter.
With 9GW of solar PV installed, Australia’s enthusiastic embrace of household renewables is starting to bump into system capacity issues. As I wrote last week discussing the advent of the two-sided market, the time is coming where the energy sector will need to be able to reach behind the meter and manage the consumer-side resources such as rooftop generated solar electricity. [Read more…]
Solar To Help Improve Safety In Armidale
The Federal Government’s Safer Communities Fund is supporting a solar lighting project for a cycleway in Armidale. [Read more…]
Help! I’m Export Limited To Zero kW. Does Solar Make Any Sense?
If you are not allowed to export any of your solar electricity, is it still worth getting panels?
Some people in Australia can’t export solar electricity to the grid. This is because their local Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) has export limited their home to zero kilowatts. While this isn’t common — yet — it is a tragedy wrapped in personal economic pain. [Read more…]
Green Loans For Solar Power Can Make Solid Financial Sense
SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock joined Sonya Feldhoff on ABC Radio Adelaide’s Afternoons program yesterday to discuss green loans for solar power systems. [Read more…]
City Of Ryde Shooting For 100% Renewables
Sydney’s City of Ryde has committed to 100 percent renewable energy for Council’s electricity requirements by 2030. [Read more…]
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