The Australian Energy Market Commission’s outlook for residential electricity prices over the next couple of years is a mixed bag of news.
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Powering Past Coal Alliance Builds – Australia Still MIA
The number of member countries to join an international alliance with a goal of rapidly phasing-out conventional coal power has quickly grown.
[Continue reading…]International Battery Storage Standard Adopted In Australia
Standards Australia announced the adoption of an international battery standard last week, part of a larger plan to help ensure Australian consumers are protected as the home energy storage market grows.
[Continue reading…]CEFC Clocks Up 1GW+ Of Large-Scale Solar Investments
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation is finishing the year on a strong note, committing $207 million in debt finance to accelerate the development of two large-scale solar farms.
[Continue reading…]NAB Ends Coal Mine Financing, Creates New Renewables Portfolio
National Australia Bank announced yesterday funding for new thermal coal mining projects was now off the table and a Low Carbon Shared Portfolio, a new way for institutional investors to back renewable energy projects.
[Continue reading…]Australian Small Scale Solar Installation Statistics For November 2017
November was a busy month in Australia for <100kW capacity solar power installations according to the Clean Energy Regulator, and concurrent battery installations picked up again.
[Continue reading…]JA Solar Claims World Record For 60-Cell PERC Solar Panel
JA Solar has announced output power of its 60-cell solar modules comprised of mono-Si PERC cells has exceeded 325W; reaching 326.67W
[Continue reading…]Johns Hopkins University To Divest From Thermal Coal
One of the USA’s leading research universities, Johns Hopkins, has hopped on the coal divestment bandwagon after ongoing pressure from a student group.
[Continue reading…]Should you scrap your 1.5kW solar and replace it with a bigger system?
Five to eight years ago, just as the Australian solar industry was getting underway, many people locked in high feed in tariffs for their new, cutting-edge solar power systems. For example, many people in Victoria with systems installed before 2012 are now getting 71.3 cents per kilowatt-hour of solar electricity exported into the grid. And […]
[Continue reading…]PM Turnbull Receives Dear Malcolm Letter Re: Adani Coal Loan
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has made good on an election promise to veto a $1 billion concessional loan to Adani for the Northern Galilee Basin Rail Project, part of its Carmichael mine project.
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