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The renewables sector is one of the most vibrant in the evolving global energy industry. Along with advanced financing mechanisms and innovative technologies that are significantly reducing the cost of renewable energy; this sector presents...
A new solar forecasting system could save the solar power industry hundreds of millions of dollars and make it easier for grid operators and utilities to integrate high penetration levels of variable resources like solar...
Imagine a world free of oil accidents, coal pollution and nuclear waste. A world where we wouldn’t have to feel helpless in the face of climate change, because we did everything we could to prevent...
Renewable energy investment is gaining momentum at Mach speeds and tech companies want a piece of the pie. On the global scale, record-breaking investment in renewable energy reached $285.9bn in 2015, according to the latest...
While speaking to investors and analysts during a Q2 earnings call for SolarCity held on August 9, Elon Musk gave a detailed account of his plans for what he termed a “Solar Roof”. This isn’t...
Letting in the Light Poised for massive expansion, the global solar photovoltaics market is ramping up and excitement is sparking. Cost reductions, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), are driving huge increases in...
The big three electricity retailers are charging as much as triple the rate for power in deregulated markets compared with the ACT, costing consumers hundreds of dollars a year, according to a study by energy economist Bruce...
Australia boasts enormous solar opportunities given that it has the highest solar radiation per square metre than any other continent in the world with over one million households with rooftop solar PV or hot water...
Since 2007, Australians have spent almost $8bn on rooftop solar panels thanks to attractive feed-in tariffs that once offered households up to 60c per kWh they sold back to the grid. At a price far higher than...
Newly appointed Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says he accepts the science of climate change, despite previously being dubbed "Mr Coal", because of his support for industry. In the past Mr Frydenberg has said there was...
Nuclear power advocates are trying a new line of attack on solar and wind energy — it’s too darn cheap! In the real world, however, the unexpectedly rapid drop in the price of cleantech, especially...
The federal government has allocated more than $600 million to help large-scale solar projects get off the ground, as utility solar photovoltaic projects become the next wave of renewable energy to be embedded into the...
Leading global analysts Bloomberg New Energy Finance have delivered a withering critique of Australia’ renewable energy policies, describing them as short sighted and problematic. Kobad Bhavnagri, the chief analyst for BNEF in Australia, says investment...
Renewable energy is now the cheapest new-build electricity generation in Australia, according to the country’s Clean Energy Council. Speaking on Wednesday, Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton told attendees to the Australian Clean Energy...
In a bid to save money on his electricity bill, Nick Pfitzner joined the growing number of Australians who have installed home battery units. Six months on, he has cut his daily power bill by...
As homeowners realise the potential of home automation and energy efficiency, smart home technology is becoming increasingly relevant to industries like solar and home improvement. Experts are predicting the home automation sector will grow exponentially...
