Numurkah solar farm, to help power steel works, Melbourne trams, begins production
Neoen's 100MW Numurkah solar farm, which will help power Sanjeev Gupta's Laverton steel works, and Melbourne's trams, starts production.
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AEMO confirms big de-ratings for wind and solar farms, reprieve for some
AEMO confirms big de-ratings for some wind and solar farms, but the news is not so bad for some installations that get a reprieve after new calculations were made.
Australia already has carbon spot price, and it’s cheaper than overseas markets
Australia's spot carbon price is lower than overseas markets, but future prices will depend on the level of ambition in emission reduction policies.
Port Augusta power station sale to mark final closure of South Australia’s coal
South Australia’s coal-fired electricity industry will close its final chapter with the sale of the Port Augusta power station site. A big solar farm may be built there.
Welfare lobby calls for zero net emissions target to protect vulnerable
Coalition of social service organisations calls on political leaders to take the strong climate action needed to protect those worst affected.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s place in the global solar market
Ivan Higuearas, the international head of Gransolar, discusses why Australia is a global solar hot-spot, if we get the rules and policies right, and some interesting ideas about battery storage.
Former Holden Factory Produces Solar Batteries for New Zealand
sonnenBatteries announced that sonnenBatteries produced in the former Holden factory in South Australia will be shipped to New Zealand from today.
Queensland councils say solar rule change will kill regional jobs
Queensland mayors join outcry against state government solar farm rule change, warning it threatens a major source of employment for rural communities.
Queensland councils says solar rule change will kill regional jobs
Queensland mayors joins outcry against state government solar farm rule change, warning it threatens a major source of employment for rural communities.
Coalition anti dumping decision to cause rooftop solar costs to rise
Federal government anti-dumping ruling expected to boost price of installing solar in Australia – another small, but unwanted, blow amid stop-start state policies.