2015 - Page 109 of 187 - Renew Economy

QCA lifts solar feed in tariff after RenewEconomy points out error
Queensland Competition Authority to lift solar feed in tariff for Ergon solar households after RenewEconomy points out error.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 2, 2015

5
Installation rate hits inflection point in New Zealand
Solar installation rates in New Zealand have grown by more than 220% in 2015, over the previous 18 months.
Jonathan Gifford

Jun 2, 2015

6
Levelising the cost of stored energy: Why $/kWh just doesn’t cut it
Nominal cycle lifetime, recommended depth of discharge, round-trip storage efficiency: 3 characteristics to understand when choosing energy storage.
John Rodriguez

Jun 2, 2015

15
Sydney scientists claim ‘cool roof’ breakthrough could keep cities cooler, greener
UTS team develops breakthrough ‘cool roof’ solution which could help reduce urban heat island effect, and peak power demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 2, 2015

28
Wind farms generated more energy than nuclear plants in Sweden on Monday
Sweden’s 5.5GW of wind farms contributed more energy to the country’s grid than its 9.5GW of nuclear power plants on June 01.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 2, 2015

3
Panasonic battery storage to force utilities to change business models
Panasonic says its battery storage system will offer Australian utilities – both retailers and networks – the opportunity to develop new business models. But effectively, they have no choice.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 2, 2015

1
Why Australia’s chief economist gets it wrong on coal market, again
Australia’s “Chief Economist” has released a report entitled “Coal in India”. It gives a hopelessly optimistic view of the export market for Australian coal.
Tim Buckley

Jun 2, 2015

6
Panasonic signs battery storage deal with 3 Australian utilities
Panasonic targets Australia as first global market for battery storage, in deal with 3 utilities to trial 8kWh system. It says storage will double self consumption of solar households, but it intends to sell product through networks and retailers, challenging their business models.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 2, 2015

12
Big Oil turns on Big Coal, but not to save the planet
Big Oil has broken ranks with Big Coal by calling for an international carbon price, hoping it will phase out coal and boost gas consumption.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 2, 2015

13
Abbott stonewalls on global questions around emissions targets
Here is one announcement that the Abbott government is not trumpeting – it’s response to unprecedented level of questions about emissions targets.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 1, 2015

6
Qld pricing regulator slashes solar tariffs again – but why?
Australia’s solar industry is calling for justification of a further cut to the Qld solar feed-in tariff announced by the Queensland Competition Authority.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 1, 2015

10
Interview: AGL’s head of new energy, Marc England
Marc England is leading AGL Energy’s push into solar, battery storage, electric vehicles, and home energy management systems. He discusses his plans with RenewEconomy.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 1, 2015

1