South Australia approves $900m Hornsdale wind farm; last minute solar surge in Qld; largest PV facility opened in Perth; Hepburn wins world wind award.
Mixed Greens: SA allows $900m wind farm
A history of solar – an essential timeline
Check out this really cool graphic that tracks the history of solar from a nearly laughable, sci-fi concept to a viable energy source.
Electricity retailers: Do we really need them?
Electricity retailers are not really retailers at all, because they don’t deliver any product, apart from a bill. And now they are accused of standing in the way of the energy revolution that is upon us. So do we really need them?
Mixed Greens: The carbon price is here to stay
The carbon price is here to stay, in one form or another; Carnegie in talks of wave energy PPA for desal plant; GE forced to suspend building of solar plant.
Bluescope seeks share of fast-growing BIPV market
Bluescope receives grant to accelerate roll-out of unique BIPV product, featuring solar panels on rooftops with a hybrid thermal system.
UK artist plans solar-powered field of light near Uluru
Plans for 250,000 solar powered light stems to cover one square kilometre in the Red Centre.
Canberra grants pave way for world’s biggest wave turbine
Australian developers of ground-breaking wave energy technologies – including the largest wave turbine in the world – say they will be competitive with wind power within a few years.
Solar Insights: Why government has failed at solar
The federal Government’s Solar Flagships program has been so useless it has tarnished the image of large scale solar: Plus, a solar PPA is signed, Canberra still fails to understand significance of rooftop PV, and why Japan is the land of the rising sun.
Australian cleantech stocks hit record lows
The prospect of the carbon price has failed to lift the prospects of Australian cleantech stocks, which have fallen to record lows.
Mixed Greens: Carbon the world’s strongest commodity in June
Carbon credits outperform other commodities; Earth Heat seeks $30m; Cardno buys US carbon firm; Vmoto expands electric scooter deals in China; new wave energy grants.
