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AECEA: China installations to surpass 40 GW in 2017
By Mark Hutchins on 23 August 2017
Forecasts for solar PV installations in China for 2017 rise to 40-45 GW.
Category: Renewables
Small-scale solar will displace $2 billion of US power by 2025
By Bloomberg New Energy Finance on 23 August 2017
Solar on U.S. homes and businesses will grow 10% a year, displacing $2 billion of grid-based power by 2025. But Australia leads the way.
Victoria plans 650MW renewable auction, plus two new solar farms
By Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath on 23 August 2017
Andrews government unveils first of renewable energy auctions – for 650MW of wind and solar – and announces two new big solar farms, the 100MW Bannerton Solar Park near Robinvale in the Sunraysia district, and the 38MW Numurkah Solar Farm near Shepparton.
Morgan Stanley is wrong about Tesla’s electric cars
By David Reichmuth on 23 August 2017
Last week, it was claimed EV’s are responsible for more global warming emissions than petrol cars, suggesting Tesla isn’t a ‘green’ company.
Victoria to unveil wind and solar tenders in push for 40% renewables
By Giles Parkinson on 22 August 2017
Major renewable energy tender announcements expected from Victoria, along with more details of state renewable energy target architecture.
Nuclear and coal lobbies threaten to scupper renewables in South Africa
By Hartmut Winkler on 22 August 2017
South African power utility Eskom recently repeated that it will not conclude supply contracts with developers of new renewable energy power stations.
Redback startup charges up new Queensland jobs
By Queensland Government on 22 August 2017
A Brisbane-based energy technology startup Redback Technologies plans to double its current workforce of 54 over the next six months.
By train or by ship, transporting coal causes trouble
By Bob Burton on 21 August 2017
Derailment of 30 coal wagons is just latest in long list of coal transport accidents which highlight risks from shipping fossil fuels long distances to markets.
Genex solar + pumped hydro project clears another hurdle
By Sophie Vorrath on 18 August 2017
Genex signs agreement to connect its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub to the grid, taking the project one step closer to completion.
Researchers one step closer to efficient, colorful solar panels
By Marija Djordjevic on 18 August 2017
Researchers at Netherlands’ AMOLF Institute develop method to make solar panels green. Next stop, red and blue – and maybe even white.
Graph of the Day: Higher SA wind output, lower wholesale power prices
By Ketan Joshi on 18 August 2017
Unlike yesterday’s chart on gas, today’s graph shows wind has the opposite effect – more output takes power prices lower.
