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Graph of Day: How solar tower and storage sailed through eclipse
By Giles Parkinson on 23 August 2017
Murdoch media’s “Monkey’s uncle” thinks solar towers and storage are intermittent. But its performance during eclipse shows otherwise.
Category: Solar
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.
Solar Insiders Podcast August 23
By Giles Parkinson & Nigel Morris on 23 August 2017
Is your rooftop solar system a fire risk?
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 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.
California grid survives solar eclipse, as Australia prepares for 2028
By Giles Parkinson on 22 August 2017
California’s solar-centric grid manages eclipse without a hitch. In Australia, preparations already being made for 2028 eclipse.
Super cheap solar – and why that’s good for Australia’s mining sector
By Giles Parkinson on 22 August 2017
Solar pioneer Martin Green says solar PV will fall to $US10/MWh within a few years, but this will be good news for Australia’s mining industry because the fall in Australia’s thermal coal exports will be offset by a factor of more than 5 by demand for other resources.
Energy Insiders Podcast August 21
By Giles Parkinson & David Leitch on 21 August 2017
Port Augusta’s ground breaking solar tower
“Unaccredited” rooftop solar installer nabbed by Clean Energy Regulator
By Sophie Vorrath on 21 August 2017
Clean Energy Regulator continues rooftop solar crack-down, this time taking action against “unaccredited” individual installer.
Aurora: What you should know about Port Augusta’s solar power-tower
By Simon Holmes à Court on 21 August 2017
Much has been written about the $650m Aurora project, and I set out here to collect together what is known and fill in some of the gaps.
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.
