The 149MW Glenrowan West solar farm in Victoria’s north east becomes one of last large-scale renewables projects to join the grid for 2020.
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Extinction Rebellion has much to learn from Angus Taylor, Australia’s “worst” minister
Gap between Coalition ideology on climate and energy and the rest of the world is so great that even AFR readers voted Angus Taylor worst minister.
2020 was a stunning year for German renewables, and a killer one for coal
2020 in Germany saw huge growth in renewables but a record drop in coal generation, giving the country a post-pandemic boost to its climate ambition.
Planning for chaos: We can’t use the past to predict the future
Australia’s regulatory framework needs to catch up with the fact that climate change means that we can’t use the past to predict the future.
Grid operators turn to wind, solar and batteries as system issues grow
Grid and network operators look to wind, solar and battery storage to supply the essential grid services to be lost as coal and gas plants decline.
US solar tax credit to get two-year extension in Covid stimulus package
Proposed Covid stimulus package signed off by Trump promises two-year extension of one of the US’s most successful renewable energy supports.
Coking coal’s decline likely to follow path of thermal coal’s demise
It is time for Australia to prepare a transition plan for the global energy system transition. The risks and opportunities are too great to ignore.
Garnaut’s Sunshot to create Australia’s first renewable energy industrial park
Ross Garnaut’s Sunshot Energy plans renewable energy industrial park in Queensland in what could be a template to revive fortunes of rural Australia.
Wangaratta solar farm sold, paving way for construction
A 30MW “shovel-ready” solar project in north-east Victoria has been sold and will begin construction soon.
Australian researchers help set new records for ultra-high efficiency solar cells
Australia’s UNSW combines with the US-based NREL to set new efficiency records for high-performance gallium arsenide solar cells.
