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Solar

Victorian networks plan for grid with 95% rooftop solar uptake
Victoria’s major electricity distribution companies want to invest tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for a future where solar is on almost every household rooftop.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2020

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Solar

23 solar farms added to grid in 2019 as PV costs fall to record lows
2019 was a tough year for large-scale solar, but still managed to deliver a range of ground-breaking projects. Meanwhile, rooftop solar is “as cheap as it has ever been.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 22, 2020

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Solar

Australia rooftop solar installs total 2.13GW in 2019 after huge December rush
A surprising and record surge in small scale rooftop solar installations in December take total capacity in Australia to more than 10GW.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 12, 2020

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Solar

Melbourne apartment block shares rooftop PV, battery storage – smashes solar ceiling
A 70kW solar 54kWh battery system installed on Melbourne apartment block uses Allume Energy technology to share cheap clean power between 52 low-income tenants.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 19, 2019

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Solar

Queensland solar business caught “misclassifying” rooftop mounting kits
Queensland wholesale solar business ordered to pay $1.3 million after being caught out “falsely declaring” low-cost Chinese PV mounting kits imported into Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 18, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Rooftop solar takes the heat off ageing fossil fuel generators
Rooftop solar takes the heat off vulnerable fossil fuels plants as temperatures hit record highs in Australia, and conservatives hope for power outages.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 18, 2019

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Solar

RACV makes push into rooftop PV with Gippsland Solar purchase
One of Victoria’s biggest PV retailers, Gippsland Solar, acquired by major Australian insurer RACV, in deal that speaks volumes about Australia’s booming rooftop PV market.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 15, 2019

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A tale of two markets: Rooftop PV smashes records as large-scale wind, solar slow down
Regulator’s report shows early signs of a dramatic fall in new large-scale renewables investment, to lowest level since mid-2016.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 13, 2019

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Renewables

Energy rule-maker rues reality, rejects real reform in S.A. blackout response
AEMC seems to view distributed energy as a problem rather than an opportunity when it comes to maintaining system resilience in the face of weather events or cyberattacks.
Mark Byrne

Dec 13, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Combining home solar, batteries and EVs will be better deal than solar alone by 2024
IEEFA report finds with “modest” suite of EV incentives, payback for rooftop PV, a home battery and electric vehicle falls to just five years today, and zero by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 12, 2019

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Solar

ARENA targets solar panel recycling in new $15m funding round
ARENA’s 5th solar R&D funding round to focus on cutting costs and amount of waste to landfill from solar panels that have reached the end of their working lives.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 11, 2019

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Utilities

AEMO’s Zibelman: By 2040, one quarter of Australia’s electricity will come from homes
AEMO’s Zibelman says case for renewables is not about politics, but simple economics, with wind, solar and storage clearly cheaper than all alternatives.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 10, 2019

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