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PV prices show Australia is no longer a solar underdog
Despite its scant 2.5GW of installed PV capacity, Australia is going toe to toe with Germany on another solar metric: PV system pricing.
Albert Chan Jesse Morris and Leia Guccione

Apr 3, 2013

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Mid-level carbon price could deliver 100% renewables, undercut fossil fuels
New research from UNSW shows that a medium-level carbon price of between $50-$100 would be sufficient to see all fossil-fuelled power stations in Australia’s National Electricity Market phased out and replaced ‘economically and reliably’ with commercially available renewable energy technologies.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 3, 2013

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Indonesia to launch tender for 150MW of solar PV
Indonesia set to launch two-month tender for at least 150MW of new solar PV plants; planning new solar FiT of up to $0.25/kWh.
CleanTechnica

Apr 2, 2013

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Should regulators protect consumers, or network operators?
QCA says compulsory time-of-use pricing for solar households expensive, ineffective, unfair and maybe illegal, but good for networks. Hooray!
Giles Parkinson

Mar 27, 2013

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Australia’s top carbon cutters: solar pioneer Martin Green
The founder of UNSW’s School of Photovoltaic & Renewable Energy has driven a generation of solar R&D and commercialisation.
Cathy Alexander

Mar 7, 2013

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Time to stanch the solar bleeding
Solar PV prices have been plunging worldwide, but there is almost universal agreement 2013 will be a corrective year. Get the first aid kits ready.
Nigel Morris

Mar 6, 2013

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ACT offers financial guarantees to solar auction bidders
Bidders in the second round of the ACT Government’s Big Solar auction program have been offered financial guarantees. This came after project financiers upped the cost of debt and equity due to the political risk associated with Labor’s precarious hold on power in the territory.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2013

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CleanTech Bites

Graph of the Day: The plunging cost of solar PV
Yingli says cost of solar modules fell another 25% in 2012, and suggests that will continue in 2013.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2013

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70 hours without power: Beating blackouts with grid independence
A new suite of rooftop solar and storage products can not only power your home during a blackout, but can do so at off-peak rates.
Warwick Johnston

Feb 28, 2013

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Solar PV demand falls short of 30GW mark: report
Solarbuzz report shows PV demand up only 5% in 2012, marking the first year in a decade annual market growth has been less than 10%.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 26, 2013

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Newman playing dangerous game of solar politics
Queensland Premier Newman and his team were quick to blame solar, carbon, Gillard – anyone but themselves –for the big rise in electricity bills announced on Friday. Perhaps it’s time for Queensland to bring its energy systems – and its energy strategy -into the 21st century.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 25, 2013

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Commentary

Deutsche sees “sustainable” global solar market in 2014
Deutsche Bank says global solar market may transition from a subsidised to a sustainable market in 2014 as more industrial users turn to solar.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 25, 2013

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