western australia Archives - Page 9 of 9 - Renew Economy

WA’s Muja coal power station ready for “gold watch”, says Solar Council
ASC and green groups present giant gold watch to “one of Australia’s oldest, most inefficient and polluting power stations”, which they say is standing in the way of investment in solar and clean energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 4, 2016

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WA Premier rules out solar tax as “fantasy”
Colin Barnett rules out adopting Synergy’s proposed doubling of grid connection charges for solar households, describing the idea of a solar tax as “fantasy”.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 19, 2016

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Storage provider advocates energy independence over going off-grid
Commercial and industrial consumers are expected to adopt battery storage in W.A. as a result of a lack of FIT for larger arrays.
Jonathan Gifford

Jan 15, 2016

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Western Australia’s rooftop solar now state’s ‘biggest power station’
The sheer volume of rooftop solar capacity installed in WA is such that, collectively, solar power comprises the state’s de facto largest power station.
Ian Clover

Jan 7, 2016

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Carnegie to add solar, battery storage to create world first wave-integrated microgrid
Carnegie Wave Energy says microgrids, with solar PV and storage, could be model for islands, and edge of grid and remote communities.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 29, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Could the solar vote be Abbott’s undoing?
A Canning plan: Australian Solar Council to target marginal WA seat of Canning, calling on local households and businesses to ‘vote solar’ in the upcoming by-election. With 50% solar uptake in the electorate, it’s a clever move. But the broader plan is to ignite a national debate, pitting renewables against a coal-loving PM.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 17, 2015

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Australian biomass plant to improve soil, sequester carbon, & produce biofuel
A $10 million dollar pilot biomass plant will be constructed in the Western Australian Capital of Perth.
Ronald Brakels

Mar 10, 2015

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Australia’s first commercial wind farm faces bleak future
WA’s Ten Mile Lagoon wind farm facility reached the end of its design life last year with fears that blades and integral parts will not be replaced.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Jul 28, 2014

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