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Australia’s biggest manganese metals project may go 90% renewables

June 21, 2019
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A mining company looking to exploit what could be Australia’s largest manganese metals resource are seeking to tap renewables to make the project competitive with their Chinese rivals. Element 25 say they expect to source up to 90 per cent renewables for the electricity supply for the mine’s energy-intensive operations, and believe it could achieve […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – June 2019

June 12, 2019

Average residential solar system prices have decreased to $1.05 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer network and updated pricing from installers that we work with. We have now removed 2kW and added 6kW to our Price Index due to the […]

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15kW solar systems: A great size for homes & businesses (if you can fit one on your roof)

June 11, 2019
Kennards Hire 15kW

15kW solar systems are a great system size for homes with high levels of energy consumption or businesses with small to middling energy needs – provided that they have sufficient roof space to install one. This article takes you through (almost) everything you might want to know about 15kW solar systems, including how much space […]

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Sydney Opera House turns to wind and solar, may add battery for perfect match

June 7, 2019
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Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House has inked a deal to source its electricity from a major wind farm and a large solar project, and may add batteries later, in a bid to go green and trim its $2.5 million annual electricity bill. The deal, negotiated with renewable energy retailer Flow Power,  will see the Opera […]

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A Virtual Power Plant case study: Vermont USA

June 5, 2019
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As Solar Choice is currently undertaking the early stage preparations and structuring for a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that can be made available for household, commercial and government premises across our local federal electorate of Warringah, it’s timely to look at successful VPP models elsewhere in the world. A VPP consists of a large number […]

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6kW & 6.6kW solar systems: Pricing, output, and returns

June 4, 2019
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6kW or now more commonly seen 6.6kW solar systems are becoming increasingly popular amongst Australian homes thanks to a number of factors, including their affordability, ample size & ease of approval when it comes to connecting to the grid. This article provides an overview of (almost) everything you need to know if you’re considering a […]

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Off the grid: AEMC paves way for stand alone systems to replace poles and wires

May 31, 2019
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Australia’s energy market rule-maker has paved the way for network operators to deliver stand-alone power systems based around solar and batteries that will deliver big savings to all consumers. A review and recommendations from the Australian Energy Market Commission has found that cutting hundreds or even thousands of kilometres of poles and wires on the […]

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Australia to reach 50% renewables by 2030, despite Coalition scare campaign

May 30, 2019
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Booming rooftop solar uptake and a big pipeline of large-scale wind and solar project are likely to deliver 50 per cent renewables for Australia by 2030, despite the Coalition’s policy vacuum, a new report has found. The Reputex modelling contradicts one of the Coalition government’s favourite scare campaigns, that Labor’s 50 per cent renewables target […]

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Why doesn’t my electricity retailer give me a 25c solar feed-in tariff?

May 29, 2019
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Why don’t retailers offer higher solar feed-in rates? Does it matter if feed-in tariff rates are low? What are some of the alternative approaches to conventional feed-in tariffs that are beginning to appear in the Australian market? These are important questions to ask when considering going solar in Australia these days. We take a look at […]

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New LONGi 430W panel unveiled in Australia

May 27, 2019
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LONGi was the major sponsor of the CEC Large Scale Solar Forum in Brisbane last Thursday 16th May 2019. During the event LONGi’s 430W Hi–MO4 module was launched to the Australian market by Boyal Mao, General Manager of LONGi Solar Australia and Kane Thornton, Chief Executive of CEC Australia. The launch of Hi-MO4 in Brisbane […]

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Infigen buys first gas plant to support more cheap renewables

May 24, 2019
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Infigen Energy has taken steps to bolster its portfolio of “cheap renewables” with the purchase of a 109MW “peaking” gas plant in NSW. Infigen said on Thursday it had purchased the Smithfield peaking gas plant for $60 million, driven by a significant market opportunity for cheap renewables. Infigen said the cost of renewables generation had […]

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Commercial Solar PV Price Index for May 2019

May 21, 2019
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Changes in the composition of Solar Choice’s commercial solar installer network, combined with price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight downwards shift in average dollar per watt ($/W) prices for commercial solar systems – down about 4c/W from February 2019 to $1.13/W. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – May 2019

May 20, 2019
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Average residential solar system prices have increased to $1.17 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer network and updated pricing from installers that we work with. Meanwhile, average prices for popular 5kW systems have reached their lowest ever, at $0.88/W, or […]

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Tesla big battery lifts revenues 20% in first quarter, Neoen eyes more storage

May 17, 2019
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The Tesla big battery in South Australia has lifted its revenues by 20 per cent in the first three months of 2019, off the back of stronger frequency control and arbitrage markets, inspiring its owners – renewable energy developers Neoen – to investigate further storage opportunities. The officially named Hornsdale Power Reserve – which has […]

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Scientists edge closer to stable, cheap green hydrogen production

May 16, 2019
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The inexpensive industrial production of green hydrogen from Australia’s abundant renewable energy generation resources has edged closer to reality, after a breakthrough by scientists at Victoria’s Monash University. The “critically important” research identifies a variation on water splitting technology, or water electrolysis, which is most likely to be the future of the green hydrogen production, […]

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Payback periods for commercial-scale solar PV systems: State by state

May 14, 2019
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There has never been a better time for Australian businesses to invest in commercial solar power. Last year Solar Choice analysed electricity bills & meter data to generate free indicative solar business cases for nearly 300 businesses, ranging from schools to farms to shopping centres to car dealerships to strata units to doctors’ surgeries (to […]

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Why solar will leave coal for dead

May 14, 2019
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– This is a copy of an article written by Rory McGuire and sent to the Sydney Morning Herald. Rory is a Sydney journalist who has been watching the solar energy market for 35 years. If Scott Morrison had wanted to demonstrate his energy agnosticism when he waved a lump of coal around in Parliament […]

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Queensland councils say solar rule change will kill regional jobs

May 13, 2019
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A new Queensland regulation that will restrict the installation of solar panels on projects of 100kW and over to licensed electricians only, has come under fire from local governments. The change to the electrical safety rules for solar farms in the state – starting Monday – excludes general labourers from basic installation tasks on solar […]

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Rooftop solar installs charge on – possible speed humps ahead

May 10, 2019
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Australian homes and businesses installed a total of 157MW of residential and commercial solar in the month of April, marking a drop in volume from March, thanks mainly to the Easter and Anzac Day public holidays. The “April dip” saw volumes fall in every state and across all solar size classes, according to the latest […]

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Labor to invest $1B into School Solar Virtual Power Plants

May 8, 2019
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Solar energy has been rapidly taken up by schools aiming to manage their growing energy bills with the majority of consumption matching sunlight hours. Participating schools would have solar and batteries installed onsite and their systems would be virtually linked. The schools would benefit from lower energy bills and surplus energy in times of peak […]

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NT Rooftop solar for Schools

May 7, 2019
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The Northern Territory Labor Government is delivering on one of its election commitments, with the $5 million Rooftop Solar in Schools program. The program will be delivered to selected schools in every Territory region over the next three years, with the top energy users in each region chosen as the first to have solar panels […]

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On the Road to a Greener Future with Smart Use of Cars, Energy, Palm Oil and Plastic

May 4, 2019
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There’s a lot of negativity when it comes to environmental predictions on a global basis – we are flooded with plastics or other waste, we contribute to deforestation by consuming unsustainable palm oil and we pollute the air with fossil-fuelled cars. To make matters worse, we tend to think it’s simply inevitable. While development in any […]

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Don’t stop us now: Open letter to politicians from clean energy industry

May 2, 2019

Renewable energy industry peak body the Clean Energy Council has published an open letter to Coalition and Labor Party politicians in the lead-up to the federal election, calling for bipartisan action on cutting electricity emissions and costs. The letter, signed by some of Australia and the world’s leading renewable and clean tech companies calls for […]

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Battery Storage Price Index – May 2019

May 1, 2019
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Solar Choice has previously been publishing average solar PV system prices on a monthly basis since August 2012 in our Solar PV Price Index, which focused on household solar prices and which ultimately became the Residential Solar PV Price Index. In May of 2014, we added our Commercial Solar PV Price Index for larger system sizes, and late […]

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The real obstacle to integrating storage into the grid

April 29, 2019
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When it comes to integrating new energy storage technologies with the grid, what’s standing in the way? According to Robert Morgan, CEO of Energy Storage at GE Renewable Energy, the main hurdle has more to do with people than hardware. “The grid is ready to accommodate energy storage technologies today,” Mr Morgan said. “What is […]

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Solar takes biggest chunk out of grid emissions over summer

April 26, 2019
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Australia’s booming rooftop and large-scale solar markets are being credited for the ongoing fall in electricity sector emissions – one of the only bright spots in Australia’s otherwise disappointing climate mitigation efforts. The latest National Energy Emissions Audit from The Australia Institute reveals solar as the fastest growing source of electricity in Australia, which along […]

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Westpac taps NSW solar farm in shift to 100% renewables

April 25, 2019
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Westpac has committed to source the equivalent of 100 per cent of its power needs from renewable energy resources by 2025, starting with a power purchase agreement with the Bomen Solar Farm, set to be built near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. Westpac revealed the solar off-take deal alongside news it had signed up […]

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ACT Government: Actsmart Business Energy and Water Program

April 24, 2019
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The ACT government’s ‘Business Energy and Water Program’ aims to assist eligible ACT businesses that want to upgrade to more water-efficient and energy-efficient technologies, including solar, lighting, appliances, heating or cooling, refrigeration, insulation, toilets and tapware. Through the rebates, the Business Energy and Water Program helps commercial businesses lower operating costs by reducing water and […]

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Australian-designed ‘Solpod’ creating a buzz in the Commercial solar market

April 23, 2019
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An Australian solar start-up company is looking to shake up the commercial solar market in Australia with its pre-fabricated rooftop solar systems. Melbourne based Solpod has developed a way to fix solar panels to industrial roofing using a relocatable aluminium racking and mounting system, offering the ability to remove the panels to be deployed elsewhere, […]

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Tesla wants grid blue-print to reflect lower battery costs, greater flexibility

April 19, 2019
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Tesla has called on the Australian grid operator to change the nation’s 20-year grid blue-print to reflect rapid technology developments in battery storage, including the rapidly falling cost of the technology. In a submission to the Australian Energy Market Operator about its Integrated System Plan, Tesla suggests modelling should reflect battery life of 15 years, rather than […]

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Renewables job numbers hit three-year high – led by Australia’s coal states

April 18, 2019
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Full time jobs in renewable energy reached a three-year high in 2016-17, led by industry growth in two of Australia’s most coal-dependent states, NSW and Queensland. Full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs created by the renewable energy industry has been estimated at 14,820 in 2016-17, a 33 per cent jump in from the 2015/16 period, and the […]

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