Queensland’s Labor government says it is on track to meet its 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030, thanks largely to a booming solar market that last week celebrated […]
Category: Renewable Energy Target for Solar Panel Systems
Solar Choice articles about the federal government’s Renewable Energy Target and associated solar PV incentives.
ACT shift to 100% renewables, electric vehicles next…
The ACT is shifting its focus to the electrification of the Territory’s transport sector as the next phase of its goal of zero emissions by 2045, and as the decarbonisation […]
Australia to finally have a transitional renewable energy plan
Finally, Australia’s transition to renewable energy is going to have a plan: the Australian Energy Market Operator is laying out a detailed plan on how to almost completely decarbonise the […]
Ageing coal-fired power plants put Australia on the map of global air pollution hotspots
Australia’s ageing coal-fired power plants have put the nation on a list of the world’s top emitting countries for toxic sulphur-dioxide, a new report has found. The report from […]
Renewables Target of 50% to be set in Victorian law
Victoria’s Labor government has moved to lock in a state renewable energy target of 50 per cent by 2030, with the introduction of new legislation into parliament on Tuesday. The […]
Australia’s emissions now well behind Paris trajectory
A surge in Australia’s first-quarter greenhouse gas emissions is increasing the gap between reality and the targeted trajectory the federal government continues to insist will be met “in a canter,” […]
Sydney Opera House turns to wind and solar, may add battery for perfect match
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 […]
A Virtual Power Plant case study: Vermont USA
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 […]
Tesla big battery lifts revenues 20% in first quarter, Neoen eyes more storage
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 […]
Scientists edge closer to stable, cheap green hydrogen production
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 […]
Why solar will leave coal for dead
– 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 […]
Queensland councils say solar rule change will kill regional jobs
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 […]
Rooftop solar installs charge on – possible speed humps ahead
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 […]
Labor to invest $1B into School Solar Virtual Power Plants
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 […]
NT Rooftop solar for Schools
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 […]
On the Road to a Greener Future with Smart Use of Cars, Energy, Palm Oil and Plastic
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 […]
Don’t stop us now: Open letter to politicians from clean energy industry
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 […]
The real obstacle to integrating storage into the grid
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 […]
Solar takes biggest chunk out of grid emissions over summer
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 […]
Westpac taps NSW solar farm in shift to 100% renewables
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 […]
ACT Government: Actsmart Business Energy and Water Program
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 […]
Australian-designed ‘Solpod’ creating a buzz in the Commercial solar market
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 […]
Tesla wants grid blue-print to reflect lower battery costs, greater flexibility
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 […]
Renewables job numbers hit three-year high – led by Australia’s coal states
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 […]
Butler: If Australia doesn’t embrace EVs, it’ll end up like Cuba
The Driven Labor climate spokesman Mark Butler says Australia has to embrace electric vehicles or risk becoming a living museum of outdated vehicles. “If Barnaby Joyce had his way, we’d […]
Australia’s Clean Technology Future Event
Last night at Manly’s International College of Management Sydney located at St Patrick’s Estate, Zali Steggall hosted ‘Australia’s Clean Technology Future’ event. The event saw around 200 attendees young and […]
Solar Choice attend the Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition 2019
Smart Energy Council is the peak body for the solar, storage and smart energy in Australia. An annual event hosted by the Smart Energy Council provides an opportunity for renewable […]
Australia: 100% renewables could be cheaper, quicker and easier than thought
CSIRO spin-off and renewables developer Windlab says modelling from a detailed study reveals that taking Australia to 100 per cent renewables could be cheaper, faster and easier than previously thought. […]
Solar industry backs Steggall, as symbolic end to Abbott-era energy policies
The solar industry has thrown its weight behind the Independent candidate for Warringah, Zali Steggall, in her bid to oust former prime minister and chief renewables obstructionist, Tony Abbott, in […]
Zali Steggall Hosts: Australia’s Clean Technology Future
Solar Choice has been at the forefront of the push to solar energy here in Australia for over a decade. With our National Head Office being located in Manly since […]
The lies being told by coal lobby to push for Queensland coal plant
The federal government has bowed to the push for a new coal-fired power generator in Queensland, and agreed to a feasibility study for around Gladstone, or at the site of […]
