Global solar PV installations for 2015 totalled 59GW according to a new report, marking a 34 per cent increase over the total installed in 2014. The report, based on preliminary […]
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Labor’s 50% renewables target would require $80b in investment: UBS
Federal Labor’s proposed 50 per cent renewable energy target for Australia by 2030 would require around $80 billion in investment, much of which would need to be spent anyway, a […]
Renewables sector employed 7.7 million people globally in 2014: IRENA
The global renewable energy industry employed 7.7 million people, directly or indirectly, in 2014, according to a report released on Tuesday night by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – an 18 […]
Renewables will be key in meeting global climate targets: HSBC report
Renewable energy technologies like solar and wind are now cost competitive with fossil fuels in many parts of the world, a new HSBC report has found, and will play a […]
Labor’s landslide in Queensland election could spell sunny future for solar
Campbell Newman’s loss in the Queensland state election on the weekend could be solar’s gain, as attention turns to the Labor party’s renewable energy policy. Queensland’s Labor Party unveiled its solar […]
Utility-scale solar to be competitive with new coal by 2020
Large-scale solar will be cost competitive with new coal-fired power stations in Australia by the end of the decade, the head of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has predicted. ARENA […]
Brazilian solar auction draws globally low bids, cheaper than coal, gas
Brazil’s first “solar only” energy auction has attracted bids among the lowest in the world, bringing the South American nation closer to achieving the world’s cheapest solar contract prices – […]
Move to ‘net carbon zero’ by 2050 doable, affordable and necessary for Australia and 14 other countries: UN
Fifteen of the world’s biggest economies – including Australia – could move to “net carbon zero” by 2050, according to a major new analysis released on Tuesday. The report – Pathways […]
Developing nations drive global renewables growth with strong policy
Developing nations are driving new global renewables growth, with increasing numbers of governments around the world adopting strong policy mechanisms to boost renewable energy uptake and innovation, a new report […]
Brazil’s Solair will manufacture solar panels & inverters domestically
Brazilian solar installation company & PV project developer Brasil Solair has plans to set up shop domestically in order to take advantage of the market expected to grow thanks to […]
