The solar industry – and the changing dynamics of the Australian electricity market – has claimed its biggest victim yet, with the formal closure of the 1,000MW Wallerawang coal-fired power […]
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Solar & wind competitive with natural gas plants in US despite fracking boom: Citi
Analysts at investment bank Citi say solar PV and wind energy are becoming competitive with natural gas peaking and baseload plants in the US, despite the continuing fracking boom in […]
Wind & solar dominate in Germany, while coal, gas & nuclear fall back
New data released in Germany shows that wind and solar production has increased dramatically in Germany and, contrary to what detractors say, it has reduced the amount of fossil fuel […]
German utility, posting €2.8b loss, says that decline of fossil fuels is ‘unstoppable’
One of the largest electricity utility companies in Germany, RWE, has posted its first loss in 60 years. RWE CEO Peter Terium said that the company had got its strategy […]
EnergyAustralia: Rooftop solar to blame for falling wholesale electricity costs & demand
The explosion of rooftop solar PV has caused grief to another major incumbent utility in Australia, with EnergyAustralia, one of the big three utilities in the country, blaming it for […]
The environmental impacts of coal power: The tale of Beijing, China and Morwell, Vic
The use of coal fired power has spawned an entire coal generation lasting more than 100 years. It got the industrial revolution going, has lit up our homes, powers our […]
China cuts back on coal fired energy
Anyone who is part of Australia’s resource boom would have you believe that our nation’s future rides on the back of our abundant coal resources and indeed, recent submission to […]
Commissioning of Kogan Creek ‘Solar Boost’ project delayed until 2015
Australia will have to wait another year before witnessing the start of production from its first large scale solar thermal energy plant, following delays at the 44MW Kogan Creek solar […]
Cost of solar power set to fall further in next 5 years: Trina Solar
Within five years, the average cost of solar PV will fall to around 6c/kWh – putting it on par with coal and gas fired generators in many countries, and making […]
Renewable energy researchers receive Order of Australia honours
If the long weekend and fine weather itself wasn’t enough to cheer up solar energy enthusiasts this Australia Day, a quick look at the line-up of the 2014 Order of […]
World energy mix may shift towards renewables faster than expected
Renewable energy is making headway in ways unanticipated just 5 years ago, according to a report from Citi Research. Some of the key details of Citi’s report–provocatively titled ‘Energy Darwinism–the […]
The post-election trajectory of solar power in Australia
Australia will vote for a new federal government on 7 September 2013–less than a week away–and although by no means a certainty, polls show the Lib-Nats tipped to win, ushering in […]
Tasmania’s feed-in tariff rate drops; South Australia’s is the next to go
Tasmania’s 1-for-1 solar feed-in tariff closed to new applicants over the weekend, with Solar Choice seeing a surge in Tasmanian enquiries leading up to the deadline. What’s next for solar […]
Solar, gas futures bright, while export coal may peak in 2020: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs has predicted the eventual decline of king coal, according to an article in the Courier-Mail. Thermal coal, currently the dominant fuel source for electricity generation in the world, […]
NSW electricity prices to even out in 2013-2014
After 2 years of dramatic hikes, NSW electricity prices are likely to start to cool off, according to a draft report by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). IPART […]
$4 billion in coal subsidies in NSW?
The Auditor-General of NSW released a report today condemning the previous Labour government’s implementation of the Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff Scheme, which became political hotpoint last year when it was […]
