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      November 17, 2017
      Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath

      Rooftop solar changes unsettle industry, raising fears worse to come

      Australia’s peak solar industry body has called for written clarification from the federal government, after confusion surrounding proposed amendments to the Renewable Energy Target triggered concerns that the booming commercial […]

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      July 13, 2017
      Giles Parkinson

      Newly formed battery giant Fluence aims to take on Tesla

      Energy giants AES and Siemens have combined their energy storage divisions to take on upstarts like Tesla and other industry rivals, in an effort to dominate the soaring global battery […]

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      October 13, 2016
      Sophie Vorrath

      New breakthrough on perovskite solar cells could speed up commercialisation

      US researchers claim to have achieved a breakthrough in the development of perovskite solar PV cells that could help fast-track commercialisation of the technology. The team from the US National […]

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      September 22, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Australia hits 5 gigawatts of installed solar PV

      Australia has officially passed the 5 gigawatt mark on rooftop solar, according to new Clean Energy Regulator data that shows 1.58 million homes and businesses now have a total of […]

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      September 12, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Speed of the rise of battery storage being underestimated by market operator: Corbell

      Conservative estimates on the value of battery storage from the Australian Energy Market Operator highlight the institutional barriers faced by Australia as it seeks to shift to a low-carbon grid, […]

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      September 12, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Solar & batteries could be value-competitive with grid electricity in WA ‘within one year’

      New research suggests that the cross-over point between the value of solar and storage and grid prices for Australian households may occur within one year. That is the conclusion of […]

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      August 4, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Ergon publishes 10-point ‘reality check’ list for would-be off-gridders

      Queensland utility Ergon energy has decided to address the issue of grid electricity defection by publishing a 10-step guide for consumers considering the idea. Ergon, which doubles as the main […]

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      March 10, 2022
      Solar Choice Staff

      RedFlow Battery: An Independent Review by Solar Choice

      RedFlow’s ZCell battery is currently one of the most talked-about battery storage products on the Australian market. Slated to be available in Australia in the very near future, the battery […]

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      May 11, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Energex proposes ban on use of batteries, AC units & other white goods during ‘off-peak’ periods

      Queensland government-owned network operator Energex has proposed banning battery storage, air conditioning and appliances such as washing machines and clothes dryers from off peak loads in a move that has […]

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      April 14, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Could Labor deploy ‘reverse auctions’ for renewables on the national scale?

      The Australian Labor Party could use “reverse auctions” to help meet a 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030 if it wins power in the federal election later this […]

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      March 7, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      ARENA report shows potential for cost-reductions in large-scale solar

      New data released on the Australian Renewable Energy Agency website has revealed some interesting information about the costs of large-scale solar projects in Australia. It suggests that solar energy could […]

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      February 4, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Solar & wind are the future and ‘there is no going back’, says German energy minister

      Germany’s Rainer Bakke – the minister responsible for the EU nation’s ambitious Energiewende, or energy transition, from coal and nuclear to renewable energy – says solar and wind energy have […]

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      December 17, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      South Australia, on track to meet 50% renewables target, sets sites on 100%

      South Australia is on track to pass its 50 per cent renewable energy target next year – nearly a decade ahead of schedule – as the Labor government shifts its […]

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      November 5, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Large-scale solar set to boom under programs from ARENA, CEFC, Ergon & QLD government

      Interest in large-scale solar projects in Australia looks to be booming, as programs by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Ergon Energy and the Queensland government […]

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      October 29, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      WA’s energy minister to roll back anti-battery regulations “within the month”

      An energy market regulation that effectively bans homes in Western Australia with battery storage from feeding power back into the grid will be removed within a month, the state’s energy […]

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      October 27, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Adani Group could develop large-scale solar project in QLD

      The Indian company behind plans to develop a mega-coal mining project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin could also have plans to build a large-scale solar plant in the heart of the […]

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      October 20, 2015
      Sophie Vorrath

      SolarEdge’s StorEdge energy storage solution to be compatible with Powerwall

      Israeli inverter company SolarEdge has targeted Australia as a key market for solar and storage technologies, thanks to its world-leading rooftop PV penetration, reduction in feed-in tariffs and high electricity […]

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      September 18, 2015
      Sophie Vorrath

      Mass adoption of battery storage only 5 years away, predicts UBS

      A new report has predicted that the point of “mass adoption” of household battery storage could arrive in Australia as soon as 2020, at which time the payback period for […]

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      September 14, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      QLD government aims to turn Sunshine State into Solar State

      Queensland’s state Labor government says it has increased the capacity of its large scale solar auction to 60MW from 40MW as it seeks to accelerate the transition from the “sunshine […]

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      September 14, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Australia will have 50GW of solar by 2040 – most of it ‘behind the meter’

      Australia will have more than 50GW of installed solar capacity by 2040, according to a new forecast by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and more than half of this capacity will […]

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      September 10, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Australia one of the most attractive battery storage markets in the world: Kokam CEO

      Australia is one of the most attractive markets in the world for battery storage, according to one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers – and not just at the household […]

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      August 31, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Solar will meet 100% of WA daytime electricity demand within next decade, says state’s energy minister

      Western Australia’s treasurer and energy minister, Mike Nahan, has predicted that solar PV will meet the daytime electricity needs of the state within the next decade, in a speech at […]

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      July 24, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      ACT enviro minister Corbell pushes for emissions considerations in state & federal policy-making

      ACT energy and environment minister Simon Corbell has notched up a significant win at this week’s COAG meeting, securing an agreement from state and federal energy ministers to take carbon […]

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      July 20, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Queensland’s Ergon announces tenders for 200MW of large-scale solar

      Queensland network operator Ergon Energy is set to tender for up to 200MW of large-scale solar capacity, as well as to accelerate its push into battery storage and electric vehicles […]

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      July 14, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      ACT large-scale solar-plus-storage program receives 30 applications

      The ACT government’s next generation solar program has been been swamped by 30 submissions representing 967MW of potential solar plus storage capacity in response to its call for expressions of […]

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      July 9, 2015
      Sophie Vorrath

      Obama administration announces plans to boost solar uptake in USA

      America’s Obama administration has revealed plans to triple the amount of rooftop solar installed on low-income housing, and boost the development of community solar projects, giving renters and apartment dwellers […]

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      June 10, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Lismore Council’s Community Solar project opens to investors

      Australia’s first local government- and community-owned solar project will begin seeking investor interest this week, just six months after it was approved for development. The Lismore Community Solar project, which […]

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      June 2, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Solar feed-in tariff for regional Queensland reduced further under latest QCA review

      Queensland’s regional solar households are set to be paid even less for the energy they export to the grid, after the the state’s pricing regulator announced a further cut to […]

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      May 15, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Queensland to aim for 50% renewables, 1 million solar homes by 2030

      Queensland’s Labor government has restated its commitment to generating 50 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2030, and to ensure one million homes in state had […]

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      March 30, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      ‘Virtual net metering’ trial program to allow Byron Bay Shire to sell solar to neighbouring sewage plant

      The NSW government has confirmed its support of an “energy trading trial” that will allow Byron Shire council to sell output from a council-owned rooftop solar array to a neighbouring […]

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      March 24, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Coalition says cross-bench senators votes could help them weaken RET

      The federal government will take renewable energy target negotiations to the cross-benchers in the Senate, after its “final” offer on the RET was rejected outright by Labor.In an interview with […]

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