Andy McCarthy reflects on his journey from a garage-based start-up to the CEO of RACV solar. Plus Queensland does it again.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Getting to grips with solar duck curve
We’re back! Gabrielle Kuiper on why rooftop solar should not be ignored by grid planners. Plus: Latest news including dire warning for PV installers on inverters.
Vast Solar puts in huge sodium-ion battery order for Mt Isa hybrid power hub
Australian solar thermal technology developer puts in order for 13,500 sodium-ion batteries to form part of its proposed hybrid energy hub in Mt Isa.
Bowen says coal and gas price caps won’t derail Labor’s 82 per cent renewables target
Bowen says any move to lower prices of coal and gas supplies will not derail the federal government’s ambitions to reach 82 per cent renewables by 2030.
“This is a big deal:” Labor rolls out package for offshore wind, Marinus and renewable zones
Labor unveils multi-billion dollar packages to support offshore wind, the Marinus Link and other transmission upgrades.
Queensland sets 80 pct renewables target for Australia’s most coal dependent state
Queensland sets new 80 per cent renewables target, including “world’s biggest” pumped hydro project, an eight fold leap in wind and solar, and the rapid decline of coal.
Ministers agree to put emissions into energy objective, to “take control” of capacity work
Energy ministers agree to put emissions into energy objective, and have “taken control” of the capacity mechanism work previously managed by ESB.
There is no shortage of gas, or fossil fuel cartels, in Australia
Sudden price falls in gas and electricity markets have caught out Australia’s fossil fuel cartels – like a trillion dollar toddler – with their hands in the cookie jar.
Fortescue backs “hydrogen superpower” plan that models end of coal within decade
Fortescue says hydrogen superpower scenario is most likely in Australia, resulting in complete exit of coal within a decade. The coal companies don’t agree.
Solar and wind keep getting cheaper, and crush coal, gas and nuclear on costs: Lazard
Latest LCOE report from Lazard confirms that wind and solar by far the cheapest of all energy sources, and cost of storage is falling too.