Solar Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/solar/ News and analysis for the clean energy economy Mon, 29 May 2023 02:56:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://reneweconomy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/android-icon-192x192-150x150.png Solar Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/solar/ 32 32 Putting green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks would kickstart both industries https://reneweconomy.com.au/putting-green-hydrogen-plants-next-to-green-steelworks-would-kickstart-both-industries/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/putting-green-hydrogen-plants-next-to-green-steelworks-would-kickstart-both-industries/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 02:56:22 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190494 Co-locating plants in sun-rich, iron-rich parts of Australia can help overcome the “first mover problem” for green hydrogen. Here's how it would work.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/putting-green-hydrogen-plants-next-to-green-steelworks-would-kickstart-both-industries/feed/ 0 VNI West: AEMO finds new route to allay opposition with good and bad news for renewables https://reneweconomy.com.au/vni-west-aemo-finds-new-route-to-allay-opposition-with-good-and-bad-news-for-renewables/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/vni-west-aemo-finds-new-route-to-allay-opposition-with-good-and-bad-news-for-renewables/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 23:41:13 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190478 AEMO proposes new route for VNI West transmission link to avoid wetlands and irrigated crops, but there is good and bad news for renewables developers.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/vni-west-aemo-finds-new-route-to-allay-opposition-with-good-and-bad-news-for-renewables/feed/ 0 Forrest says he did not bid for Sun Cable, has his own 20GW to build https://reneweconomy.com.au/forrest-says-he-did-not-bid-for-sun-cable-has-his-own-20gw-to-build/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/forrest-says-he-did-not-bid-for-sun-cable-has-his-own-20gw-to-build/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 07:47:07 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190470 andrew forrest turbine bango wind farmForrest says he made no final offer for Sun Cable and intends to focus instead on his own 20GW renewable pipeline.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/forrest-says-he-did-not-bid-for-sun-cable-has-his-own-20gw-to-build/feed/ 0 Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes wins battle for world’s biggest solar and battery project https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 05:39:20 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190457 sun cable solarBattle of billionaires ends with a Grok-Quinbrook consortium taking ownership of the massive Sun Cable project, keeping alive plans to export solar power to Singapore.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/feed/ 0 Green gold: Wind and solar to deliver 80 pct of power needs for huge new mine https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 04:03:31 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190424 Gold miner expects to get premium for its bullion after signing deal to get 80% of mining and refining power needs delivered by wind and solar.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/feed/ 0 Solar investment overtakes oil for first time as renewables chase down fossil fuels https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-investment-overtakes-oil-for-first-time-as-renewables-chase-down-fossil-fuels/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-investment-overtakes-oil-for-first-time-as-renewables-chase-down-fossil-fuels/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 22:58:04 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190409 Investment in solar to overtakes oil for first time as world accelerates switch to renewables and fossil fuel companies pocket their super profits.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-investment-overtakes-oil-for-first-time-as-renewables-chase-down-fossil-fuels/feed/ 0 Roadmap released to smooth connections for wind and solar, and to add batteries https://reneweconomy.com.au/roadmap-released-to-smooth-connections-for-wind-and-solar-and-to-add-batteries/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/roadmap-released-to-smooth-connections-for-wind-and-solar-and-to-add-batteries/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 05:14:25 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190371 Vestas wind turbines and RES dulacca wind farm qldReform Roadmap flags several significant advances towards a smoother, less costly and delay-free grid connection process for renewables.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/roadmap-released-to-smooth-connections-for-wind-and-solar-and-to-add-batteries/feed/ 0 NSW now has roadmap to close coal by 2030. But will Labor run with it? https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 03:18:34 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190352 NSW now has a roadmap to exit coal by the end of the decade. But it requires a commitment from the state government. Will Labor run with it?

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/feed/ 0 Victoria falls in line on dynamic rooftop solar exports, to make homes ready for electrification https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-falls-in-line-on-dynamic-rooftop-solar-exports-to-make-homes-ready-for-electrification/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-falls-in-line-on-dynamic-rooftop-solar-exports-to-make-homes-ready-for-electrification/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 04:37:11 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190283 market rebate rooftop solar suburb politicallySolar Victoria announces raft of rule changes and recommendations to make solar homes "future ready," including for a shift to all-electric appliances.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-falls-in-line-on-dynamic-rooftop-solar-exports-to-make-homes-ready-for-electrification/feed/ 0 ACT backs six renewable energy projects, including panel recycling and hydrogen https://reneweconomy.com.au/act-backs-six-renewable-energy-projects-including-panel-recycling-and-hydrogen/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/act-backs-six-renewable-energy-projects-including-panel-recycling-and-hydrogen/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 10:05:59 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190213 Six new local renewable energy projects in ACT will share in funds designed to support renewable energy innovation.

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