Large-scale batteries are essential to Australia’s transition to renewable energy. Battery storage is the new clean peaker, proving to be 30 percent cheaper than gas, …
Coal becomes unprofitable with market volatility and price hikes likely to return in the medium term
Wholesale electricity prices are at a six-year low, however, market volatility and price hikes are likely to return in the medium term as coal becomes …
Energy consumers are the big winners in Australia’s renewables transition as prices tumble
Australia’s energy consumers are the biggest winners in the country’s transition to renewable energy as prices plummet to historic lows. Prices were down 70% in …
Federal government allocates $1.4 billion ARENA funding boost for low emission technologies
The Federal Government has allocated $1.4 billion in ARENA funding to push the Australian Renewable Energy Agency towards low emission technology. The government is gunning …
Beer to energy – How COVID shutdown boosted South Australia’s renewable energy output
Millions of litres of expired beer that would have ended up being poured down the drain have been used to feed the thirsty bacteria digesters …
Questions to ask before commercial solar installation begins
There are many reasons why switching your business to a commercial solar-powered system makes sense. In fact, we cover some of them in our article …
AHA (NSW) and Lion come together in 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA)
Exciting news was announced last week that Lion Brewery, in tandem with the Australian Hotels Association NSW, had partnered up with electricity retailer Engie to …
We have lost 17% of the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest fires in South America have sparked intense debate on the way the world approaches the concept of development. The Amazon rainforest covers …
The duck curve – The biggest challenge facing solar energy generation
What do solar energy and a duck have in common: Curves. And no, that’s not a joke, it’s the correlation between excess solar supply during …
Lack of distribution infrastructure hampering renewable energy boom
2018 was a record year for renewable energy generation, but the lack of distribution infrastructure to get it onto the grid has led to a …