Breaking – IPART REVIEW is out!
More after I have read the document but headline is a reccomendation of 5.2 to 10.3c kWh...
View ArticleAwesome WA PV FIT’s coming!
NEW – Google map of all values and locations below! In a great news story for PV, Western Australia’s Horizon Power announced recently that they are introducing one of Australia’s most forward thinking...
View ArticlePV Finance survey
An increasing amount of companies locally and abroad use finance to help sell PV systems. We are conducting a short survey to understand the trends in PV finance in Australia and will make the results...
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The odds and impacts of a PV multiplier change
UPDATE: Following this and numerous other stories on the subject, the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday the 14th May 2012 that a spokesman for Climate Change Minister Greg Combet said that...
View ArticleAEMO gets the facts on explosive PV growth
Now I’m really, really &@#$ excited. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published a new report (the Rooftop PV Information Paper 2012) predicting massive acceleration in the uptake of...
View ArticleCarbon abatement with PV at $33 per tonne.
Its always refreshing when climate sceptics prove your point for you. In October 2010 the National Generators Forum said that the cost of carbon abatement through PV was up to $1500/ tonne. Then in...
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Great data on PV and falling energy demand in Australia
Today see’s the release of yet another important and much needed set of up-to-date data and truth on PV and falling energy demand in Australia. The REC Agents Association commissioned Green Energy...
View ArticleQueensland slashes solar FIT
Reports have started coming in that the Queensland Government has slashed the Solar Bonus despite pre-election promises to the contrary. Energy Minister Mark McArdle announced the backflip today citing...
View ArticleHuge news in solar PV
Only 5 days ago, I posted a comment on a web site story looking at the costs and profits of PV manufacturers around the world. In the article on GreenTech Media, citing research by GTM, the prognosis...
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How to build a 1.4MW solar power station in 1 hour
Queensland Premier Newman Campbell must have one hell of a solar hangover today. Following his announcement to cut the $0.44c Net FIT he provided the industry and solar consumers with a window of...
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A little bit of solar history was made
On the 17th of July 2012 a little bit of Australian solar history was made. For the very first time EVER (that I am aware of) pretty much every solar and renewable advocacy, lobbying and industry...
View ArticleNSW Government making $1.38B from electricity sales
According to an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald today, Coalition energy spokesman, Ian MacFarlane calculated that the NSW Government is earning $1.38 Billion dollars a year through the sale of...
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The intriguing mystery case of PV policy in Australia
Many years ago, I recall a debate at a Clean Energy Council conference where we all agreed that a consumer guide to solar PV was an essential and much needed tool. After many years, this has evolved...
View ArticleNSW releases new Renewable Energy Plan
Just received, and have just read through for the first time. Click on this link to read the plan NSW REP Here are my thoughts: The Good - The very fact that a plan (albiet a Draft) now exists is a...
View ArticleBREAKING – AUSIndustry Clean Tech Investment grants put on hold
Quite astounding news today is that the Federal Government’s Commercialisation Australia scheme has confirmed that “no new grants are being written”, with the government apparently diving headlong into...
View ArticleClean Energy Regulator prosecutes solar fraudster
The Clean Energy Regulator (formerly ORER) has finally demonstrated that it can and will take action against fraudsters, initiating action that has resulted in its first criminal prosecution. Over the...
View ArticleClean Energy Regulator publishes 2013 STC target
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) establishes the targets for LGC and STC creation in Australia. These mechanisms are the primary driver behind the growth of the renewable’s sector in Australia...
View ArticleWatch out for the solar snowball
Santa Clause may only be 54 sleeps away, but there is no let up in the pace of activity and change for the local or global PV industry its seems. By chance, I spoke to a punter yesterday who summed up...
View ArticleTake a seat. On the solar-coaster.
Over the years, support for solar PV at a State and Federal levels has ebbed flowed, as anyone who’s taken a ride on the “solar-coaster” would attest. Don’t get me wrong here; I’ve said a million times...
View ArticleBREAKING; Australian PV hits a huge new record
Dear Prime Minister Gillard, (is it ok if I call you Julia?) Guess WHAT!!! no really, GUESS WHAT!!!! Today is a historic day for Australia’s energy industry and more importantly perhaps for the PV...
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