2017 Federal Budget – Impact on Renewable Energy
In a win to the renewable energy industry coming from the 2017 Federal Budget, its small business who continue benefiting from the extension to the "small business tax break". “Using…
RenewEconomy | Australian households to install one million batteries by 2020
From RenewEconomy: Households on Australia’s National Electricity Market are still expected to install a total of one million battery storage units within just three years, according to the latest estimates…
Climate Central | The Arctic Is Warm Again Because Of Course It Is
From Climate Central: Mild weather has been the norm for the region month after month for awhile now. But while these stories have become an almost monthly fixture, make no…
ThinkProgress: Clean energy employs more people than fossil fuels in nearly every U.S. state
From: Think Progress Nationally, clean energy jobs outnumber fossil fuel jobs by more than 2.5 to 1, according to a new Sierra Club analysis of Department of Energy jobs data.…
CNBC: Wind power records set in Scotland and India
CNBC: In a news release on Monday the environmental group said that turbines produced enough electricity to meet, on average, the electrical needs of 136 percent of Scottish households, equivalent…
ThinkProgress: Renewables shatter records as coal production drops to 1978 levels
Think Progress Renewable power keeps shattering records in the United States and around the world. Meanwhile, U.S. coal production has fallen to its lowest level since 1978, according to statistics…
Thermo-chemical energy: Uni Newcastle unveils challenge to solar + storage…
A new competitor has entered the distributed generation market and is taking on solar and battery storage with a twist on co-generation technology that can produce heat, hot water and 24-hour…
New standard could restrict and add costs to extra solar and battery storage – One Step Off The Grid | One Step Off The Grid
One Step of The Grid: A new, Australia-wide electricity standard has been introduced that gives networks the power to limit the size of household solar systems – including some solar…
South Australia to get $1bn solar farm and world’s biggest battery | Environment | The Guardian
The Guardian: A huge $1bn solar farm and battery project will be built and ready to operate in South Australia’s Riverland region by the end of the year. Source:…
Josh Frydenberg and Jay Weatherill trade blows over the state’s energy plans – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
In a fiery press conference, Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg and SA Premier Jay Weatherill trade blows over SA's plans to go it alone in energy supply for the state.…