Tag Solar energy
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Planet Watch: Living off grid and accepting nature’s limits
Living off grid can teach an individual about living within the limits of their immediate environment – a lesson we need to learn as individuals and as a species. We are well on the way to tipping the Earth beyond its ability to support the myriad lifeforms, including us, that are here.
August 12, 2020 | Willow Hallgren | 6 -
Epic solar install for Epiq Marketplace at Lennox
One of the best features of the newly opened Epiq Marketplace shopping centre at Lennox Head is on the roof. The owners, Clarence Property, have invested in a 300 kW solar system.
June 25, 2020 | David Lowe | 1 -
US Republican renewables visionary set to inspire Australia
The Republican mayor who transformed his struggling Californian city into the ‘solar capital of the universe’ has just been confirmed to visit Australia to inspire local councils to join the global renewable energy revolution.
July 3, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Queensland chooses sunshine over coal
Phew, that was close. That must be the reaction of the Australia solar industry, and local and international renewable investors, after a result that puts the Labor government within touching distance of a small majority.
November 27, 2017 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
AGL invests in world’s largest battery-storage virtual power plant
AGL Energy has announced plans to develop what it describes as ‘the world’s largest battery storage ‘virtual power plant’ in South Australia, in a foretaste of what many expect to be the energy system of the future.
August 8, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Energy transition can happen ‘overnight’ says AGL
So, just how fast can the transition to a clean energy economy occur? Is the 50 per cent renewable energy target proposed by Labor for 2030 too fast? Or are the 100 per cent renewable energy scenarios for 2030 prepared by research academics too slow?
May 10, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Mullumbimby solar project reaches target
The Mullumbimby Drill Hall is going solar, thanks to community support and COREM (Community Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby).
April 6, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Thousands could go off grid as better batteries beckon
Last week’s presentation by US company Tesla, and a similar recent announcement by German battery manufacturer Seimens, could see thousands of north coast residents abandoning the power grid as early as next year.
May 7, 2015 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
WA to go all out solar within a few years
West Australian energy minister Mike Nahan has conceded the state’s electricity market faces radical change, with rooftop solar to become ubiquitous on homes and businesses within a matter of years.
March 27, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Byron talks solar as poles and wires selloff vote looms
A major symposium in Byron shire tomorrow featuring climate scientist and author Tim Flannery puts the spotlight firmly on the solar revolution and community-driven renewable-energy projects.
March 20, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Byron Shire aims to lead Australia on zero emissions plan
Byron Shire is aiming to become the first region in Australia to become ‘net zero emissions’, with a goal to reduce emissions from energy, transport, buildings, waste and land use to zero within 10 years, writes Giles Parkinson.
March 10, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Energy company plans for region to go renewable
Australia’s first community-based renewable energy retailer, to be based in the northern rivers, plans for the region to become fossil free within years.
October 7, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 2 -
Australia’s solar boom has only just begun
Australia is expected to spend $55 billion on new electricity generation over the next decade and a half, two thirds of it in the form of solar technology, and nearly half in rooftop solar PV, predicts Giles Parkinson.
July 7, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 2 -
Australia’s cheap new solar + storage technology
Vast Solar's Jemalong project near Forbes will be the first in Australia to integrate storage into a stand-alone solar power station and provide electricity to the grid – day and night – at a price comparable to wind.
May 23, 2014 | Chris Dobney | 3 -
Households invest billions in solar as utilities stall on big projects
Australian households are almost single-handedly pushing the country towards a clean energy future, spending billions on generating their own electricity and accounting for nearly two thirds of total investment in renewables in Australia in 2013, and virtually all of it in 2014.
April 21, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Abbott urged to cut rooftop solar in national renewables revamp
The Australian rooftop solar industry may have to prepare for a future with no federal government incentives. There is growing speculation that the small-scale renewable certificate may be cut.
January 28, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
North coast energy consumption down – again
Carbon emissions caused by electricity consumers on the north coast are down for the second year in a row, according to new data from the North Coast Energy Forum.
January 17, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Companies ‘stealing’ solar power
Power companies are taking solar electricity generated on consumers’ rooftops without paying, according to NSW Greens MP John Kaye.
November 8, 2013 | Chris Dobney | 11 -
Solar blamed for pushing down power prices in Qld
Stanwell Corp, the Queensland government owned electricity generator, has failed to make any money in the past year from its 4,000-megawatt of coal and gas fired generation because rooftop solar has taken away demand and pushed down wholesale electricity prices.
October 8, 2013 | Echonetdaily | 2
