Articles written by Jonathan Gifford

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Turnbull Government turns to demand response for peak hours of need The Federal Government will provide $28.6 million for a demand response trial, in partnership with the New South Wales State Government, to help meet electricity demand peaks this summer. The announcement has been made as it becomes increasingly likely that the government will abandon any form of Clean Energy Target.
Jonathan Gifford
Oct 11, 2017
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All Energy 2017: Full house as Victoria’s 650 MW “mega auction” timeline revealed Victoria’s Energy Minister Liliana D’Ambrosio took a packed house of All Energy 2017 attendees through the state government’s approach to renewables, energy efficiency, storage and energy innovation as Australia’s largest PV show got underway today. She also mapped out the timeline for the Victoria’s long-awaited large-scale auction.
Jonathan Gifford
Oct 11, 2017
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SolarEdge targets “waking” C&I market The highest rooftop penetration rates globally have not discouraged optimizer and inverter supplier SolarEdge from continuing to push hard into the Australian PV marketplace. Describing the market as “mature” and featuring “deep and rich sales models”, SolarEdge Founder Lior Handlesman said there are still plenty of rooftops to which solar can be added, in particular in the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment.
Jonathan Gifford
Oct 10, 2017
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Interview: “Incredible” large scale PV growth threatened by policy uncertainty The former APAC head of DNV GL’s solar consultancy has fired a departing shot before leaving to take on a new posting – continued investment will likely remain dependent on clear and stable public policy settings.
Jonathan Gifford
Oct 10, 2017
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Residential storage could be constrained by installer bottleneck German battery suppliers are pushing strongly into the Australian market as households turn to solar+storage to combat high and rising electricity prices. However, installer capacity may prove a short-term bottleneck.
Jonathan Gifford
Oct 10, 2017

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