ARENA launches $43 million program for industrial abatement studies as concern around mandate change grows
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced the launch of its $43 million program aimed at identifying how to reduce emissions in industry. The program’s launch comes amid concern about proposed changes to ARENA’s funding mandate as the Commonwealth Government seeks to expand definitions to include funding for controversial technologies and fossil fuel projects.
Victorian developers commit $5.8 million in first sale of Australian company’s modular hydrogen production units
Sydney-headquartered Patriot Hydrogen has secured the first sale of its modular hydrogen production ‘P2H’ units. It is set to deliver Port Anthony Renewables Limited two of the modules by the end of the year.
Australian financiers invest $141 million in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in Spain
Australian financial group Macquarie Asset Management on Monday announced a €90 million (AU$141.5 million) debt investment in a portfolio of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in southern Spain.
Thrashing out public and industry submissions to the AEMC rule change
Have you heard about the proposed “solar tax”? Haha! But seriously, there’s more to it than meets the eye. A multitude of perspectives and considerations are brought to light in the submissions made to the AEMC. We take a shallow dive … and recommend total immersion.
A DNSP perspective on the contentious AEMC rule change and the spectre of a ‘solar tax’
There’s nothing simple about the Australian electricity system in transition. The constantly shifting landscape requires continuous regulatory adjustment to old coal-fired settings. That, too is fraught. One network services provider gives their perspective on the rule change currently under consideration.
Morrison blowing in the wind, sheltering in hydrogen ambitions at the G7 Summit in Cornwall
Alliances with Germany and Japan to develop and commercialise emissions-reducing technologies would be a coup for Australia, if there were any concerted efforts at home to reduce emissions in line with international initiatives, and transition Australian industries to be competitive in a carbon-pricing world.
Tracking the transition: the ‘forgotten’ emissions undoing the work of Australia’s renewable energy boom
Climate and energy specialists at the Australian National University have published a working paper on the data that will create a set of indicators to quantify the progress of Australia’s energy system transition. Initial findings show that despite renewables-driven strides in electricity supply, reductions in emissions have come from elsewhere, and the transport, industry and buildings sectors are dragging the country backwards.
Saturday read: Return of the sun tax
Australia’s success with widespread residential take-up of solar PV installations may be facing a stumbling block, a new proposal by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the rule maker of the nation’s grid. And for solar veterans, the development summons the ghoul of Spain’s infamous “sun tax.”
LG claims new rooftop module range ideal for Australia
South Korean solar module maker LG Electronics has unveiled a new range of solar panels for residential and commercial PV projects which it has described as the most reliable and efficient renewable energy solution it has yet created.
Telstra dials up its renewable energy commitment
Telecommunications giant Telstra has continued it transition to renewable energy, signing a long-term agreement to purchase electricity from the Crookwell 3 Wind Farm being built near Goulburn in New South Wales.
