We’ve scoured all four corners of the internet for all the latest #renewables news (to save you a bit of time). Grab a coffee, here’s the gist (21/02/22 edition):
- More than $100 billion of potential investment has been put forward in the registration of interest for the massive Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (7news).
- Australia boasts $830 billion of large scale renewable projects including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, hydrogen electrolysers and storage (Renew Economy).
- New data shows that renewable energy generation in the NEM increased by almost 20% in 2021 while gas generation declined across the country to its lowest level in more than 15 years (PV Magazine).
- WA will join SA in having authority to turn off household solar systems in emergency situations or at times when the grid is under severe stress (ABC).
- Australia passes 25GW of installed solar capacity – more PV per capita than anywhere else in the world (Renew Economy).
- India and Australia have agreed to jointly work towards reducing the cost of new and renewable energy technologies to accelerate global emissions reduction (PV Magazine).
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) captures sunset at our build site near Goondiwindi (QLD) :
