To save you some time, we’ve searched the internet for the latest news in solar farm projects and other renewables. Grab your coffee, here’s the industry must-knows for the week (02/05/22 edition):
- The Victorian Government has introduced funding for free TAFE courses in Solar Training to prepare for labor shortages in the sector (via Techau)
- Rather than thinking of emissions as something to offset, we must embrace the shift to a low-carbon society, free from fossil fuel combustion (via Renew Economy)
- Solar and wind could bring ‘jobs boom’ to regions that have previously depended on coal (via The Guardian)
- With the federal election only four weeks away, here’s a study of the environmental policies of all major parties (via Solar Quotes)
- Developers are moving fast to meet Singapore’s clean energy needs with a strong focus on building large facilities in Indonesia (via PV Magazine)
- Origin Energy acquired another project to add to their renewables portfolio: the 900 MW Yarrabee Solar Farm (via Reuters)
- Wholesale power prices in Australia’s electricity market are rising with the increase blamed on costly fossil fuels and the unreliability of coal-fired power plants (via IEEFA)
- The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has lowered its solar installation forecasts for 2022 and 2023 by 46% due to the US government’s circumvention case against solar imports from Southeast Asia (via PV Magazine)
- Shell agreed to acquire India-based renewable energy company Sprng Energy for $1.55 billion (via The Times of India).
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) captures the first panels going up at our solar farm project in Dareton.
