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 31/10/22 edition):
- The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has signed the Queensland Government’s world-first Energy Workers’ Charter, guaranteeing that workers made redundant by the national transition to clean energy will receive ongoing employment at a Government-owned energy organisation. (Energy Magazine)
- The Australia Institute’s annual Climate of the Nation Report provides a comprehensive account of changing Australian beliefs and attitudes towards climate change, including its causes, impacts and solutions. (Australian Institute)
- The Australia Institute’s 2022 Climate of the Nation report reveals record numbers of Australians are ‘very concerned’ about climate change, as record-breaking floods and extreme weather wreak havoc across eastern Australia. (Renew Economy)
- It’s been a stunning few months of records for renewable energy shares across Australia’s electricity market, with new benchmarks for instantaneous share in the country’s two biggest grids, and an insight into what a near 100 per cent renewable share looks like over a whole week. (Renew Economy)
- Grid-scale, longer duration storage remains an important element in the transition of our grid to more renewables. (Energy Council)
- The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has switched on a new 91kW off-grid solar system at the new Heathlands Resources Reserve ranger station in the Jardine River National Park in remote Cape York. (One Step Off the Grid)
- The New South Wales government has formally declared the state’s third Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The South West REZ, as its called, is centred around the towns of Hay and Balranald in the state’s western Riverina region. (PV Magazine)
- Fully Charged LIVE is coming to Australia on the 11th & 12th of March 2023 (Event – Fully Charged Live)
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) is from Tamburlaine (Cudal, New South Wales). The main purpose of this small-scale solar farm is to offset a winery’s processing power. Our solar installations are extremely modular—future-proofing your solar farm so you can comfortably scale your output and capacity as your business grows.
