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 (19/12//22 edition):
- UNSW students attempt a Guinness World Record with a solar electric vehicle (ABC News)
- With Australia’s renewable energy share set to reach 82% by 2030, researchers from the Australian National University have launched a new online tool designed to identify the best possible locations for the development of new large-scale wind and solar farms. (PV Magazine)
- The Australian government is proposing a clean energy Guarantee of Origin scheme to foster the global and domestic markets needed to transform Australia into a renewable energy superpower. (PV Magazine)
- Firmed renewable energy from a mix of solar and wind remains by far the cheapest source of new-build electricity generation in Australia, despite a jump in costs across all technologies due to global inflationary pressures. (Renew Economy)
- Ranking the world’s largest producers of solar energy based on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. (PV Magazine
- Boundary Power has deployed its first standalone solar and battery-based power system on Australia’s east coast, to provide “continuous, reliable, off-grid power” to an unnamed end user in remote New South Wales. (One Step Off The Grid)
- The New South Wales government is charging ahead with its transition from diesel to electric buses with the approval of $3 billion to fund the next stage of zero-emission buses and new charging infrastructure. (PV Magazine)
- Australia needs much more solar and wind power, but where are the best sites? (Business News Australia)
- Australia is to fund eight big batteries with a combined 4.2 gigawatt hours of storage capacity in a new funding round designed to close the gap to 100 per cent renewable energy. (Renew Economy)
- Energy Insiders Podcast: The road to 100 per cent renewables (Energy Insiders Podcast)
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) is from the 4.8 MW Chillamurra project in Boggabilla the winner of the RDA Northern Inland Innovation of The Year for 2017 and Optus Armidale Manufacturing & Engineering category winner.
