Here’s a wrap-up of all the key news across solar and other renewables last week. Grab your coffee, here’s the industry must-knows for the week (23/02/2023 edition):
- NSW to electrify (read ‘test decarbonising’) entire communities in $8 million pilot program (PV Magazine)
- Election Promise: NSW $1.5 billion Clean Energy Superpower Fund supports renewable transition (Utility Magazine) & “Clean energy arms race:” NSW Labor promises state-owned body modelled on CEFC. (Renew Economy)
- Australian states among world’s most at risk from climate change, extreme weather (Renew Economy)
- Responsible AI to tackle pandemics, drought and emissions (Minister for Industry and Science)
- Component cost declines, local manufacturing and distributed energy are the three big trends for the renewable energy sector this year, according to S&P Global. (PV Magazine)
- Energy report: Pathways to decarbonise heavy industry emissions (Utility Magazine)
- Volvo makes its first commercial delivery of medium-duty electric truck in Australia (The Driven)
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) is an aerial shot of peg at the 3.8MW Dareton Solar Farm located in Barcaldine, Queensland. Want to see more? Watch our project video here https://youtu.be/uLhRYf5ThjY
