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 (27/03/2023 edition):
• The Clean Energy Regulator’s Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2022. The report shows a surge in large-scale renewable energy investment, a recovery in rooftop solar installations and confidence in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) market. (Clean Energy Regulator)
• Could the Queensland government’s Energy and Jobs Plan to evolve the Queensland energy sector have a wider impact on Australia’s energy sector? Premier Palaszczuk discusses what the initial meetings and discussions for the plan and how the ideas evolved over the past eight years. (Energy Magazine)
• Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) has published its report on Australia’s battery-powered future. Read about how diversified battery industries could contribute A$16.9 billion to the Australian economy by 2030 and how Australia needs to expedite more targeted and comprehensive policies to compete with global demand. (FBICRC)
• Watch the UN chief, António Guterres, deliver a video message urging G20 to sign a pact to reach net zero emissions by 2040 for the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth major report. In it, he discusses phasing out coal power by 2030 and blocking the extraction of any new oil or gas. (Renew Economy)
• Mercedes-Benz Trucks visit the official hometown of Santa Claus in the Arctic Circle to put the eActros LongHaul and eActros 300 through their paces, testing their operational readiness in extreme conditions. Electric trucks need to be a reliable replacement for conventionally powered vehicles in the highly competitive transportation industry, and these tests will provide Mercedes-Benz Trucks with invaluable data. (The Driven)
Are floating solar farms the future of clean energy? – BBC News
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) is of a stunning sunset capture at the Baroota – 8.9 MW solar farm in Baroota, Queensland.
