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 (5/12//22 edition):
- Bowen says Australia poised to beat 2030 climate target, despite no decrease in emissions over the past year (Renew Economy)
- With Australia’s energy system rapidly transitioning from a traditional dependency on coal-fired power generation towards a future built on renewables, AEMO has detailed the engineering roadmap required for the country’s main power systems to operate on 100% renewable energy more frequently and for longer periods (PV Magazine)
- 16 October, the day world’s biggest isolated grid had enough wind and solar to reach 100 pct renewables (Renew Economy)
- Energy crisis sparked by war in Ukraine highlights the need to broaden renewables’ supply chain (Reuters)
- Year on year, the percentage of renewable energy entering the Australian electricity market is growing as states and territories embrace increasingly optimistic net-zero goals (Energy Magazine)
- Rural properties going off-grid with renewables for energy security and to reduce costs (ABC News)
- Rio Tinto plans $600 million spend to ramp up renewables plan in Pilbara, building two new solar farms and battery energy storage systems (PV Magazine)
- Gladstone, Australia’s carbon capital has a transition plan (Energy Insiders Podcast)
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) is an aerial shot of a maintenance visit, ensuring the installation remains weed-free, Tamburlaine, a small-scale solar farm designed to offset winery processing power located in New South Wales.
