In recent years, Australia has led the world in solar PV deployment. In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the rooftop PV segment added 2.6GW capacity to the grid, which is 18% more than the capacity added in 2019.
The Queensland government’s recently released Climate Action Plan falls well short of the urgent action called for in the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
With the stricken twin towers smoking away in the background, the news anchors described the heroic rescue mission going on behind them, continuing for several excruciating moments after one tower had simply ceased to exist — a fact terrifyingly obvious to viewers.
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Australia’s rooftop solar PV industry continues to show tremendous growth. In fact, the Australian Energy Council (AEC) recently announced that rooftop solar is now the second largest energy generator in Australia with 14.7GW of total capacity—representing more than 2.86 million installations.