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Minister for Environment, Greg Hunt has announced that the Government will accelerate the battery storage launch in Australia but according to Solar Citizens more needs to be done.
Solar Citizens’ Campaigns Director Dan Scaysbrook said that the statement from environment minister Greg Hunt needs to be backed up by strong, supportive policies from the Federal Government.
Origin Energy has signalled that it will exit all its international geothermal assets and sell its share in a number of Australian wind farms, while AGL has attributed its subdued investment in renewables to political uncertainty.
In Australian politics we don’t expect the Conservatives and the Greens to see eye to eye on many topics, least of all renewable energy. Our recent change in leadership, however, has spurred on speculation as to the future of climate action in Australia.
Australia ranks 6th in the world for total solar installed capacity per capita says the Energy Supply Association of Australia (ESAA).
A fact sheet from ESAA states the country’s solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal capacity per capita stands at 0.19kW per person, trailing countries including Germany (0.47 kW), Italy (0.31 kW), and Belgium (Belgium 0.28 kW).
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