The UNSW solar energy pioneer Scientia Professor Martin Green, has become the first Australian to win a prestigious Global Energy Prize worth more than $820,000, for his research, development and educational activities in the field of photovoltaics.
ABB will supply a microgrid solution to the Energy Storage for Commercial Renewable Integration (ESCRI) project in South Australia, which will provide a more secure power supply in an area that has high renewable penetration into the grid. The solution will connect an ABB Ability PowerStore 30 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage solution to the Electranet transmission system enabling the value stacking of storage in regulated energy market.
The rate of growth in residential rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) in Australia since 2008 has been nothing short of breathtaking.
The Clean Energy Council just released their Clean Energy Report 2018. This report takes into account the latest figures on renewable energy industries across Australia and how the industry is growing.