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Queensland urged to switch public schools, libraries and hospitals to solar

Bridie Schmidt19 October 2020

Governments Queensland Government Renewables Solar Wind

Queensland shift to 100 per cent renewables feasible within 15-years

Bridie Schmidt15 October 2020

New analysis suggests Queensland could complete shift to 100 per cent renewable electricity in 15 years, with more than enough wind and solar PV in the pipeline.

Governments Insight Queensland Government Renewables Utilities

North Queensland: The case for Copperstring link to Mt Isa, and renewable mirogrids

Bridie Schmidt13 October 2020

Weighing the case for a new link to Mt Isa, and the push into renewable micro-grids for other remote consumers in north Queensland.

Governments Queensland Government Renewables Solar Wind

Up to 20,000 new clean energy jobs up for grabs as Queensland readies to vote

Bridie Schmidt9 October 2020

A new Climate Council report says renewable energy zones, clean manufacturing and renewable exports provide political leaders a chance to create thousands of new jobs.

Governments News & Commentary one step Queensland Government Rooftop PV Solar

How “flexible exports” could convince more big energy users to install rooftop solar

Bridie Schmidt9 October 2020

An Energy Queensland network trial focusing on accommodating more, and smarter commercial solar has quietly shown the way on how it may work for consumers.

Governments Queensland Government Solar Utilities Wind

Powerlink to offer syncons, system strength as “service” to wind, solar farms

Bridie Schmidt7 October 2020

Powerlink to install its own synchronous condensers and offer "system strength" as a service to wind and solar farms in weak areas of the grid.

Battery CleanCo Governments Queensland Government Renewables Solar Storage Utilities

Australia’s largest solar project taps Nextracker for bifacial solar tracking

Bridie Schmidt6 October 2020

Nextracker chosen to supply tracking technology for country's biggest solar project, predicting an additional 1-2% of generation, or around 15GWh a year.

CleanCo CleanTech Bites Governments Queensland Government Renewables Solar Utilities Wind

CleanCo signs new deal with Neoen for big wind farm near Cairns

Bridie Schmidt5 October 2020

Neoen lands another big contract with Queensland's CleanCo, this time for the Kaban green power hub near Cairns.

Coal Governments Queensland Government

Palaszczuk’s secret royalties deal amounts to $270m loan to Adani, TAI says

Bridie Schmidt2 October 2020

A secretive royalties deal struck between Queensland and Adani set to deliver millions in effective loans and concessions to the massive coal mine.

Governments Press Releases Queensland Government Queensland Special Renewables

Queensland leads the way on energy storage

Queensland Government14 March 2018

Energy-savvy Queenslanders with home battery storage can put $50 in their pocket from today by signing up to Australia’s first battery storage database.

CleanTech Bites Governments Queensland Government Solar

AEMO points to rooftop solar’s critical role in “remarkable” heat event

Giles Parkinson1 March 20181 March 2018

AEMO highlights critical role played by rooftop solar in meeting a week of demand in "remarkable" heatwave in Queensland in February.

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