clean energy council

The Queensland, Australia, state election result has seen David Crisafulli’s right-wing Liberal National Party (LNP) of Queensland elected to lead the government, raising questions about legislated renewable energy targets, coal-fired power, and nuclear energy.

Modules will need to pass the 2021 version of the IEC 61215 testing series if they are to be approved by the CEC.

Australia has around 5,516MW of solar PV projects currently in financial commitment or under construction, with the majority of these based in Victoria (4 September).

Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC) has been nominated by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) to be the solar module and product listing body under the small-scale renewable energy scheme (SRES).

The Clean Energy Council has called for a national strategy to support the uptake of rooftop solar and battery storage in Australia.

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has signaled that Q1 2024 saw signs of recovery for the nation’s renewable energy generation sector.

Rooftop solar capacity has surpassed 20GW in Australia, becoming the second largest source of renewable electricity generation.

Australia’s Prime Minister has announced an Inflation Reduction Act-style investment package to stimulate a domestic clean energy manufacturing industry.

Australia has launched the Solar Sunshot programme, a US$650 million (A$1 billion) investment for the Australian module manufacturing sector.

Continued growth in rooftop solar and “record-breaking” investment into utility-scale energy storage led renewable energy to fulfil almost 40% of Australia’s electricity supply in 2023.