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"The sudden rise in Solar PV installations in Australia since 2018 dramatically propelled the country from being considered a relative laggard to a strong leade

"The sudden rise in Solar PV installations in Australia since 2018 dramatically propelled the country from being considered a relative laggard to a strong leader in Solar PV development by mid 2019. With an installed photovoltaic capacity of 16.3 GW at the end of 2019, Australia has the highest per capita solar capacity"

wingworks 5y ago
There is also this https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-23/nt-sun-cable-project-solar-farm-cost-size-increase/100487452 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-23/nt-sun-cable-project-... Huge solar farm in the works for NT, Australia.. though it's to help power Singapore... But at least it'll bring some work/income to Australia. It's kinda what you'd expect the Australian Govt to be working on though, for its citizens, and to export.
- ehnto 5y ago
  South Australia went a full week on renewables recently, and regularly does full days. You could probably nitpick technicalities but that any portion of any day could be served entirely on solar and wind is a massive achievement and one I don't see rolling backward any time soon.
  - wingworks 5y ago
    Wow, that's an amazing achievement, especially considering SA was having major power issues not so long ago.
- BLKNSLVR 5y ago
  The State Governments have been surprisingly good at filling the vacuum left by the federal government.
BLKNSLVR 5y ago
Residents have been doing their bit, no doubt, but it hasn't "trickled up". Additionally, State Governments have been implementing their own policies due to the federal policy vacuum. The absence of Government policy and support for industrial-scale solar and wind installations has driven away a fair bit of investment (according to a number of articles I've read over the years). And there's not just lack of Government support, but overt negativity: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/sas-big-battery-just-another-big-thing/an0m6ynvb https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/sas-big-battery-just-ano... (Scott Morrison, treasurer at the time, is now Australia's prime minister) Amusing follow-up: https://reneweconomy.com.au/on-first-day-as-pm-morrison-learns-difference-between-big-battery-and-big-banana-84075/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/on-first-day-as-pm-morrison-lear...

wingworks 5y ago

There is also this https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-23/nt-sun-cable-project-solar-farm-cost-size-increase/100487452 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-23/nt-sun-cable-project-... Huge solar farm in the works for NT, Australia.. though it's to help power Singapore... But at least it'll bring some work/income to Australia. It's kinda what you'd expect the Australian Govt to be working on though, for its citizens, and to export.

ehnto 5y ago
South Australia went a full week on renewables recently, and regularly does full days. You could probably nitpick technicalities but that any portion of any day could be served entirely on solar and wind is a massive achievement and one I don't see rolling backward any time soon.
- wingworks 5y ago
  Wow, that's an amazing achievement, especially considering SA was having major power issues not so long ago.
BLKNSLVR 5y ago
The State Governments have been surprisingly good at filling the vacuum left by the federal government.

BLKNSLVR 5y ago

Residents have been doing their bit, no doubt, but it hasn't "trickled up". Additionally, State Governments have been implementing their own policies due to the federal policy vacuum. The absence of Government policy and support for industrial-scale solar and wind installations has driven away a fair bit of investment (according to a number of articles I've read over the years). And there's not just lack of Government support, but overt negativity: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/sas-big-battery-just-another-big-thing/an0m6ynvb https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/sas-big-battery-just-ano... (Scott Morrison, treasurer at the time, is now Australia's prime minister) Amusing follow-up: https://reneweconomy.com.au/on-first-day-as-pm-morrison-learns-difference-between-big-battery-and-big-banana-84075/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/on-first-day-as-pm-morrison-lear...