The International Energy Agency has questioned Australia’s commitment to extract thermal coal from huge new reserves in Queensland, in the face of what describes as “increasingly questionable” economics. In its […]
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Half a million solar panels installed every day in 2015: IEA
An average of half a million solar panels a day were installed globally in 2015 and more than four wind turbines every hour, as renewables overtook coal for the first time and […]
Australia home to some of the lowest solar installation prices in the world, IEA confirms
Australia has some of the world’s cheapest installed system prices for grid-connected residential and commercial solar PV systems, according to the latest global PV report from the International Energy Agency, […]
Report says world must install 53GW of PV per year until 2020 to stop climate change
The world will need to install solar PV at an average rate of 53GW a year from 2013-2020 as it transforms its energy mix to prevent dangerous climate change, a […]
International Energy Agency report says renewables will be key in meeting climate goals
The International Energy Agency has named renewables as one of the key ingredients to meeting climate mitigation goals, and called on governments to set policies accordingly, in a new report […]
2015 International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics released
The 2015 International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics (ITRPV) was released last week and is now available for download on the ITRPV website. The report contains insights from leading PV industry […]
177 GW of solar installed worldwide: IEA 2014 snapshot report
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released their ‘2014 Snapshot of Global PV Markets’ report. The published figures state that, as of the end of 2014, there is now a […]
IEA: In historic first, CO2 emissions flatlined even as economy grew – thanks to renewables
A halt in the rise of global carbon dioxide emissions, despite continued economic growth, is being hailed as a first by the International Energy Agency, and largely credited to the growth […]
IEA outlines position with energy storage roadmap
The International Energy Agency has released their inaugural energy storage roadmap. A logical addition to their various renewable energy roadmaps, the report aims to project the role energy storage technologies […]
UNSW solar pioneer Prof Martin Green foresees PV as #1 energy source globally by 2050
A world-leading Australian solar PV researcher has predicted that the cost of photovoltaic technology will fall by another 50 per cent over the next decade, making it a game-changing energy […]
Global renewables industry could face 5 year downturn due to policy uncertainty and mixed market signals: IEA
The global renewable energy industry was headed for a five-year downturn, if governments and utilities in developed countries didn’t rise to the challenge of increasing deployment, a new report from […]
Citigroup: Energy diversification a necessity, solar’s rise a certainty
A leading investment bank has predicted a bright future for the global solar market, with continued rapid expansion driven by “pure economics.” In a new report from Citigroup, the bank […]
Aussie rooftop solar now 5% of total generation capacity: IEA
Rooftop solar PV now accounts for around 5 per cent of electricity capacity and 2 per cent of electricity generation in Australia, according to a report from the International Energy […]
IEA: Solar to account for 27% of global energy generation by 2050
Solar power looks set to become the world’s dominant energy source, with new data from the International Energy Agency predicting a combination of PV and concentrating solar thermal and storage […]
A head-turning snapshot of global transformation underway with solar & energy-storage
The amount of information and volume of news reports about the changes underway in the world’s electricity system can be overwhelming. It seems that almost every day there is some […]
International Energy Agency says integration of wind & solar is possible and affordable
The International Energy Agency has blown away some of the key myths surrounding renewable energy, and which seem to be affecting policy development in Australia. In a report released last […]
IEA says renewables cost-competitive with new-build fossil fuel plants in OECD nations
Solar and wind energy can play major roles in transforming and decarbonising the world’s electricity grids, and at little extra cost, according to the International Energy Agency. The IEA, a […]
