'Rocketing': Australia's clean energy rebounds from setbacks, heads for record year

[ScienceRocks]

'Rocketing': Australia's clean energy rebounds from setbacks, heads for record year

"Record year for new solar and wind farms, generating thousands of jobs in regional areas and bringing the 2020 Renewable Energy Target within range."

Australia's clean energy sector is heading for a record year for new solar and wind farms, generating thousands of jobs in regional areas and bringing the 2020 Renewable Energy Target within range.

The Clean Energy Council's annual report released on Tuesday shows the country generated about 17,500 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy last year, more than half way to the 2020 goal of 33,000 GW-hours a year.

As I post this, I dream of a single tear rolling down Tony Abbott's cheek as he whispers, "But coal is the future..."

 

[Old Rocks]

Yes, economics is now the driving factor in the switch to renewables. And, as grid scale storage continues to fall in price, wind and solar become ever more attractive.