Electricity feed-in tariff

7 January 2021 in Uncategorized

Electricity feed-in tariff

Source: https://www.energy.gov.au/rebates/electricity-feed-tariff-0

Program name Distributed Energy Buyback Scheme Program URL www.wa.gov.au/organisation/energy-policy-wa/energy-buyback-schemes

Overview

The Western Australian Distributed Energy Buyback Scheme offers payments for energy exported to the grid from eligible solar PV systems, batteries and electric vehicles. 

The scheme will apply to eligible households, schools and not-for-profit organisations installing new solar PV panels or batteries, or upgrading their existing solar panel system (up to a five kilowatt maximum).

Under the scheme, from 6 November 2020 the buyback rates will be:

• Electricity exported between 3pm and 9pm will earn 10 cents a kilowatt-hour (kWh).
• Electricity exported at other times will earn 3 cents a kWh.

The Distributed Energy Buyback Scheme replaces the previous Renewable Energy Buyback Scheme for new and upgraded distributed energy resources applications.

Benefits

• Supports the uptake of solar PV systems, solar batteries and electric vehicles.
• Provides financial incentives for eligible households, schools and not-for-profits.
• Reduces electricity bills.

Key eligibility

To be eligible you must be:

• a residential customer who consumes not more than 50MWh of electricity per annum
• a customer that is a school, university or other educational institution
• a customer that is a non-profit-making organisation.

For a renewable energy system to be eligible, it must have a generating capacity of between 500W and 5kW. A 6.6kW solar PV system with 5kVa inverter is accepted as having a generating capacity of 5kW.

There is no eligibility limit on home battery or electric vehicle battery size, but retailers are only obligated to offer buyback payment for 50 units (kWh) per day per premises (which is more than a 5kW solar PV system would be expected to generate on any given day).

Other conditions may apply.

Next steps

Contact us at 1300 441 494 or admin@ascendelectrical.com.au

19 December 2020 in Uncategorized

Germany and Western Australia join forces on renewable hydrogen

https://www.h2-view.com/story/germany-and-western-australia-join-forces-on-renewable-hydrogen/

By Joanna Sampson on Dec 15, 2020   Translate NEWS

Western Australia has joined renewable energy heavy-hitter Germany to discuss hydrogen opportunities in Australia’s first roundtable since the recent national declaration of intent on hydrogen.

Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan hosted the roundtable, which featured representatives from major German and Australian businesses including ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Daimler, Woodside, BHP, Yara Pilbara and Fortescue Metals Group.

Speakers included Andreas Radke, Acting Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Dr. Falk Bömeke from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy.

The meeting was the first of its kind for any Australian State since the Joint Declaration of Intent was signed between the Australian and German governments in September to deliver a Hydrogen Supply Chain Feasibility Study.

The roundtable served as an introduction between German and Western Australian companies operating in the renewable hydrogen sector, and an opportunity to explore collaboration and partnerships opportunities.

Strengthening relationships with international renewable hydrogen importers has been a major focus for the McGowan Government, which has allocated $1m towards developing a detailed supply chain model to review potential bottlenecks and factors affecting the export industry.

Current global demand for hydrogen is at more than 70 million tonnes a year and the value of Australia’s low-emissions hydrogen exports could reach $2.2bn by 2030 and $5.7bn by 2040.

“Western Australia has an extraordinary opportunity to become a leader in the emerging renewable hydrogen industry and the McGowan Government is on the front foot in taking advantage of this opportunity,” Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan said.

“Germany currently imports up to 70% of its energy, and is eyeing renewable hydrogen for its future energy needs.”

“We have undertaken significant work with the German Government and industry over the past two years to lay the foundations for the State’s now-burgeoning hydrogen industry.”

“This is setting Western Australia apart as both a producer of hydrogen and as a key technology partner.”

“This inaugural roundtable between Germany and Western Australia is an important next step in driving forward our local hydrogen industry and supporting global efforts to reduce carbon emissions.”

7 December 2020 in Uncategorized

Graph of the Day: Solar is now regularly hitting 50 pct share in Western Australia

Source: Renew Economy, Giles Parkinson founder and editor of Renew Economy

Renewable energy records continue to tumble across the country, with the latest notable milestone being reached in Western Australia, where solar power is now regularly reaching  50 per cent of supply in the middle of the day.

Our attention was brought to one such event this past Sunday, when the combination of rooftop solar (947MW, or 45.6 per cent of demand) and utility scale solar (100MW, or 4.8 per cent of demand) reached more than 50 per cent – a level it maintained for around four hours.

Such levels have become a common feature in Australia’s main grid, particularly in South Australia, where solar has even provided more than 100 per cent of local demand, but the milestones are notable in W.A. because that grid is isolated, and has no network links to another state.

We asked the Australian Energy Market Operator whether this was a first for Western Australia and was told that no, the 50 per cent milestone had been reached on preceding weekends and on several occasions in September.

The event is likely to be more common in the future. While grid-scale solar is limited to just a few installations – most notably the recently complete 100MW Merredin solar farm and the newly expanded 40MW Greenough River solar farm – it is rooftop solar (currently at more than 1.5GW) that is growing rapidly at a rate of more than 300MW in 2020