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The economics of Solar PV Feed-in-Tarriffs

GWEC’s Global Wind 2008 Report is the prime source for data on wind energy developments in 2008, containing figures on installations in over 70 countries around the world. 2008 was another record year for new installations, and global wind energy capacity surged by 28.8% in 2008.

The Australian Bioenergy Roadmap was created by the bioenergy industry as a first step to ensuring that bioenergy becomes a significant contributor to Australia's future stationary energy supply while reducing our carbon pollution.

The Roadmap sets a clear strategy to achieve:

• A growing, sustainable Australian bioenergy industry;
• Increased community awareness and acceptance of bioenergy;
• A consistent national policy to support the industry's development; and
• Long-term investor certainty.

Download your copy of the Bioenergy Roadmap and be a part of Australia's energy future today.

The Biomass Resource Appraisal details the results of the assessment of the biomass resources in different bioenergy sectors in Australia.

Renewable Energy Regional Policy Analysis Report - Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008.

Renewable Energy Regional Policy Analysis Report: ASIA - Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008.

The BCSE developed a survey on buy-back rates, which was distributed in July 2007 to all electricity retailers operating in Australia at the time.

The Survey report includes the electricity retailers' responses as the appendices.

Please note the following changes to the attached document:

Changes to listed response from AGL
Due to billing systems changes currently in progress, AGL no longer cater to net metering for solar PV customers. This updated condition is now reflected on our Solar PV Program Agreements. This is due to the fact that AGL's new billing system cannot support net metering.

In November 2005 the Victorian Government announced it would look to implement its own market-based scheme to stimulate investment in new renewable energy power plants. The scheme would aim to have 10 per cent of Victoria's electricity consumption supplied by renewable energy sources by 2010, consistent with the government's policy commitment.

This paper analyses the impacts and rationale of the scheme to assess what it means for Victoria in terms of employment, investment, industry competitiveness, cost to consumers, greenhouse emissions and electricity production.

In 2002, Auswind, with funding from the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage, developed best practice guidelines for wind farm developments in Australia. These Guidelines document best practice processes from site selection, preparation for development application, through to construction, operation and decommissioning at the end of the development's life.

A review of the Guidelines was undertaken in the second half of 2006 to ensure that they continued to reflect best practice (by benchmarking them against international and national standards), and could support the Clean Energy Council Accreditation Scheme which is currently under development.

In 2002, Auswind, with funding from the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage, developed best practice guidelines for wind farm developments in Australia. These Guidelines document best practice processes from site selection, preparation for development application, through to construction, operation and decommissioning at the end of the development's life.

A review of the Guidelines was undertaken in the second half of 2006 to ensure that they continued to reflect best practice (by benchmarking them against international and national standards), and could support the Clean Energy Council Accreditation Scheme which is currently under development.

This Guide has been developed to provide senior management in Local Authorities with an overview of the opportunities and risks associated with waste-to-energy conversion. The Australian energy market and the relevant policies and regulations are complex. The Guide outlines the issues that should be understood before the organisation makes progress in developing waste-to-energy solutions. A number of international case studies are also provided.

The BCSE has developed the Technical Guide for Connection of Renewable Generators to the Local Electricity Network to address some of the information barriers that renewable generation project proponents face in arranging technical connection for their generation projects to local electricity distribution networks.

A groundbreaking study demonstrating it is possible to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from Australia's stationary energy sector by 2040.

A groundbreaking study demonstrating it is possible to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from Australia's stationary energy sector by 2040.

The BCSE had been participating on two working groups that were developing policy options for the Commonwealth Government's consideration as part of its forward strategy on greenhouse.

The BCSE has up to $10 million of funding for BCSE members to support gas-fired cogeneration projects under the Federal Government's Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program (GGAP).

The Guide has been developed by the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), described below, with the financial support of the Australian, state and territory governments. The Guide was commissioned by the Energy Management Task Force (EMTF) of the former Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council (ANZMEC). The BCSE has developed the Guide to address some of the information barriers that generation project proponents face in arranging connection for their generation projects to local electricity distribution networks.

The myth that electricity prices would skyrocket if Australia ratified the Kyoto Protocol has been refuted again.