Archive reports

The CEC comissioned SKM MMA to conduct this detailed analysis of 'fair price' for exports from residential solar PV systems. The report is focused on NSW but relevant to the discussion nationally about how 'one for one' schemes should work.

The Clean Energy Council engaged Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) to investigate the impact of potential changes to the solar credits scheme on the overall Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) market over the period from 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2014.

In response to the huge off-grid renewable energy opportunities in Australia, the Clean Energy Council commissioned a report titled 'Improving Off-Grid Renewable Energy Opportunities' conducted by Hydro Tasmania Consulting.

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the barriers currently facing Australian bioenergy projects from reaching their potential. The scope of the review encompasses the acquisition of energy derived from biomass and its conversion to electricity which can be traded through the wholesale markets in Australia.

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the barriers currently facing Australian bioenergy projects from reaching their potential. The scope of the review encompasses the acquisition of energy derived from biomass and its conversion to electricity which can be traded through the wholesale markets in Australia.

The CEC commissioned this report which looks at the current state of the industry, government support and policy settings, and the factors that are critical for the success of hydro power in Australia.

Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Minister, Greg Combet, AM MP:
"This is a welcome report and highlights the importance of iconic Australian power generation projects such as the Snowy Mountains Scheme and Tasmanian hydropower. This report reminds us of the importance of the 20% Renewable Energy Target, and the need for a carbon price to provide certainty to investors. Reinvestment in aging hydropower assets will form an important part of the future energy market and efforts to reduce carbon pollution."

This report was comissioned by the CEC to examine the current market in Australia and overseas and look at future prospects for the industry.

The CEC commissioned GL Garrad Hassan to conduct this study that reviews the status and trends of the Australian wind industry. The report takes a detailed look at the current state of play.

The Clean Energy Australia report provides a snapshot of the industry for 2011. It includes information on all renewable technologies including installation, investment and employment data.

This report highlights the benefits of dedicating revenue to clean energy technologies and creating a separate organisation to oversee such a fund.

The Clean Energy Australia report provides a snapshot of the industry for 2010. It includes new modelling that predicts the creation of more than 55,000 clean energy jobs over the next decade, many of which will be in regional areas. It also includes data on the installation of household solar power this year.

The marine environment is a vast, largely untapped renewable energy resource. This report has been prepared for the Clean Energy Council to present a snapshot of the Australian Marine Renewable Energy Sector in 2010.

A report commissioned by the Clean Energy Council from Roam Consulting exploring transmission congestion in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), and particularly the relevance of transmission congestion to the development of renewable generation under the 20% by 2020 Renewable Energy Target (RET).

A new report by Access Economics has found that a carbon price is not going to wreck the Australian economy. We have already felt a bigger impact from the recent surge of the Australian dollar this year than we would from a price on carbon. The report compares the relative impacts of exchange rate movements and a carbon price.

Commission by the Clean Energy Council to compare existing and proposed renewable energy policies in Victoria and their potential impact on renewable energy development. The report outlines the policy outcomes in terms of energy generation; investment and job creation. It found that current policies would increase clean energy capacity by a substantial 3000 megawatts by 2016, the equivalent of powering an estimated 1.2 million homes.

Australia has some of the toughest, most up-to-date standards in the world, according to an independent report commissioned by the Clean Energy Council. The study also finds no evidence that there is anything produced by wind turbines that can make people sick.

An analysis of the LRET to identify and quantify any foreseeable "hidden" benefits or costs that may not have been previously captured.

Despite being the only developed country which has not ratified the Kyoto protocol, the USA seems to have many good practices on renewable energy and energy efficiency to teach the world.

This report provides a description of the global and Australian hydro power industry, covering
both the current status and future prospects for the industry.

The Pacific Renewable Energy and Microfinance (PREM) project was initiated with the aim to equip microfinance institutions (MFIs) with the knowledge to be able to provide financing for small scale renewable energy energy and energy efficiency systems.

This manual is aimed at introducing 'Energy Lending' to MFIs in PICs. REEEP hope these materials will assist MFIs to create appropriate energy loan products for their clients.

232 renewable energy stakeholders around the world were consulted on their perceptions regarding renewable energy's potential, barriers, policy, regulation, business and finance.

Members only report on geothermal energy by KPMG. Uploaded August 2010

The Clean Energy Council commissioned a Newspoll study asking if Australians preferred the Government to give greater priority to nuclear or renewable energy.

A CEC solar data sheet providing a snapshot of the solar industry in Australia.

The first part of the work commissioned from Ernst & Young looking at options to accelerate the development of clean energy technologies. This report looks at how changes to the tax system can be used to make investment in clean technologies more attractive.

Australia needs to implement new workforce and training strategies if the country is to achieve its renewable energy targets. The clean energy industry is projected to expand significantly over the next decade but this is dependent on the availability of a skilled workforce.

Access Economics - The net employment impacts of Climate Change Policies and what it means for Australia's economy.

The report also includes:

• An assessment of the Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) under the expanded national Renewable Energy Target; and
• An assessment of the REC market under the current MRET scheme and review of RECs produced under the scheme in the 2007 generation year.

This report was prepared to update work undertaken in 2007/2008 through the
Australia Indonesia Kemitraan Project.

Two recent initiatives have been underway in the Pacific to develop a sustainable solar photovaltaic (PV) market to deliver electrictiy to those beyond the national grid who typically rely on kerosene as a fuel for lighting. The focus of this report is to place these new initiatives in context; to explore their points of similarity and differentiation from each other and previous programmes and to explore what their future may hold as potential models for further deployment of solar PV accross the Pacific.

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.