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ENERGY
AUSTRALIA
REPORT 2015
Front cover image: Nyngan Solar Farm, New South Wales. Image courtesy AGL.
This page: Taralga Wind Farm, New South Wales
TABLE OF CONTENTS
02 Introduction
04 Executive summary
05 About us
06 2015 Snapshot
08 Industry outlook 20162020
10 State initiatives
14 Employment
16 Investment
18 Electricity prices
20 Demand for electricity
22 Energy storage
24 Summary of clean energy generation
28 Bioenergy
30 Geothermal
32 Hydro
34 Marine
36 Solar: household and commercial systems up to 100 kW
42 Solar: medium-scale systems between 100 kW and 1 MW
44 Solar: large-scale systems larger than 1 MW
48 Solar water heating
50 Wind power
56 Appendices
INTRODUCTION
Kane Thornton
Chief Executive,
Clean Energy Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION
OF EACH TECHNOLOGY TO
RENEWABLE GENERATION
Hydro
Wind
Household and
commercial solar < 100 kW
Bioenergy
Large-scale solar PV
Medium-scale solar
Solar thermal
40.1%
33.7%
ANNUAL ELECTRICITY
GENERATION IN 2015
Renewables
Fossil fuels
14.6%
85.4%
16.2%
9.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.08%
ABOUT US
2O%
INCREASE
IN WIND
AND SOLAR
GENERATION
2015 SNAPSHOT
Renewable energy provided 14.6 per
cent of Australias electricity in 2015,
enough to provide power for the
equivalent of approximately 6.7 million
average homes.
Low seasonal rainfall in key catchments
serving hydro power plants in Tasmania
meant substantially lower generation
from these power plants than the
previous year, with overall hydro
generation falling by 3.5 per cent and
water storages also very low.
Wind and solar power provided a
sign of things to come, increasing
enough to more than compensate
for the drop in hydro power and push
overall renewable energy generation
higher than it was in 2014. This
trend is expected to continue under
the Renewable Energy Target (RET)
between now and 2020.
GENERATION
(GWh)
PERCENTAGE
OF RENEWABLE
GENERATION
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL
GENERATION
EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLDS POWERED OVER
COURSE OF THE YEAR3
Hydro
14,046
40.1%
5.87%
2,675,389
Wind
11,802
33.7%
4.93%
2,248,005
5655
16.2%
2.36%
1,077,167
Bioenergy
3200
9.1%
1.34%
609,524
Large-scale solar PV
206
0.6%
0.09%
39,328
Medium-scale solar
70
0.2%
0.03%
13,315
Solar thermal
27
0.08%
0.01%
5143
Marine
0.50
0.001%
0%
95
Geothermal
0.50
0.001%
0%
95
TOTAL
35,007
100%
14.63%
6,668,060
1 Editorial, The Canberra Times, Commercial benefits wont flow without commitment to long-term research, 15 February 2016, available online: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/
comment/ct-editorial/commercial-benefits-wont-flow-without-commitment-to-longterm-research-20160212-gmsdk6.html
2 Clean Energy Council renewable energy database, NEM Watch, Sunwiz; Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics, Energy in Australia 2014, Table 4.1 page 45; AECOM, Australias offgrid clean energy market research paper, 2014, Table 6 page 16
3 Based on a per household annual energy use of 5.25 MWh. Source: Australian Energy Market Commission 2015.
TAS
SA
WA
99.9%
41.3%
12.1%
VIC
NSW
QLD
12.1%
7.7%
4.4%
STATE
TOTAL
GENERATION
(GWh)
FOSSIL FUEL
GENERATION
(GWh)
TOTAL
RENEWABLE
GENERATION
(GWh)
PENETRATION OF
RENEWABLES
TAS
9505
11
9494
99.9%
SA
12,270
7199
5071
41.3%
WA
19,185
16,864
2321
12.1%
VIC
55,599
48,875
6724
12.1%
NSW
63,469
58,614
4856
7.7%
QLD
60,010
57,385
2625
4.4%
4 Total generation figures include data from National Energy Market, the West Australian wholesale electricity market and solar PV. The ACT is part of the NSW region and there is no
data for the small NT grid. Some of the Snowy Hydro scheme in NSW is counted as Victorian generation by AEMO. Please note: These figures are not the same as the total electricity
generation, as non-scheduled and off-grid generators are not included in this data (other than domestic solar). Source: NEM Watch, SunWiz
33,000 GWh
2015
15,200 GWh
RENEWABLE ENERGY
TARGET PROJECT
PIPELINE
PROGRESS TOWARDS
THE RENEWABLE ENERGY
TARGET
BENEFITS OF THE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
TARGET
$40.4B
in investment
15,200
jobs
8
OUTLOOK FOR
SMALL-SCALE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The Australian Energy Market
Commission is predicting that power
prices will remain flat out to 2019, but
sharp rises about a decade ago mean
the average power bill is high by world
standards. This should act as enough of
an incentive for homes and businesses
to install solar power and solar hot water
systems as a cost-saving measure out to
2017 and beyond.
The installation levels of solar power
systems from the last few years are
expected to continue, although most
are tipping that installation levels
of commercial systems will increase
relative to residential systems over the
next few years.
Retail regulations have made it
easier for third parties to sell solargenerated electricity to tenants. New
opportunities await companies that
can provide property owners, managers
or real estate agents with low-cost
solar solutions integrated with simple
metering and billing systems.
The generous feed-in tariff rates
enjoyed by some solar customers
in New South Wales will finish at
the end of 2016, and transitional
feed-in tariffs in South Australia
and Victoria will also be phased out
towards the end of the year.
STATE RENEWABLE
ENERGY POLICIES
Following the conclusion of the RET
review in 2015, most state governments
have come to recognise the job and
investment opportunities that the policy
represents.
With $10 billion of investment and
6500 jobs up for grabs from large-scale
renewable energy alone, the flow-on
benefits for economic development in
rural towns are hard to ignore.
State and territory governments have
introduced a variety of measures to
maximise their chances of attracting
investment under the RET, or in some
cases have long-standing and more
ambitious policies that go above and
beyond the level and duration of the
national target. Some of these have
been effective in providing additional
incentives for renewable energy
projects while investment stability and
confidence returns to the RET.
While the days of high feed-in tariffs
for solar power systems are long gone,
studies continue into setting a fair value
for the energy produced by rooftop
solar. Different states have taken
very different approaches to smallscale renewable energy technologies,
with some clearing the way for more
competition and others considering
barriers to try and reduce the disruption
from newer technologies. Storage trials
have been conducted in many areas
of the country.
STATE INITIATIVES
By 2020:
100%
of energy consumption
in the ACT to come from
renewable sources
By 2025:
50%
of energy generated in
South Australia to come
from renewable sources
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
The South Australian Government has
set a state renewable energy target
of 50 per cent by 2025.
More than 40 per cent of South
Australias electricity generation
came from renewable energy in 2015,
primarily wind and solar. More than
a quarter of the states homes have
installed solar power, and it has one of
the highest rates of solar installation per
capita in the country.
South Australia has an attractive policy
suite for renewable energy investors.
For wind energy, planning policies
are careful to balance the interests of
developers and the community. Payroll
tax rebates and legislation allowing
renewable energy projects on pastoral
land send clear signals to the market
By 2020:
VICTORIA
Victorias Renewable Energy Roadmap
was released in 2015, with an objective
to re-establish the state as a leader
in this field. Public consultation on
the roadmap will be fed into the
development of the Victorian Renewable
Energy Action Plan, which will set longterm actions to drive renewable energy
investment in Victoria. The government
has committed to a minimum of 20 per
cent renewable energy by 2020, and a
new $20 million New Energy Jobs fund.
AT LEAST
20%
of energy generated in
Victoria to come from
renewable sources
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Government-owned Western Australian
retailer Synergy has tendered for
around 500,000 Large-scale Generation
Certificates (LGCs). These LGCs will
help the retailer to meet its obligations
under the RET. They can be sourced
simply as certificates from anywhere
in the country, or as a combination of
certificates and electricity if within the
main power grid in Western Australia.
12
By 2030:
50%
of energy generated in
Queensland to come
from renewable sources
Image: Capital Wind Farm, New South Wales
QUEENSLAND
TASMANIA
13
EMPLOYMENT
The Australian renewable energy industry directly
employed just over 14,000 people in the 2014-15
financial year, which is a decline of 27 per cent since
the peak of 19,000 recorded in 2011-127.
TOTAL JOBS BY YEAR
25,000
Number of jobs
20,000
15,000
10,000
5000
0
200910
201011
201112
201213
201314
201415
Financial Year
EMPLOYMENT
IN THE RENEWABLE
ENERGY INDUSTRY
2011-12
19,120 JOBS
2014-15
14,020 JOBS
27%
DECLINE
7 Australian Bureau of Statistics. 4631.0 - Employment in Renewable Energy Activities, Australia, 2014-15
8
Note on definition of Government/NPI: The scope of this publication includes activities undertaken by employees of government agencies and NPIs to support the operation of
renewable energy systems, for example, administration, legal, policy or advocacy. Therefore, employment in regulatory bodies such as the Clean Energy Regulator is in scope. Some
government agencies and NPIs provide support that is critical to the go-ahead of many renewable energy projects and the employees of these units are also considered to be renewable
energy employees. Examples of the latter include the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and ARENA. Employees engaged in renewable energy advocacy are also included, for
example, employees of various renewable energy peak bodies.
14
201415
ENERGY
TYPE
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Rooftop
solar PV (a)
7020
11,970
14,300
11,060
7880
7480
Large-scale
solar PV
10
10
50
140
370
830
Wind
1140
1620
1110
1440
1720
1230
Hydro
1430
1450
1480
1760
1810
1820
Biomass
1360
1360
1380
1370
1510
1470
Geothermal
100
80
70
60
60
40
Govt/NPI
460
520
730
1100
1140
150
11,520
17,010
19,120
16,930
14,490
14,020
TOTAL
Rooftop solar
Hydro
Biomass
Wind
Government/NPI
Large-scale solar PV
Geothermal
53%
13%
10%
9%
8%
6%
<1%
201415
STATE
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
NSW
3270
4340
3790
3280
3230
3990
VIC
1810
2930
3510
3000
2770
2630
QLD
2750
4120
5580
5010
3840
3570
SA
1450
2290
2360
1870
1380
940
WA
1070
2080
2230
1600
1090
1100
TAS
960
950
1200
1540
1470
1200
NT
70
60
70
70
90
80
ACT
140
240
380
560
620
510
TOTAL
11,520
17,010
19,120
16,930
14,490
14,020
28%
25%
19%
9%
8%
7%
4%
1%
15
INVESTMENT
9
P Hannam, The Sydney Morning Herald, Confidence in renewable energy sector evaporated after Abbott cut: Bloomberg, January 2016. Available online: www.smh.com.au/
environment/climate-change/confidence-in-renewable-energy-sector-evaporated-after-abbott-cut-bloomberg-20160114-gm5qbo.html
16
$329B
total worldwide
investment in
renewable energy,
driven largely by
international leaders
such as China, the
United States and
Latin America.
$4.3B
$1.18B
$2.17B
5th
17
ELECTRICITY PRICES
Power prices have flattened out substantially
since the price spikes of a few years ago, but
electricity prices remain a politically-charged
battleground. The Australian Energy Market
Commission expects residential power prices to
be mostly unchanged over the next three years,
with the possibility of slight increases.
10 Origin Energy, Energy Bill Charges: Know the Facts, February 2015, www.originenergy.com.au/blog/lifestyle/
understanding-the-ins-and-outs-of-your-electricity-bill.html
18
$1507
the Australian
national average
electricity bill in
201415
25%
approximate
percentage of the
average power bill
that goes towards
actually generating
electricity
201516
CURRENT YEAR
201617
201718
c/kWh
$/year
c/kWh
$/year
c/kWh
$/year
c/kWh
$/year
Environmental policies
1.79
94
2.10
110
2.16
113
2.09
110
LRET
0.49
26
0.59
31
0.74
39
0.91
48
SRES
0.47
25
0.46
24
0.42
22
0.42
22
FIT schemes
0.73
38
0.91
48
0.84
44
0.61
32
0.10
0.13
0.15
0.15
Regulated networks
13.53
710
12.32
647
12.01
630
12.03
631
Transmission
1.80
95
2.14
113
2.13
112
2.13
112
Distribution
11.73
615
10.18
534
9.88
518
9.90
519
Competitive market
13.40
703
14.13
742
14.67
770
15.53
815
28.72
1507
28.55
1499
28.83
1513
29.65
1556
11 Australian Energy Market Commission, 2015, Residential Electricity Price Trends Final Report, page 81.
19
1.8%
EXPECTED GROWTH
IN DEMAND FOR
ELECTRICITY PER
ANNUM FOR THE
NEXT THREE YEARS
12
Australian Energy Market Operator, Update National Electricity Forecasting Report, December 2015, page 7 and Australian Energy Market Operator,
National Electricity Forecasting Report, June 2015, page 7
13
Australian Energy Market Operator, National Electricity Forecasting Report, June 2015, page 19
14
pitt&sherry, CEDEX Carbon Emissions Index, February 2016, Figure 1, page 2
20
TWh
-5
-10
-15
-20
-25
-30
06/08
06/09
06/10
06/11
06/12
06/13
06/14
06/15
Month/year
Gas
Brown coal
Rooftop solar
Hydro
Black coal
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
-14
-16
-18
06/08
06/09
06/10
06/11
06/12
06/13
06/14
06/15
Month/year
Generation inc. rooftop solar
Generation
Emissions
21
ENERGY STORAGE
22
UNLOCK THE
FULL VALUE OF
STORAGE
Ensure that network
distribution tariffs are
designed in a way that
allows customers to
realise the full value of
installing storage and
that future structural
changes to tariffs are
not at the detriment
of these consumer
investments.
INTEGRITY AND
SAFETY
Householders and
businesses who
purchase battery
storage systems must
have confidence in
the performance,
quality and safety
of these systems.
Products should
meet Australian
Standards and be
installed by a qualified
professional. While
the Clean Energy
Council is establishing
these product and
installations standards,
governments must
play a role to ensure
that an appropriate
and nation-wide
regulatory framework
is established.
CONSUMER
INFORMATION
Consumers need
access to better
information to
empower them to
make decisions that
best meet their
circumstances, and to
guide the appropriate
installation and
ongoing operation of
battery systems.
SUPPORT
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS
While the long-term
business case for
battery storage is
compelling, doing
anything for the
first time is difficult,
time-consuming and
often expensive.
Government support
for demonstration
battery storage
projects can identify
barriers, growing
confidence and
familiarity with
battery storage
solutions, finding
innovative business
and financing models,
and building capability
and capacity within
the industry.
ENSURE
SUPPORTIVE
REGULATIONS
There are a range of
regulations relating
to the electricity
network, building
codes, planning
regimes, and fire
and environmental
safety that were
designed long
before battery
storage was
anticipated.
It is important that
regulators work
with the storage
sector to identify
and overcome
these barriers.
23
ENERGY
GENERATION
DIGEST
STATE BY STATE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
5242 domestic solar systems
25 MW domestic solar capacity
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
12% of generation from renewables
21 wind farms
491 MW wind capacity
308 wind turbines
196,232 domestic solar systems
539 MW domestic solar capacity
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
41% of generation from renewables
17 wind farms
1475 MW wind capacity
651 wind turbines
193,436 domestic solar systems
642 MW domestic solar capacity
VICTORIA
12% of generation from renewables
17 wind farms
1230 MW wind capacity
596 wind turbines
282,059 domestic solar systems
860 MW domestic solar capacity
At least 20 per cent renewable energy
by 2020
15 Considered part of NSW under the NEM in regard to percentage of energy generated from renewable sources
QUEENSLAND
4% of generation from renewables
2 wind farms
13 MW wind capacity
22 wind turbines
466,966 domestic solar systems
1452 MW domestic solar capacity
50 per cent renewable energy
target by 2030
Most rooftop solar power
ACT15
16,528 domestic solar systems
50 MW domestic solar capacity
100 per cent renewable energy target
by 2020
Policy leaders, creating jobs and investment
in other states as well as ACT
TASMANIA
99.9% of generation from renewables
7 wind farms
310 MW wind capacity
124 wind turbines
26,302 domestic solar systems
91 MW domestic solar capacity
Most renewable energy generation overall
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
BIOENERGY
Bioenergy is renewable energy produced
from agricultural or biological sources.
In Australia bioenergy is most commonly
produced using agricultural waste or
by-products.
<4
100%
28
LOCATION
OWNER
STATE
CAPACITY (MW)
Organic waste
Jandakot
Richgro
WA
LOCATION
OWNER
STATE
CAPACITY (MW)
Landfill waste
Wollert
VIC
9.1%
1.3%
of total Australian
electricity generated
in 2015
STATE
OWNER
LOCATION
COMMISSION YEAR
CAPACITY (MW)
Bagasse cogeneration
QLD
Sucrogen
Pioneer II
2005
68
Black liquor
VIC
Australian Paper
Maryvale
1976 - 1989
54.5
Bagasse cogeneration
QLD
Sucrogen
Invicta
1976 - 1996
50.5
Bagasse cogeneration
QLD
Racecourse
2013
38
Bagasse cogeneration
NSW
Capital Dynamics
Broadwater II
2009
30
29
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
GEOTHERMAL
While Australia has excellent geothermal
resources, they are mostly located a long
way from either the power grid, or from large
industrial customers which could buy the
power they produce.
OWNER
STATE
CAPACITY (MW)
Birdsville
Ergon Energy
QLD
0.12
16 Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Cooper Basin Enhanced Geothermal Systems Heat and Power Development,
project closed December 2015. http://arena.gov.au/project/cooper-basin-enhanced-geothermal-systems-heat-andpower-development/
17 ibid
30
31
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
HYDRO
32
GENERATION
(GWh)
CONTRIBUTION TO
RENEWABLES
CONTRIBUTION TO
TOTAL ELECTRICITY
2013
19,243
55.4%
8.2%
2014
14,567
45.9%
6.2%
2015
14,046
40.1%
5.9%
STATE
OWNER
GENERATION
(GWh)
Murray
VIC
Snowy Hydro
1493
Gordon
TAS
Hydro Tasmania
1344
Poatina
TAS
Hydro Tasmania
1330
Upper Tumut
NSW
Snowy Hydro
1039
Liapootah-Wayatinah-Catagunya
TAS
Hydro Tasmania
858
40.1%
5.9%
of total Australian
electricity generated
in 2015
DIG THIS: SOLAR AND PUMPED HYDRO PROPOSED FOR OLD MINE SITE
Genex Power is investigating the
viability of using an old gold mine
site in North Queensland to build a
pumped hydro storage facility and a
large-scale solar plant.
First things first: The company
is working with the Australian
Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
on a feasibility study into the
330 MW pumped hydro project at
the old Kidston Gold Mine.
If it proceeds, the project would be
the first time two disused mine pits
have been used for hydro power
generation.
33
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
MARINE
OWNER
LOCATION
STATE
CAPACITY
(kW)
Wave
Garden Island
WA
240
Wave
BioPower Systems
Port Fairy
VIC
250
18 CSIRO and Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Australian Wave Energy Atlas project,
available online: http://nationalmap.gov.au/renewables/
34
720 kW
generating capacity
of the Perth Wave
Energy Project
BIOPOWER SYSTEMS
SURGES AHEAD
An Australian renewable energy
business installed Victorias first
wave power unit in December
2015, off the coast near Port
Fairy in the states west.
The distinctive 26-metre
bioWAVE prototype sways back
and forth in the ocean swell
and converts the energy into
electricity which can be fed back
into the power grid through an
undersea cable.
BioPower Systems developed
the 250 kW bioWAVE unit, and
the prototype will be trialled
in a one-year $21 million pilot
project with support from the
Australian Renewable Energy
Agency (ARENA) and the
Victorian Government.
BioPower Systems Chief
Executive Timothy Finnigan
described the project as a
major step forward for the
business and for marine
energy in general.
35
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Bundaberg
QLD 4670
Mandurah
WA 6210
Hervey Bay
QLD 4655
Caloundra
QLD 4551
Toowoomba
QLD 4350
9578
8458
8126
7596
6912
30,305
20,959
24,095
20,731
22,314
installations
kW capacity
36
installations
kW capacity
installations
kW capacity
installations
kW capacity
installations
kW capacity
16.2%
2.4%
of total Australian
electricity generated
in 2015
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
Wanneroo
WA 6065
Ipswich
QLD 4305
6258
6239
6147
5739
5659
17,978
20,460
18,235
22,307
17,911
installations
kW capacity
installations
kW capacity
installations
kW capacity
Mackay
QLD 4740
installations
kW capacity
Beenleigh
QLD 4207
installations
kW capacity
37
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
(CONTINUED)
NT
QLD
0870
4670
Alice Springs
1299 installations
6204 kW capacity
Bundaberg
9578 installations
30,305 kW capacity
WA
6210
NSW
Mandurah
8458 installations
20,959 kW capacity
2830
Dubbo
4571 installations
12,135 kW capacity
SA
ACT
5162
Morphett Vale,
Woodcroft
4269 installations
12,211 kW capacity
2615
VIC
Belconnen
1902 installations
5540 kW capacity
3029
Hoppers Crossing
5569 installations
15,773 kW capacity
TAS
7250
Launceston
4138 installations
14,870 kW capacity
5
4
3
2
1
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
38
2013
2014
2015
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
INSTALLATION
YEAR
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
NATIONAL
2007*
102
779
26
475
1037
26
828
262
3535
2008
278
2890
88
3087
3456
161
2036
2068
14,064
2009
803
14,008
215
18,283
8569
1452
11,847
11,157
66,334
2010
2323
69,988
637
48,697
16,705
1889
35,676
22,293
198,208
2011
6860
80,272
401
95,303
63,553
2475
60,214
51,667
360,745
2012
1522
53,961
513
130,252
41,851
6364
66,204
42,653
343,320
2013
2411
33,998
1024
71,197
29,187
7658
33,332
21,600
200,407
2014
1224
37,206
1026
57,745
15,163
4207
40,059
23,493
180,123
2015
975
33,931
1208
40,809
12,259
2020
30,950
20,803
142,956
TOTAL
16,528
328,085
5242
466,966
193,436
26,302
282,059
196,232
1,514,851
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
(CONTINUED)
1000
MW installed
800
600
400
200
0
2007*
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
INSTALLATION
YEAR
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
NATIONAL
2007*
0.20
1.15
0.17
0.65
1.66
0.04
1.09
0.63
5.57
2008
0.48
4.12
0.42
4.08
4.84
0.23
2.84
2.89
19.90
2009
1.22
18.27
0.48
23.90
12.09
1.68
13.33
13.62
84.60
2010
5.25
146.08
1.36
90.27
33.01
6.03
57.82
45.25
385.06
2011
17.24
186.47
1.56
220.66
161.88
11.77
137.04
135.26
871.88
2012
5.05
138.36
2.10
409.27
136.59
40.24
202.72
104.42
1038.75
2013
10.83
127.72
4.82
262.11
140.06
62.61
128.03
71.34
807.52
2014
5.08
163.76
5.80
242.28
81.87
37.74
167.91
97.23
801.66
2015
5.70
178.99
8.51
198.33
67.08
9.50
148.34
95.54
712.00
TOTAL
45.38
786.83
16.91
1253.85
574.54
160.37
711.90
470.92
4020.70
40
Number of installers
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
YEAR
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
TOTAL
2007
95
13
73
25
14
66
46
338
2008
11
192
11
143
57
24
245
95
778
2009
28
360
16
349
130
43
473
220
1619
2010
46
879
16
675
252
45
754
414
3081
2011
53
1034
22
1187
593
71
1004
531
4495
2012
48
948
28
1391
650
120
1122
514
4821
2013
44
894
41
1336
604
144
1093
439
4595
2014
44
908
47
1263
521
137
1075
401
4396
2015
44
916
51
1151
490
109
998
384
4143
41
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
26
753 kW
8164 kW
42
0.2%
0.03%
of total Australian
electricity generated
in 2015
43
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
19
operational solar
projects larger than
1 MW in size
$250M
funding program
for large-scale solar
launched in 2015
44
Image:
Nyngan Solar Farm, New South Wales
77
0.6%
0.09%
of total Australian
electricity generated
in 2015
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Nyngan, NSW
Royalla, ACT
Greenough River, WA
Owner: AGL
Owner: AGL
Owner: Synergy/GE
Solar PV
Solar PV
Owner: Fotowatio
Renewable Ventures
Solar PV
Owner: Areva/
Macquarie Generation
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
102 MW
53 MW
20 MW
10 MW
9.3 MW
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
2015
2015
2014
2012
2012
Solar PV
45
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
(CONTINUED)
200
150
100
50
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
YEAR
CAPACITY
(MW)
2009
2010
2011
2012
26
2013
29
2014
53
2015
216
2015
Year
LOCATION
OWNER
STATE
INSTALLED
CAPACITY (MW)
Solar PV
Nyngan
AGL
NSW
102
Solar PV
Broken Hill
AGL
NSW
53
Solar PV
Uterne 2
Epuron
NT
3.1
Solar PV
Weipa Stage 1
First Solar
QLD
1.7
Solar PV
SunEdison
NT
1.2
Solar PV
NSW
1.2
Solar PV
Brisbane Markets
QLD
1.1
Solar PV
Canberra
IKEA
ACT
LOCATION
OWNER
STATE
INSTALLED
CAPACITY (MW)
Solar PV
NSW
56
Solar PV
Barcaldine
Elecnor
QLD
25
Solar PV
De Grussa Mine
Sandfire Resources NL
WA
10
Solar PV
Yulara
Epuron
NT
1.8
Solar Thermal
Kogan Creek
CS Energy
QLD
44
Solar PV
Adelaide Airport
Solgen Energy
SA
1.2
46
47
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2007*
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
21 Solar water heating data for graphs in this section provided by SunWiz, February 2016
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2013
2014
2015
YEAR
CUMULATIVE
INSTALLATIONS
2007*
212,423
2008
297,808
2009
492,503
2010
619,596
2011
724,646
2012
794,112
2013
852,411
2014
911,115
2015
958,081
ANNUAL INSTALLATIONS OF
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
250
200
150
100
50
250
200
150
100
50
0
NSW
QLD
VIC
Year
WA
SA
NT
TAS
ACT
State
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
NATIONAL
2007*
453
8765
1414
16,830
2869
350
9157
11,139
50,977
2008
1001
20,203
1236
23,330
5103
906
21,208
12,398
85,385
2009
1974
85,456
1731
36,659
8794
2269
42,120
15,692
194,695
2010
960
38,525
1303
34,262
6812
1433
27,733
16,065
127,093
2011
1038
25,331
1267
30,937
5444
1725
26,446
12,862
105,050
2012
734
10,810
1171
18,973
3473
899
21,594
11,812
69,466
2013
453
9145
884
13,410
2983
827
19,608
10,989
58,299
2014
451
9631
1026
13,432
1930
961
20,601
10,672
58,704
2015
435
7049
707
10,263
1868
666
16,893
9085
46,966
49
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
WIND POWER
Wind power is the lowest-cost renewable
energy that can be rolled out on a large
scale and is widely expected to be the major
contributor to Australias Renewable Energy
Target (RET).
22 Global Wind Energy Council, Global Wind Report 2015, April 2015, page 11
50
33.7%
4.9%
of total Australian
electricity generated
in 2015
76
wind farms
operating in
Australia
Image: Portland Wind Energy Project IV, Victoria
51
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
WIND POWER
(CONTINUED)
LOCATION
STATE
CAPACITY (MW)
Taralga
NSW
106.8
Pacific Hydro
VIC
47.2
Bald Hills
VIC
106.6
Boco Rock
NSW
113
Future Energy
Chepstowe
VIC
LOCATION
STATE
EXPECTED
COMMISSION YEAR
CAPACITY (MW)
RES Australia
Ararat
VIC
2017
240
Neoen
Hornsdale Stage 1
SA
2017
105.6
Windlab
Coonooer Bridge
VIC
2016
19.8
53
TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
WIND POWER
(CONTINUED)
TAS
QLD
7.4%
0.3%
7 projects
310 MW capacity
124 wind turbines
2 projects
12.5 MW capacity
22 wind turbines
TOTALS
WA
SA
76 projects
4187 MW capacity
2062 wind turbines
11.7%
21 projects
491 MW capacity
308 wind turbines
35.2%
17 projects
1475 MW capacity
651 wind turbines
NSW
VIC
16%
29.4%
12 projects
668 MW capacity
361 wind turbines
17 projects
1230.1 MW capacity
596 wind turbines
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Macarthur, VIC
Snowtown 2, SA
Collgar, WA
Waubra, VIC
Musselroe, TAS
Owner:
AGL
Owner:
Trustpower
Owner:
UBS IIF/ REST
Owner:
Acciona Energy
Owner: Woolnorth
Wind Farm Holdings
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
CAPACITY
420 MW
270 MW
206 MW
192 MW
168 MW
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
COMMISSIONED
2013
2014
2012
2009
2013
54
Megawatts
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Year
Megawatts
500
400
300
200
100
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Year
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APPENDICES
4.73 GW
4500
4000
MW installed
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
INSTALLATION
YEAR
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
NATIONAL
2001
62
61
126
113
34
412
2002
10
236
11
110
330
11
255
55
1018
2003
15
378
21
178
876
17
439
81
2004
2004
21
495
38
285
1269
22
616
95
2841
2005
26
671
98
422
1865
32
827
142
4082
2006
53
917
202
619
2542
34
1133
285
5784
2007
249
2063
368
1271
4200
72
2219
910
11,350
2008
725
6185
791
5353
9036
301
5062
3798
31,249
2009
1944
24,454
1269
29,257
21,125
1981
18,396
17,421
115,845
2010
7192
170,530
2626
119,530
54,135
8011
76,216
62,666
500,904
2011
24,432
356,996
4186
340,191
216,014
19,783
213,256
197,926
1,372,782
2012
29,481
495,351
6289
749,465
352,604
60,023
415,971
302,346
2,411,528
2013
40,306
623,073
11,111
1,011,576
492,666
122,628
543,997
373,689
3,219,044
2014
45,383
786,834
16,906
1,253,855
574,539
160,367
711,903
470,919
4,020,704
2015
51,087
965,825
25,420
1,452,188
641,624
169,866
860,238
566,457
4,732,704
TOTAL
51,087
965,825
25,420
1,452,188
641,624
169,866
860,238
566,457
4,732,704
56
Percentage of growth
500
400
300
200
100
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
Note. Missing data is a result of changing methodologies over time. The data shown is the most accurate possible.
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