New South Wales Labor says it will aim for at least a 50 per cent share of renewables in the state’s electricity consumption by 2030, and will source the equivalent of all the state government electricity needs from renewables by 2025.

A new report has emphasised just how much rooftop and large-scale solar are delaying and shaving peak demand on the Australian grid, and how much coal-fired power generation continues to let the side down – just when it’s needed the most.

University researches and academics do not typically move this quickly: the cadence of their work is usually dictated by the need for detailed analysis, papers and conference presentations.

ClearVue has installed its solar PV glass at a shopping centre in Western Australia, converting an atrium’s windows into clean power generators.