The mood at the All Energy trade show in Australia currently underway is cautiously optimistic, with the solar sector receiving the signals from the government headed by Malcolm Turnbull positively. While the new Prime Minister Turnbull and Environment Minister Hunt have not yet delivered any significant changes in policy for the sector, it appears as if support for rooftop soar will continue and may even increase, and signs that battery storage is in favor with the government. "Walking around the [trade room] floor, the feeling was extraordinary," declared Hunt while addressing a standing room only afternoon session. "The human energy is immense as are the new opportunities being created." Hunt singled out energy storage as being one of those opportunities, commenting that whether it be large scale applications in the form of molten salt, electro chemical storage or battery technologies such as lithium ion or more conventional forms, there is a great deal of excitement about the technology. The Minister said he was encouraged by the cost curves being achieved with some of the technologies and that, "in the future people will not just be buying storage, but will be buying energy packages." In terms of specific government ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...