Gerard Wynn, Author at Renew Economy

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Spain scraps solar tax in energy market shakeup that threatens coal
A new government is reversing outdated policies in Europe’s sunniest country.
Gerard Wynn

Oct 29, 2018

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Lessons for Australia from UK electricity market mistakes
The UK electricity market offers convincing evidence that capacity markets aren’t needed, and we should focus, instead, on supporting technologies – like battery storage.
Gerard Wynn

Feb 26, 2018

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Renewables

A brave new world of grid integrated renewables
Current trends make a mockery of doubts peddled by network incumbents that fossil fuel power is the best way to assure security of electricity supply.
Gerard Wynn

Feb 16, 2018

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Coal

Spain: The high cost of political interference in power markets
Spain is the latest example of governments intervening in power markets to prop up gas, coal and nuclear power, including capacity and “grid reliability” payments.
Gerard Wynn

Nov 21, 2017

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Coal

Netherlands to close all coal-fired generation by 2030
Netherlands decision to close coal plants include those only completed in 2015 – the phase-out combines with rise of renewables and the impact of improved efficiency that put old models at risk.
Gerard Wynn

Oct 11, 2017

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Markets

Offshore wind costs maintain falling trend in Germany, Denmark, Holland
Competitive auctions are causing developers to drop their expectations for government subsidies for off-shore wind projects.
Gerard Wynn

Apr 19, 2017

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Coal

Dutch dig deeper into coal stranded-asset mistake
Uniper, Engie make further write-downs in the Netherlands; plans proceed nonetheless in Germany for an equally outmoded project.
Gerard Wynn

Apr 11, 2017

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Coal

Are these the last coal power plants to be built in Europe?
Investment in new coal-fired power plants appears off the agenda in Western Europe after experience of three new Dutch plants.
Gerard Wynn

Dec 1, 2016

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Germany’s brown coal economies turn to battery storage in industrial shift
An idea for Victoria’s Latrobe Valley? In the shadow of a fading lignite industry, German state invests in new technology – battery storage manufacturing.
Gerard Wynn

Nov 1, 2016

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Commentary

New energy blueprints by utility giants face market test
Europe’s two biggest utilities offered hints of the strategies in creating new units to separate newer energy assets from older ones.
Gerard Wynn

Aug 15, 2016

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Commentary

Behind Vattenfall’s sell-off of German Lignite assets, a subsidy play by the buyers 
An acquisition spree for regulated fossil-fuel assets that are supported by guaranteed payments .
Gerard Wynn

Jul 25, 2016

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Capacity payments: costly subsidies propping up coal generators
“Capacity payments” in the European utility industry today are looking more and more like subsidies to prop up a fading industry threatened by the rise of renewables.
Gerard Wynn

Jun 23, 2016

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