Michael Mazengarb, Author at Renew Economy

Michael Mazengarb

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Michael Mazengarb is a climate and energy policy analyst with more than 15 years of professional experience, including as a contributor to Renew Economy. He writes at Tempests and Terawatts.

APA wants to acquire troubled Basslink interconnector, resolve multi-year dispute
APA Group hopes to resolve a years long dispute over Basslink failure, eyeing an outright acquisition of the troubled interconnector
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 23, 2022

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Policy & Planning

“Makes no sense:” Push for new gas pipelines could create $A675bn of stranded assets
A US$500 billion global rush to build new gas pipelines – including Australia’s “gas fired recovery” – undermines efforts to achieve zero net goals.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 23, 2022

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Rio Tinto looks to hydrogen electrolysers to support Bell Bay smelter and Tasmanian renewables
Rio Tinto to look to onsite electrolysers for hydrogen production to boost the demand for new renewables and the future of its Bell Bay smelter.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 22, 2022

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Storage

Genex secures funds for Bouldercombe battery, flags more big battery projects
Genex locks in funding for Bouldercombe big battery project and strikes longer term funding partnership to build more big batteries.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 21, 2022

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Green ammonia call from Japan’s biggest coal generator excites Australian projects
Japanese power giant issues international call for supplies of zero emissions ammonia, a major opportunity for potential Australian suppliers.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 21, 2022

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Coal

How the solar duck curve gave Australia’s biggest coal generator an early retirement
The solar duck curve and the inflexibility of “baseload” thermal generators have led to the early demise of Australia’s largest coal plant.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 17, 2022

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Lights will stay on in NSW after Eraring closure, says Kean, with help from big batteries
Matt Kean and AEMO reassure consumers that sufficient new capacity, including two big batteries, will be more than enough to replace Eraring.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 17, 2022

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Coal

Australia’s largest coal plant to close in 2025, as Origin Energy accelerates coal exit
Origin Energy accelerates its exit from coal, announcing it will bring forward the closure of the Eraring coal plant to 2025.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 17, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Holmes à Court: Climate independents offer chance to “fix Australia”
Holmes à Court says Climate 200 funding body helping climate independents overcome an electoral system rigged for the major parties.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 16, 2022

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FFI and Woodside shortlisted for massive NZ green hydrogen project
Fortescue Future Industries and Woodside make shortlist of potential partners for massive green hydrogen facility planned for New Zealand South Island.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 16, 2022

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NSW flooded with $100bn in renewable and storage projects for Hunter renewable zone
NSW receives $100 billion worth of project proposals seeking role in Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone, including offshore wind and 35 big batteries.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 16, 2022

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Three years on, Morrison’s electricity underwriting scheme still has nothing to show
In 2019, Angus Taylor shortlisted a dozen power projects to improve grid reliability and cut electricity costs – three years later, not one has been built.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 15, 2022

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