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Fortescue plans huge 5.4GW wind, solar and battery storage hub in Pilbara
Andrew Forrest plans massive 5.4GW renewables hub in Pilbara to power his mines and further his green hydrogen dreams.
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Feb 9, 2022

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Renewables

Wind and solar projects take “material hit” from ESB and Morrison
New investment in large scale wind and solar projects has come to a virtual halt in Australia, thanks to the ESB and unhelpful interventions from the federal government.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Aug 13, 2021

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Coal

Taylor intervenes in RERT scheme to pay smelter to act like giant battery
Taylor intervenes in RERT market to pay smelter to act like a “big battery”, but not in the way that energy experts have been advocating.
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Dec 14, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Rooftop solar enters brave new world as South Australia leads shift to tighter rules
On the fourth anniversary of South Australia’s infamous “system black” the state has spearheaded strict new inverter standards that will revolutionise the way distributed energy resources interact with the grid.
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Sep 28, 2020

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Storage

Australia’s Tesla big battery is no longer biggest battery in the world
The reign of Hornsdale Power Reserve as biggest battery in the world comes to an end, with the new Gateway project in California.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Aug 21, 2020

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Wind

Tilt says clarity needed as grid connection delays threaten Australia investment
Tilt – stung by delays at its new Victoria wind farm – warns that lack of clarity over connection issues puts future investment in Australia’s main grid at risk.
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Aug 19, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Huge 2GW of wind, solar and storage to deliver green future for Queensland industrial hub
Energy Estate and RES join forces to propose 2GW of wind, solar and storage to deliver low emissions and long term future Queensland industrial hub of Gladstone.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

May 18, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Victoria intervenes to try and solve wind and solar bottlenecks in local grid
Victoria flags “go-it-alone” strategy on network upgrades, as it seeks to solve grid bottlenecks that are hurting and delaying large scale wind and solar projects.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Feb 18, 2020

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Renewables

Wind and solar set new generation records across Australia grid in July
A record July for wind power has helped the combined output of “new renewables” – wind and solar – to reach a new peak for the month.
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Aug 27, 2019

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South Australia “an example to the world” of how to move beyond baseload
South Australia hailed as an example to the world of how grids can move beyond “baseload” and transition to low emissions grid dominated by renewables.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Aug 27, 2019

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Solar

Victoria solar rebate “disaster” as August quota fills in 90 minutes
Solar industry says Victoria rebate scheme is a disaster as August quota exhausted – concert ticket-style – in just 90 minutes, confirming fears the government scheme is strangling the market.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Aug 1, 2019

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Storage

Tesla takes aim at gas plants with 3MWh “megapack” battery unit
Tesla says new “megapack” battery unit will allow deployment of “gigawatt” scale storage in a matter of months – cheaper, cleaner and quicker than gas generators.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Jul 30, 2019

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