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Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Governments Resource Efficiency Smart Energy Utilities
Consumers don’t value grid reliability quite as much as they used to
Consumers have put a lower value on reliability than they did five years ago, a key input into how much should be invested in networks, emergency reserves, and in...
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Coal Governments Renewables Rooftop PV Solar South Australian Government Victorian Government Wind
Rooftop solar takes the heat off ageing fossil fuel generators
Rooftop solar takes the heat off vulnerable fossil fuels plants as temperatures hit record highs in Australia, and conservatives hope for power outages.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Governments Solar Utility PV Victorian Government
Victoria solar farm owners losing $1 million a day from grid constraints
Restrictions on four Victorian large-scale solar farms in mid-September have taken 150MW of solar capacity out of the system and is costing more than $1m lost revenue per day.
As heavy curtailment of Victoria's solar farms drags on, AEMO declares a "fault" shortfall that will allow for coordinated response, and puts forward new transmission ideas.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Governments
Shut up and watch the cricket: Morrison stokes embers of climate denial
Scott Morrison’s vandalism of climate talks is helping push the world towards 3°C warming. How good will the cricket be then?
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Governments News & Commentary Nuclear
Coalition pushes for nuclear ban to be lifted, Labor says it’s madness
Nuclear inquiry report calls on Australians to say "definite yes" to nuclear energy for Australia, despite the new SMR technology's enormous expense and as-yet unproven status.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Coal Governments NSW Government Queensland Government South Australian Government
AEMO maps out path to 90 per cent renewables for Australia by 2040
Australia will need at least 30GW of new wind and solar capacity to replace expected coal generator retirements, over the next two decades, and up to 47GW in the...
Angus Taylor Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Coal Governments Malcolm Turnbull People
Coalition’s zero for climate policy is well earned. All it’s done is cook the books
Australia's zero for climate policy is well earned, because even its own projections show little in the way of real emission reductions from the Coalition government.
CleanTech Bites Renewables Solar Utility PV
Some ‘crazy folks’ behind Mike Cannon-Brookes $20B Sun Cable project
Atlassian co-founder says industry should be motivated by idea that $20bn Sun Cable project could supply Singapore power below Australian prices.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Coal Governments
Coalition said 50% renewables would wreck the economy. Now their modest climate targets depend on it
Taylor's emission cut plan - "to the last tonne" - reveals Coalition expects to reach 50% renewables by 2030, a target it had insisted was reckless.
