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Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Markets
Regulator may offer flexible “options” contracts for emissions reductions fund
Regulator seeks feedback on proposed "options" contracts under the ERF, to reduce the risks to projects that fail to deliver emissions reductions.
Australian Federal Government Governments Markets
2020 vision: The AER has a new head, will there be change at the AEMC?
AEMC has been a drag on the electricity system for some years. It's time for a change at the top.
Australian Federal Government Governments Research Groups, Institutes and Universities Smart Energy Utilities
Major blackouts prompt rethink about frequency control on the grid
Changes to be made to way frequency control managed on grid after market design led to many coal and gas generators relaxing controls to the point they were useless.
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...
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Global coal-fired electricity generation suffers biggest ever fall in 2019
International Energy Agency says coal fired generation to suffer biggest ever fall in 2019, with decisions in China likely to decide its future.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Australian business wants strong climate policies, zero emissions target
Australian companies say Australia's current climate policies are inadequate and delays in action will cause more pain in the long run, a new survey shows.
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.
Australian Federal Government Governments Markets Solar Utility PV
CEFC backs little big solar farms in $50m commitment to Infradebt fund
CEFC commits $50m in debt finance to help underwrite “a previously untapped” segment of the market, solar plants of 25MW or less.
Angus Taylor Australian Federal Government Climate Governments People
Taylor’s 2030 emissions strategy: assume government projections are wrong
Australia spent two weeks derailing international climate talks for a "Kyoto surplus" that Angus Taylor says it now doesn't need. But how can this be true?
