Australia’s main grid reaches more than 50 per cent renewables share on Tuesday, despite closure of seven solar farms and a major wind farm for grid maintenance.
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Graph of the day – US Presidential candidate tweets on climate
Trump and Biden have wildly different Twitter attitudes towards climate and energy
Renewables supply more than 30pct of NEM for second month in a row
Renewables contribute more than 30 per cent of Australia’s National Electricity Market for second month in a row.
Renewables overtake coal and gas for first time in Western Australia
Renewables output in month of October beats both coal and gas for the first time in Western Australia as three major new projects come on line.
Morrison in denial as South Korea’s net zero target adds to Australia’s carbon export woes
South Korea’s new net zero target adds to a drumbeat of death knells for Australia’s coal exports.
Peak emissions are here but decline needs to be much faster: new BNEF report
New BNEF report says renewables, electric motors and hydrogen key to accelerating emission cuts needed to meet safe climate targets.
Australia’s biggest carbon customers plan their escape from fossil fuels, but Morrison isn’t listening
Japan joins China in announcing a net zero emissions target. This is a big deal for Australia, which depends on fossil fuel exports, but its political leaders are not listening.
Solar and Covid lead change as grid demand, prices and emissions tumble to record lows
Rooftop solar, Covid and more large scale renewables push Australia’s main grid to record low levels of demand and emissions intensity, and the lowest prices in years.
Graph of the day – Wind climbs to the top of the renewable mountain in the US
In the US, wind overtakes hydro to become the most-consumed source of renewable energy in 2019.
A new look inside the workings of Australia’s National Electricity Market
Victoria Energy Policy Centre (VEPC) releases version 1.0 of a National Energy Market (NEM) Data Dashboard, a free-to-use data portal.
