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Transgrid’s Andrew Kingsmill on thinking big and renewable energy zones, and AEMO’s long term modelling to decarbonise the grid.

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It’s time to shake up the grid

Sophie Vorrath6 April 2018

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Australia's National Energy Market needs a massive shake-up to evolve to a smarter, more stable distributed renewables-based system. And not every participant will make it out alive.

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Zibelman: Resisting energy transition like trying to resist internet

Giles Parkinson11 December 201711 December 2017

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AEMO boss Audrey Zibelman says energy transition as unstoppable as the internet, because economics and technology have changed. Some baseload may be needed in the future, but it...

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Conservatives attack storage report as “eco-evangelism”, Finkel responds

Staff Reporter21 November 2017

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Conservatives says new report on battery storage is just "eco-evangelism". This is what chief scientist Alan Finkel said in response.

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Battery storage? Australia’s rooftop solar boom has only just begun

Sophie Vorrath17 October 201720 October 2017

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The buzz might be about batteries, but the mass adoption of solar PV by Australian homes – and the efficient use of this asset – has only just begun,...

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Interview: AEMO’s Zibelman says system black was “wake-up call”

Giles Parkinson3 May 20173 May 2017

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New AEMO Audrey Zibelman in a detailed interview on the challenges and opportunities in the changing energy system, her priorities, the market reforms needed, the lessons learned from the...