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Equinor ditches plan to drill for oil in Great Australian Bight
Norwegian resources giant quits plans to drill for oil offshore from South Australia, after "holistic review" found the project “not commercially competitive” for the company.
Windlab flags big write-down of its wind, solar and battery Kennedy energy project, but it won't derail a potential $68 million acquisition offer.
Governments Markets micro-grids News & Commentary Renewables Smart Energy Western Australian Government
Western Australia “uniquely” placed to be microgrid superpower, says report
W.A. parliamentary inquiry finds state uniquely placed to become global leader in renewable microgrid development and export, but only with the right policy and regulatory settings.
Electric Vehicles Governments Markets
Opportunity or electric car crash? AEMC calls for energy roadmap to EV future
Australian Energy Market Commission calls on industry to consider how it will best cater to – and harness the opportunities of – battery electric vehicles.
Australian Federal Government Governments Markets News & Commentary Renewables Solar Utility PV
SEC vows “ruthless” political campaign to overcome big solar and wind gridlock
Smart Energy Council vows "ruthless and pointed” campaign, as maelstrom of grid constraints, connection delays and policy vacuum threatens to send big solar and wind investment over a cliff.
Markets Other Good Stuff Renewables Storage
Winners and losers of large-scale energy storage on the NEM
What is the impact of significant utility-scale storage volumes on the National Electricity Market? Who are the winners and losers, and where are the key risks?
Markets News & Commentary one step Rooftop PV Solar
Australia’s solar module supply could run out by mid-March, due to coronavirus
Key solar wholesaler warns stockpiles of China solar modules could be exhausted within a month, meaning a bumpy ride for Australian installers.
Markets one step Rooftop PV Solar
Rooftop solar makes flying start to 2020 with 33 per cent boost in January
No long summer break for rooftop solar, with another 206MW of residential and commercial systems registered in January – usually a quiet month on the solar calendar.
Markets Renewables Solar Utilities
Energy oligopoly using market power to profit under cover of rooftop solar
New data shows rooftop solar displacing coal power in NSW, but the big utilities have used their market power to also push more gas into the market and boost...
Australian Federal Government Battery Governments Markets News & Commentary Storage
Australian Vanadium battery plans boosted by federal grant
AVL granted $1.25m towards its bid to become one of the world’s lowest-cost producers of vanadium, a key ingredient for large-scale battery energy storage solutions.
