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AEMO shifts to highest level in pandemic plan to protect grid operations
Australian Energy Market Operator shifts to highest level of pandemic plan with bulk of its staff working from home, with exception of operators in key control rooms.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Electric Vehicles Governments Markets Renewables
Government advisory body tells Morrison to lift his game on climate
Federal government advisory body says Morrison must move quickly on climate change to seize economic opportunities, and to mitigate the growing impacts on Australians.
Coronavirus Markets News & Commentary Solar
Coronavirus could deliver first global solar market contraction since 1980s, says BNEF
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says hit to demand as Coronavirus takes hold could make 2020 the "first down year for solar capacity addition" in several decades.
Longi Markets News & Commentary one step Renewables Solar
China solar giant LONGi pledges to source 100% renewables by 2028
China PV manufacturer joins RE100 with pledge to use renewable energy only by 2028, says it “firmly believes” world can get to 100% renewables by 2050.
Australian Federal Government Governments Markets
AEMC appoints Queensland energy bureaucrat Benn Barr as new chief executive
A senior Queensland bureaucrat will take on the leadership of the chief energy market rulemaker, as the new chief executive of the AEMC.
Governments Markets News & Commentary Renewables
Oil demand set to contract, says IEA, after 2.5 per cent drop in Q1
IEA says global oil demand is expected to decline in 2020 for the first time since 2009, as the impact of the coronavirus continues to spread around the world.
Coal Markets Renewables Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Governments warned: $1 trillion in coal power investments at risk
Carbon Tracker warns that more than $1 trillion in planned coal investments is at risk of becoming stranded, as the costs of wind and solar continue to fall.
Markets News & Commentary one step Renewables Solar
Canadian Solar inks new Australian PPA with Amazon for output of NSW solar farm
Online retailing giant inks new deal for supply of renewables in Australia, agreeing with Canadian Solar to buy output of 146MW Gunnedah solar farm in NSW.
Coronavirus Markets Renewables Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Major clean energy industry events postponed in response to Coronavirus
Clean Energy Council, Smart Energy Council, and other industry groups announce postponement of major events and conferences in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Markets Smart Energy
Climate change taking toll on reliable electricity supply, industry panel says
AEMC Reliability Panel says climate change making reliable electricity supply more difficult, but that emerging technologies like battery storage will help address these challenges.
