Markets
Digital energy trading Renewable Energy Hub aims to drive project finance and investment in renewables and “firming technologies” like battery storage.
Australian Federal Government Governments Markets Renewables
Coalition energy policy void could reverse wind and solar price gains
Slump in renewables investment could cut short electricity price declines – and potentially send them back in the opposite direction – under current federal policy settings.
Angus Taylor Australian Federal Government Governments Markets NSW Government People Scott Morrison
Quid pro coal: Morrison support for NSW renewables contingent on fossil fuel expansion
"Deal with the devil" directly links support for renewable energy infrastructure with expansion of coal and gas industries.
AGL Markets Origin Renewables Utilities
NextEra gets it, but Origin and AGL don’t – and their shareholders have suffered
In the US, NextEra saw the future and committed to wind, solar and batteries. In Australia, AGL and Origin bet the house on fossil fuels, and their shareholders have...
Australian Federal Government Battery Governments Markets micro-grids Smart Energy Solar Storage Utilities
Know your NEM: Soft demand keeps prices low, Coalition’s bad gas play
Soft demand is keeping gas prices low, the Coalition's bad choice on gas generation, and why community storage makes more sense than household storage.
Markets Renewables Solar Utility PV
Australia being left behind as global corporate renewable PPA market surges ahead
Corporate market for wind and solar rose sharply in 2019, but in Australia it slowed dramatically, partly due to growing grid connection frustrations.
Markets News & Commentary Renewables Solar Utility PV Wind
Australia to add 3.6GW of new solar and wind to grid in 2020
Despite the dive in large-scale renewable energy investment in Australia in 2019, a record number of new solar and wind farms forecast to be completed in 2020.
Report highlights increasing danger of relying on Australia’s ageing gas and coal power plants, which have broken down once every 3.2 days on average over past two years.
China Climate Coal Governments Markets
China – a few policy makers carry a heavy burden, but coal phase out is possible
Climate change is placing a heavy burden on China's policy-makers, but they have a potential roadmap to phase out coal and help cap warming at around 1.5°C.
