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The most significant structural reform to Australia’s NEM in a generation – but will financiers actually bank it?

The Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM) is the most significant structural reform to the NEM in a generation. But is it bankable?
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Investor behind Amber Electric hits $10 million under management, milestone for new fund

Sydney based early-stage climate technology investor reaches $10 million under management and secures first close for its inaugural follow-on fund.
Australia will not hit 82 pct renewables by 2030, BNEF says, despite record solar and battery investment

Australia will not hit 82 pct renewables by 2030, BNEF says, despite record solar and battery investment

Australia sets new record in large-scale solar investment, and home batteries, but these are not enough to overcome the poor outlook for wind, BNEF says.

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The most significant structural reform to Australia’s NEM in a generation – but will financiers actually bank it?

The most significant structural reform to Australia’s NEM in a generation – but will financiers actually bank it?

The Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM) is the most significant structural reform to the NEM in a generation. But is it bankable?
Investor behind Amber Electric hits $10 million under management, milestone for new fund

Investor behind Amber Electric hits $10 million under management, milestone for new fund

Sydney based early-stage climate technology investor reaches $10 million under management and secures first close for its inaugural follow-on fund.
Australia will not hit 82 pct renewables by 2030, BNEF says, despite record solar and battery investment

Australia will not hit 82 pct renewables by 2030, BNEF says, despite record solar and battery investment

Australia sets new record in large-scale solar investment, and home batteries, but these are not enough to overcome the poor outlook for wind, BNEF says.
Labor’s flagship renewable energy scheme has not worked: It’s time to replace the CIS with a CFD

Labor’s flagship renewable energy scheme has not worked: It’s time to replace the CIS with a CFD

The CIS has not worked. But the capacity it was designed to procure is needed more than ever, and the cost of delay rises every year. Oh, and about diesel …
The eye-watering diesel-fuelled price spikes that are staining progress in Australia’s most renewable state grid

The eye-watering diesel-fuelled price spikes that are staining progress in Australia’s most renewable state grid

Market prices in Australia’s most advanced renewable state are being distorted by few crazy diesel-fuelled trading periods – in heatwaves and in cold snaps – as batteries caught short.
One of Australia’s biggest renewables developers consults on one of country’s biggest new gas plants

One of Australia’s biggest renewables developers consults on one of country’s biggest new gas plants

Plans for one of the nation’s biggest new gas plants join the queue for federal environmental approval, to be developed by one of Australia’s biggest renewables outfits.
Still a rip off? Some energy retailers have slashed GreenPower rates, others haven’t bothered

Still a rip off? Some energy retailers have slashed GreenPower rates, others haven’t bothered

The black box of a federal consumer renewable energy scheme raises questions over whether it’s value for money.
Should big batteries be forced to sit on empty when a rooftop solar glut is forecast?

Should big batteries be forced to sit on empty when a rooftop solar glut is forecast?

Peak body calls for new market mechanism to respond to minimum load conditions, rather than forcing or contracting big batteries to prepare for a surplus rooftop PV.