Renewables
AGL Governments Markets News & Commentary Renewables Utilities
Why 50% renewables by 2030 is such an easy target
In the shift to renewables, time is pressing on Australia's incumbent gentailers like AGL. Big decisions will have to be made, and made fairly promptly.
Hydro Renewables Solar Storage Wind
Genex kicks off works on Kidston pumped hydro, next to solar farm
Genex starts early works on the 250MW pumped hydro component of its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub, to keep up momentum as it awaits financial close.
Wireless EV charging company Witricity has bought 1,500 patents and applications from Qualcomm to 'transform the automotive experience'.
Other Good Stuff Renewables Wind
Vestas extends lead as big four dominate wind turbine manufacturing in 2018
Vestas takes market share of 22%, leading a group of four manufacturers which together account for 57% of all wind turbines commissioned in 2018.
Coal Markets News & Commentary Renewables
Black coal plants push Australian wholesale energy prices to record highs
Latest quarterly report from AEMO shows black coal generators pushing up electricity prices as demand falls and more cheap renewables come into the system.
AGL CleanTech Bites Coal Renewables Storage Utilities
Coalition “ditches” big stick energy bill in bid to save coal underwriting deal
The Coalition has been forced to ditch its controversial "big stick" divestiture bill after deciding it no longer has the numbers in the House of Representatives following the landmark...
Governments News & Commentary Renewables Victorian Government Wind
Vestas brings winds of change to Victoria manufacturing, with turbine plant in Geelong
Victoria’s former centre for car manufacturing, Geelong, will host a turbine assembly and testing hub for global wind giant Vestas.
Markets Other Good Stuff Renewables Resource Efficiency Smart Energy
NEM Review 2018: More renewables, greater efficiency, less emissions
A detailed review of Australia's main grid for 2018 shows a big increase in renewables, gains in efficiency, lower demand, and a substantial fall in emissions.
2018 was a record-smashing year for solar farms. So where did all of that grid-scale solar power go in?
The UK’s 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm could step in to fill the gap left open by the country’s failing nuclear industry.
