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Renewables
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp plans 500MW green hydrogen plant
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp and energy company Steag are planning a 500MW green hydrogen electrolysis plant intended to power steel production.
Carnegie closes choppy half-year with “key progress” on wave power technology
Carnegie Clean Energy interim result reveals bigger losses, but also key progress on the company’s CETO wave power technology.
The Texas deep freeze left the state in crisis. Here are 3 lessons for Australia
The Texas crisis serves as a warning to the world. Here are three lessons for Australia on climate, technology and the need to act.
Contractors sign on to start work on Copperstring 2.0 transmission lines
The proposed $1.5 billion, 1000 km high-voltage transmission project linking Mount Isa to Townsville is the biggest extension of the NEM in decades.
Volatility continues as retailers pay the penalty in renewable energy market
Large scale renewable market hit with more volatility, while an enormous surplus of small scale certificates carried forward from 2020 will see the 2021 STC target grow.
The end of the NEM as we know it
As coal generators exit the grid, Australia is going to have to focus on flexibility in the market, and harnessing distributed resources.
Energy Insiders Podcast: What does Texas mean for Australia’s grid reform?
Texas blackouts have lessons for Australia. As climate impacts grow, new market reforms are introduced, and more battery storage comes into the grid.
Gippsland town volunteers for micro-grid trial to reduce dependence on main grid
The town of Heyfield 200km east of Melbourne will be the guinea pig for new microgrid technology in a study led by UTS.
Australia cannot afford to allow coal generators to hijack clean energy transition
Regulators overseeing the new energy market rules for Australia’s main grid must push back against the attempts by the coal lobby to hijack the process.
