Renewables
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Tasmania sees renewable hydrogen as major economic opportunity for island state
Tasmania has 'competitive advantages' for renewable hydrogen production, which could deliver major economic benefits to the state, according to Hydro Tas.
Markets Renewables Solar Utility PV Wind
Business demand is helping drive the energy transition to wind and solar
Corporate energy users have supported 5.2GW of new renewable energy capacity and procured nearly 2.3GW of mostly solar and wind powered electricity, new report shows.
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Coal seen as biggest threat to Victoria power supply
The biggest threat to Victoria’s future power supply comes not from more renewables, but unreliable brown coal power plants, and government efforts to prop up black coal units.
Continued investment in renewable energy projects sees renewables sector deliver some of the strongest wages growth in Australia.
Governments Renewables South Australian Government Utilities
South Australia’s renewables grid separates from NEM – lights don’t go out
A major network outage in Victoria on Saturday evening caused the grid in the state of South Australia to “island” or become separate from the rest of the main...
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Cheaper, cleaner, smarter – how wind, solar and batteries are changing Australia’s grid
New reports from market operator and market regulator show that - despite the politics - Australia's grid is getting cleaner, cheaper and smarter.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Renewables
CEFC and Cannon-Brookes partner in agrifood tech venture
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes teams up with the CEFC in fund seeking investments to cut emissions and boost innovation in agri-business.
Battery Renewables Solar Storage Utility PV Wind
Iberdrola enters Australia market with big plans, including 320MW wind solar hybrid
Spanish energy giant unveils plans to tap Australia's “tremendous” renewables potential, starting with 320MW hybrid wind and solar plant.
Markets News & Commentary Renewables
Why should renewables be billed for grid costs, when coal gets free ride on emissions?
Vestas senior vice president “outraged” by claims that renewables developers should foot the bill for grid upgrade costs as more wind and solar comes online.
Coal Governments Queensland Government Renewables Solar Wind
How Australia’s energy market was quietly tipped back in favour of coal generators
Changes to FCAS requirements have tilted the markets back in favour of coal generators over renewables, and are now getting more revenue for services they had failed to deliver.
