Wind

Renewables

How to run the National Electricity Market on 96 per cent renewables
Windlab simulation of 96% renewable NEM shows very high renewables penetration is possible with boosted wind and solar, firmed by existing hydro and readily achievable levels of storage.
David Osmond

Mar 3, 2020

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South Australia separates from NEM, again, as interconnector troubles return
South Australia again disconnected from the rest of the National Electricity Market, as another issue hits the Heywood interconnector.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 2, 2020

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Markets

Windlab says Kennedy Energy Park start date remains unknown after $29.4m write-down
Windlab shares enter trading halt after Kennedy Energy Park write-down contributes to substantial loss in half-year results.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 2, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Hornsdale big battery doubles savings to consumers, and keeps lights on
Tesla big battery at Hornsdale delivered $116 million of savings to consumers in 2019, and played critical role in averting blackouts, a new report says.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2020

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Storage

World’s largest Tesla megapack battery project approved for California
Plans to repurpose California gas plant as world’s biggest Tesla “big battery” storage facility take shape with PG&E 182.5MW/1.2GWh project given final go-ahead.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 28, 2020

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Graph of the Day: Contrasting outputs from a wind farm and a solar farm
Rising sun: The contrast between solar output and wind output, plotted over a 12 months period.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2020

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Wind

Wind turbines completed at ground-breaking W.A. gold mine microgrid
Five wind turbines installed at Angew gold mine in W.A. – Australia’s first mining sector project to use wind power as part of a large hybrid renewable microgid.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 27, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

AEMC sides with incumbents against wind and solar on transmission losses
Wind and solar industry wants of an investment drought as AEMC sides with incumbents and rejects changes to the way transmission losses are calculated.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Regulator expects “second wave” of wind and solar projects if grid issues sorted
Clean Energy Regulator sees positive outlook for renewables sector in post-RET era as it attempts to revive stalled Emissions Reduction Fund.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 26, 2020

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Wind

Wind farm planned for Victorian coal centre trims turbine numbers
OSMI Australia cuts turbine numbers a second time for its proposed Delburn wind farm – a massive project that would overlook Victoria’s now-defunct Hazelwood coal plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 25, 2020

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Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas for $1 billion project
Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over gas for its new $1 billion mining project.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 25, 2020

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Markets

Windlab flags big write-down on Kennedy wind-solar-battery project
Windlab flags big write-down of its wind, solar and battery Kennedy energy project, but it won’t derail a potential $68 million acquisition offer.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 24, 2020

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