Wind

Victoria to meet 40% renewables target five years early
Victoria expected to reach 40% renewables five years earlier than targeted, South Australia could tip 85% by 2030, while NSW will trail other states and have less than 20% renewables by 2020.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 25, 2018

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Renewables

UK coal freight giant to source 100% renewable electricity
DB Cargo UK, which freights coal and petroleum, inks deal to power all its rail sites and offices with 100% renewable electricity.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2018

2
Commentary

Gupta’s grand solar plans in South Australia get network tick
AEMO says two South Australian regions could add 2GW of renewables without any transmission upgrades, and suggests Roxby Downs could emerge as major solar energy region.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 18, 2018

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Renewables

Spain nears 50% renewables for first half 2018, led by wind power
Wind, hydro and solar combined to supply 45.8% of Spain’s electricity demand in first six months of 2018.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2018

4
Wind

Tasmania’s Granville Harbour wind farm reaches financial close
A 112MW wind farm that will deliver a one-third increase to Tasmania’s wind power capacity has reached financial close, after an investment from the CEFC.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 12, 2018

14
Renewables

DP Energy gets OK to build 1.1GW wind, solar and storage in SA
DP Energy wins approval for Stage 2 of 1.1GW hybrid renewables park, which will offer most services of traditional fossil fuel power stations.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 11, 2018

8
Renewables

Taste of the future: Australia’s southern states at 50% renewables
Last week, in Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia, the share of renewable energy was above 50% for most of the time.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 10, 2018

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Featured

Australia at 19% renewables – NEG 2030 target to be reached in 2021
Australia is already at 19 per cent renewables as at June, and could reach 43 per cent renewables by 2030, just with the state targets in Queensland and Victoria, new data shows.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 6, 2018

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Wind

Monash University signs off-take deal with Victorian wind farm
Monash commits to wind offtake deal that brings the university into powerful consortium of corporate buyers, and closer to target of 100% renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 5, 2018

3
Storage

The changing shape of wind and solar in Australia’s grid
As more and more wind and solar is added to the grid, the shape of their output is also changing, and in a way that should give confidence about a clean energy future based around a high level of variable renewable energy sources.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 5, 2018

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Wind

Victoria to meet 40% renewables target five years early

UK coal freight giant to source 100% renewable electricity

Gupta’s grand solar plans in South Australia get network tick

Spain nears 50% renewables for first half 2018, led by wind power

Tasmania’s Granville Harbour wind farm reaches financial close

DP Energy gets OK to build 1.1GW wind, solar and storage in SA

Taste of the future: Australia’s southern states at 50% renewables

Australia at 19% renewables – NEG 2030 target to be reached in 2021

Monash University signs off-take deal with Victorian wind farm

The changing shape of wind and solar in Australia’s grid

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